January 16th, 2011
7 things I learned from my Project 365
I’ve had a couple weeks to reflect on my Project 365, so I’d like to share a handful of things I learned: 1. Being observant is key to a Project 365–and photography in general. Fortunately, I naturally became more observant when I had the responsibility of taking photos every day (and carried my camera everywhere). [...]
December 31st, 2010
Project 365, Days 185-365: The end!
Good news: I’m DONE! Project 365 complete! Happy New Year! Did I accomplish what I set out to do? Last January, I posted “I’m hoping [the Project 365] will force me to be more creative, learn new skills, and reaffirm my love for photography.” Am I more creative? Well, even when I felt I was [...]
July 4th, 2010
Project 365, Days 152-184: Progress
Happy Fourth of July! Tonight I’m going to plant myself somewhere near the waterfront and take fireworks photos. I’ve found that getting outside the house (and outside my routine) really helps my creativity shine. For example, a few weeks ago I went out to the Chihuly Bridge of Glass and used my Panamatic tool to [...]
May 31st, 2010
Project 365, Days 121-151: Progress
Happy Memorial Day! I’m grateful for the three-day weekend because I have an extra day to catch up on my photo project and post a progress update (and make tons of ice cream with my new ice cream maker). Confession time: Once again, I’ve gotten so behind on my photo project that the number of [...]
May 2nd, 2010
Project 365, Days 60-120: Progress
I missed my progress update last month. I also stopped posting photos every night. At first, I’d post every few days, but I somehow let this turn into almost two weeks. (I still took photos every day, though!) The night I finally processed and posted all of those shots was kind of a pain, so [...]
