Diary
Prague, 2015
Eric Kim is a photography teacher currently based in Berkeley, California.
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Current Projects
Berkeley, 2015 #cindyproject
Here is what I have going on as of Thursday, Oct 29, 2015, @ 6:38am:
- “Learn From the Masters” iPad/iPhone ePub version (Dropbox Download)
- “Cindy Project” shot on Kodak Tri-X film pushed to ISO 1600 (follow on Instagam @erickimphoto)
- Color Street Portraits on Flickr (shot on Ricoh GR, 28mm, Flash, Macro)
Articles
Berlin, 2015
- #cindyproject
- The Things That Matter Most
- Life/Travel Updates from New Orleans and Berkeley
- Review of the Ricoh GR II
- More Megapixels, More Problems
- The Point Isn’t to Be a Good Photographer, But to Enjoy Life
- How Much is Enough?
- Wu Wei
- Ignore the Barking of Dogs
- Kill Your Master
- Reboot
- What is Your Dream?
- Beginner’s Mind
- How to Innovate
- Disregard Differences, Notice Similarities
- 8 Life Lessons I Learned After Spending 3 Months on the Road
- You Only Live Once
- There is No Wrong Way to Shoot Street Photography
- You Can’t Control the Results, Only Effort
- On Killing the Ego
- Cultivate Your Own Garden
- Having No Choices is the Ultimate Freedom
- On Capturing Beauty in the Mundane
- Don’t Be a Slave
- On Positivity
- On Searching For the Maximum
- On the Shortness of Life
- Small is Beautiful
- How to Love Your Haters
- On the Emptiness of Social Media Fame
- Kill Your Babies
- Photography (and Life) is About Subtraction, Not Addition
- How to Be Happy in All Circumstances
- Desire the Life You Already Have
- Should You Shoot if You Don’t Want To?
- The Beauty of “Creative Constraints”
- How to Overcome Excuses
- The Benefits of Shooting on a Smartphone
- Try it Out For Yourself
- Don’t Be a Street Photographer
- How to be Self-Compassionate
- How to Express Yourself
- How to Find Your Style in Street Photography
- What I Learned Processing 164 Rolls of Film After Waiting a Year
- My Top 10 Sources of Discontentment
- 27 Lessons I’ve Learned About Photography and Life
- 60 Street Photography Rules of Thumb
Equipment
Ricoh GR for life #ricohmafia
- Ricoh GR II
- 13’’ Macbook Pro (2015, i7, 16GB, 512GB)
- ThinkTank Perception 15’’ Backpack
Free E-books
Paris, 2015
- Learn From the Masters of Street Photography (2015)
- The Street Photography Composition Manual (2015)
- The Street Portrait Manual (2015)
- How to Overcome Photographer’s Block (2014)
- Letters From a Street Photographer (2014)
Download all the e-books for free on Google Drive here.
Social Media
Road trip to LA, 2015 #cindyproject
Books
Tokyo, 2015
- “The Paradox of Choice” by Barry Schwartz
- “Letters From a Stoic” by Seneca
- “Meditations” by Marcus Aurelius
- “On Benefits” by Seneca
Street Photography Workshops
New Orleans, 2015
2015
- November 6-8: SF “Discover Your Unique Voice in Street Photography” (SOLD OUT)
- November 13-15: Downtown LA “Conquer Your Fears of Shooting Street Photography” (OPEN)
- November 20-22: Downtown LA “Discover Your Unique Voice in Street Photography” (OPEN)
2016
- Jan 9-10: SF Composition Street Photography (Info TBA)
- Feb 5-12: Dubai GPP2016
- April 16-17: NYC Composition Street Photography Workshop
Newsletter
New Orleans Travel Street Photography Workshop group selfie, 2015
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