This post originally seen over at Today's Housewife, with some tweaking/updating/more pictures below.
My cousin posted about the 365 Project she had started back in May. I was intrigued, so I followed her links and found out what it is all about.
What is the 365 Project?
"The 365 project aims to collect photos documenting 1 year of your life. We want to build a picture of the little day to day things that make your life so special and unique. Everyone can take part and join in! All you need is a camera." -365project.org
Why am I doing it?
The short answer:
1. To learn how to take better pictures
2. To document the entire year in pictures
The long answer:
My camera died a few weeks back. I love my camera. Friends joke that I am the photographer of the bunch. Well, to be honest, I like the auto function best. No thinking, just clicking. And when my camera died, I didn't know what to do with myself. I felt like I was unable to capture life as it was happening. We thought and decided to take a plunge and get a really snazzy camera--last week. Then I started to wonder if I had bitten off more than I could chew, but JD reminded me that I was going to learn how to use it.
After seeing the 365 Project, I decided it is the best and cheapest way for me to be using my camera every day and fiddling with all the settings to get a desired look. I am really excited about the potential!
My life does revolve around a very special 4 year old, so I am having to put some restrictions on the subject matter of my project. I would like to take one picture of her each week. (As you can tell from the pics from my first four days above, I have already failed!) And I also want to document my family once a month. Other than that, I want my pictures to revolve around what we do, not necessarily who is there. Now don't get me wrong, there will be more than one picture taken each day and people will be in these pictures, but the Project pictures will have these restrictions on them. And since it is my project, I can do what I want to! But here are some other tips to get you started.
My cousin posted about the 365 Project she had started back in May. I was intrigued, so I followed her links and found out what it is all about.
What is the 365 Project?
"The 365 project aims to collect photos documenting 1 year of your life. We want to build a picture of the little day to day things that make your life so special and unique. Everyone can take part and join in! All you need is a camera." -365project.org
Why am I doing it?
The short answer:
1. To learn how to take better pictures
2. To document the entire year in pictures
The long answer:
My camera died a few weeks back. I love my camera. Friends joke that I am the photographer of the bunch. Well, to be honest, I like the auto function best. No thinking, just clicking. And when my camera died, I didn't know what to do with myself. I felt like I was unable to capture life as it was happening. We thought and decided to take a plunge and get a really snazzy camera--last week. Then I started to wonder if I had bitten off more than I could chew, but JD reminded me that I was going to learn how to use it.
After seeing the 365 Project, I decided it is the best and cheapest way for me to be using my camera every day and fiddling with all the settings to get a desired look. I am really excited about the potential!
Family night : Friends
Letterboxing : Welcome to the beach
Swimming : Radical
1 comment:
I'm really getting into this 365 project with you (or should I say through you). I really think it takes a creative eye to capture that as well. You are doing a great job. But keep those sweet, funny faces coming our way as well.
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