Introduction to Street Photography with Eric Kim

Here is the a short interview of Eric Kim, a street photographer based in Los Angeles. This is the first of a series of videos documenting the ideas, projects, and inspirations of Eric's photography and his philosophies. Eric is a prime believer of open source photography and hopes to share his love of photography with others.
Blog: erickimphotography.com/​blog

Facebook: facebook.com/​erickimphotography

Twitter: twitter.com/​erickimphoto

Flickr: flickr.com/​groups/​aspiringstreetphotographers/​

Video & Editing by Cindy Nguyen
Rebel T2i & Adobe Premiere Pro

From erickimphotography.com/blog:

"There is not one definition which defines street photography. Depending on who you ask or where you find your information, you will come upon conflicting responses. Some street photographers will say that it is about capturing the emotion and expressions of people, while others may put a higher emphasis on the urban environment. However I believe that the most effective street photographs are the ones that synthesize both the human element as well as the urban environment. To capture a moment in which a person is interacting with the environment or in which the environment is interacting with the person is a true mark of a skilled street photographer.

But when it comes down to it, it is basically taking photos on the streets. So instead of chasing sunsets and exotic creatures, you look for ordinary places and ordinary people and creatively compose them in a clever way. Anybody can take a good picture of a sunset. Although there are many technical details which go into capturing a perfect sunset, anybody can simply point their camera and capture a sunset which is inspiring. But when it comes to street photography, you must constantly be looking for either contrasting elements in an environment which make a photograph interesting.

Simply put, the main focus of street photography is taking the everyday and the mundane and making it into something unique and beautiful."

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[iloveapple123456789]

What were the two Canon lenses that you use?

[sumitino]

Thumbs Up dude, thanks for sharing.

[967Pablo]

i can really tell the passion you have for what you do... during the last couple of months theres been a similar interest...i enjoy taking pictures and taking into perspective what you have done with all this is very insipring

[Whatisright]

People say photography isn't an art because it can be recreated. I'll just send those people to you and tell them to recreate your shots.

[SilentLanguage]

powerful images

[photoGRAPHICteen]

Your story is brilliant, same with your photography, inspirational.

[auburnmystify]

You are so inspiring and generous... Thank you for sharing your great work.

[merques]

Great shots Eric!

[4afrobella]

you're inspiring! Thank you.

[baxcarias]

Nice guy, good philosophy, great shots!