Photo 365: A New Year's resolution for every photographer

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madhobbit.geo@yahoo.com - 28 Dec 2006 17:13 GMT

I recently ran across a concept called "Photo 365". The idea is simple:
take a photo every day for a year. Subject matter is irrelevant. It
doesn't have to be stunning artwork for the ages. You just need to have
your camera in your hands every day for a year.

I've talked a friend into the project: we're starting on Jan 1 2007,
and we'll be keeping each other honest by posting our pictures in a
photo blog.

I'd suggest that anyone interested in practicing their photography
should consider this - it could be interesting.

- Darryl

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B-Worthey - 28 Dec 2006 18:26 GMT

> I recently ran across a concept called "Photo 365". The idea is simple:
> take a photo every day for a year.

Sounds like a good idea. I was just telling my wife the other day, we
don't take enough pictures. I was looking through some of my
grandparents pictures and it looks like they took pictures of each
other, ya know? We only take pictures at events, important things, we
don't take pictures of the things that right now we don't think will
matter, but later someone will really be happy that someone decided to
take the picture of. Anyway, I said all of that to say that I will be
considering that one of my resolutions as well this year.

B-Worthey

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Adrian Boliston - 28 Dec 2006 19:48 GMT

> I recently ran across a concept called "Photo 365". The idea is simple:
> take a photo every day for a year. Subject matter is irrelevant. It
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> I'd suggest that anyone interested in practicing their photography
> should consider this - it could be interesting.

This idea seems to have been adopted by PBase known as "Photo a Day
Galleries".

http://www.pbase.com/pad

I have not yet started one, but I like the idea.

Cheers - Adrian www.boliston.co.uk

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badger.badger - 28 Dec 2006 23:53 GMT

> I recently ran across a concept called "Photo 365". The idea is simple:
> take a photo every day for a year. Subject matter is irrelevant. It
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> - Darryl

Did "a day in the life" series a few years ago at work, dispo cams in
pocket for the week, http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~hg/diversity/index.html

I'm in two photo's, one with a musket (ok I handed the camera to someone
else)!

How others see the world, and the work of/at work etc is really quite
interesting. Little did we expect one of the most pictured buildings
(spiral stairs) would almost a year later be burnt to the ground,
following that I lived with a camera in my hand for 3 months gathering
images for insurance claims and history.... None that I can share
publicly though.

Niel.

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C J Campbell - 29 Dec 2006 02:12 GMT

> I recently ran across a concept called "Photo 365". The idea is simple:
> take a photo every day for a year. Subject matter is irrelevant. It
> doesn't have to be stunning artwork for the ages. You just need to have
> your camera in your hands every day for a year.

Also called "Project 365," "Photo-a-Day," Daily Photo Diary, etc. I made up
my own word for it: "phlog," as in PHoto LOG (distinguished from weB LOGs, or
blogs." I encourage everyone to use it, as I have for many years. :-)

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Surfer! - 29 Dec 2006 10:07 GMT

>I recently ran across a concept called "Photo 365". The idea is simple:
>take a photo every day for a year. Subject matter is irrelevant. It
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>I'd suggest that anyone interested in practicing their photography
>should consider this - it could be interesting.

Yes, a great idea - it would make someone like me who almost always
takes outdoor shots do something different on days like yesterday which
were thick fog (100m visibility) rather than just not take anything.

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JoeT - 29 Dec 2006 17:16 GMT

> Yes, a great idea - it would make someone like me who almost always takes
> outdoor shots do something different on days like yesterday which were
> thick fog (100m visibility) rather than just not take anything.

On days like those, think greeting cards, recipe books, advertising. Amazing
what one can do with the things stashed on shelves or away in closets and
storage.

Got little ones of your own or grand kids etc for the day? Drag out an old
trunk of clothes etc and let 'em play dress up whilst you snap away. Tons of
new memories there to be had! Damn that last one was a flash of inspiration
with which I must follow through.

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Wolfgang Weisselberg - 30 Dec 2006 00:10 GMT

["Followup-To:" header set to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems.]

The world is overrun by bad photographs. Why should I add to
them when I don't feel creative, instead of enjoying what I do
when I feel like it?

If you really need something like that, mount a webcam or something
to the wall of your sleeping room and have it take a shot a day
on a random moment --- there's bound to be at least a few mildly
interesting shots that way.

-Wolfgang

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