How to Take Your Photography to the Next Level | Eric Kim

I feel that it is important to have a sense of gratitude with the work that we’ve done. However if you really want to take your photography to the next level, you need to not be satisfied. Not being satisfied Read more …

There is Never a Perfect Time | Eric Kim

There is never a perfect time for you to take action. There is never a perfect time for you to workout, to photograph, to spend time with your family, to write a blog post, or to read. I feel once Read more …

Follow Your Gut in Photography and Life | Eric Kim

I’m sure you had this experience before— you’re in class, taking a multiple-choice test. You think the answer is “C”, and you circle it in. Then a second later, you second-guess yourself, and circle “B”. You get the test back Read more …

Why Do You Need More Likes or Followers? | Eric Kim

One thought that I’ve been thinking about: why do we “need” more likes or followers? Do we desire more likes or followers because it boosts our self-esteem? Or because it helps validate our photography? Or because we want to gain Read more …

What is a Photographer? | Eric Kim

What is a photographer? A photographer is an individual who sees beauty in the mundane. A photographer is an individual who walks at a slow pace, experiences life fully and vividly, and can capture fleeting moments with precision and poise. Read more …

Why Envy Any Other Photographer? | Eric Kim

One of the most toxic feelings that a photographer (or human being) is to feel envy. Apparently envy is a trait that is deeply embedded in us, even as babies. But why is it that we feel envy, what are Read more …

Follow Your Intuition | Eric Kim

That quiet voice inside your head that says: “That might be interesting— why don’t you take a photo?” Then your rational mind goes: “No, that will be a boring cliche— don’t take a photograph.” The more I’ve been studying and Read more …

Why Is Image Quality Important? | Eric Kim

It seems that we as photographers have this overly-obsessive fascination and obsession with “image quality” — through how sharp our images are, how well “bokeh” renders, the depth-of-field or “3d-ness” of images, how much the colors “pop”, or things such Read more …

Review of the Fujifilm X-Pro 2 For Street Photography | Eric Kim

To be frank, I wasn’t all that excited to test out the Fujifilm X-Pro 2. I’ve never shot or owned an X-Pro 1, so I don’t really have a reference point. But for all my friends who have owned an Read more …

Review of the Fujifilm X70 For Street Photography | Eric Kim

I’m currently here in Dubai, and had a chance to check out the new Fujifilm X70. TLDR; the X70 is a compact digital camera with the same sensor as the Fujifilm X100T, and a 28mm f/2.8 (“full frame equivalent”) lens. Read more …