I’ve tried a couple of times to start a 365 project but gave up both times after a short while. However, maybe the third time will be a charm. I just have to decide when to start again.
i will be starting my film journey as s separate section to my substack. why? for the very reasons you point out--to keep a visual record of my progress. not a 365 per se, but for a similar purpose to your project. thanks for the push!
What a beautiful project. I liked the lessons you learned especially: It is not a competition, it is a self imposed habit. I did something similar last year. I put too much pressure upon myself so I'm adapting it for this year. On thing however is a constant: I love going for my daily walk and taking pictures of the things I notice.
This is brilliant - and I look forward now to reading those past posts.
A couple of thoughts. You say “the results don’t matter” - I agree in the sense that the results don’t matter as a measure of success of creating something each day, but of course, the occasional (and I expect more frequent) great pictures we take because we both take more and get better - provide a great boost and motivation to keep going - so in that sense they do matter (as the fuel to keep us going).
Second thought is that your point about recording all of the meta information - ISO, shutter speed etc - is done automatically if shooting in RAW (and maybe JPEG?) with some (most digital) cameras - all of that is revealed in LightRoom (or elsewhere I am sure) which I have recently found very helpful to understand why something didn’t quite work with a picture.
if you are thinking that the results matter from getting better and getting experience point of view, than the results matter.
as for the meta information, that is valid for digital photos. most of my visual diary was done on film (i did mention on the post, also mentioned few cameras used) so if i want to use the "info" later on, i had to take note somehow. it is not necessary to keep that info, but who knows what might happens and what i'm going to use that body of work.
At the beginning of January, I debated between a 365 challenge and a 52 week challenge. I went with the weekly version, and I'm already learning so much about my photography practice and seeing things differently and building consistency- maybe I'll consider daily, next year!
loooove that first one especially!
PN919 plastic camera with plastic lens against a ray of light
I’ve tried a couple of times to start a 365 project but gave up both times after a short while. However, maybe the third time will be a charm. I just have to decide when to start again.
take your time and remember the most important part: it's just an exercise to help you develop a habit of doing what you already like - taking photos
Sage advice. Thanks!
Nice. I look forward to continuing the journey with you in '25!
same here!
Thanks for sharing your journey :)
Congrats on reaching the target you set yourself. I've very much enjoyed seeing your visual diary of photos.
thank you!
i will be starting my film journey as s separate section to my substack. why? for the very reasons you point out--to keep a visual record of my progress. not a 365 per se, but for a similar purpose to your project. thanks for the push!
oh, you are more than welcome! happy to hear that i had a bit of influence, visual record is only a benefit
What a beautiful project. I liked the lessons you learned especially: It is not a competition, it is a self imposed habit. I did something similar last year. I put too much pressure upon myself so I'm adapting it for this year. On thing however is a constant: I love going for my daily walk and taking pictures of the things I notice.
and that is all it takes: on your daily walk, take at least one photo 😊
365 days?! What a streak. Something to think about, definitely.
read wesley's article highlighted in my post, maybe you'll find encouragement as he explains it better than me.
Love it! I have tried sticking to a 365 project more often than I've tried the keto diet. But I find myself unable to say no to bread.
so all you have to do now is find yourself unable to say no to taking a photo 😉
Exactly. I’ll work on it. :)
Good for you for sticking with it!
I bet it is totally worth doing. I am intrigued…
totally worth! if it's up to me, i would impose every photographer to do it at least once
This is brilliant - and I look forward now to reading those past posts.
A couple of thoughts. You say “the results don’t matter” - I agree in the sense that the results don’t matter as a measure of success of creating something each day, but of course, the occasional (and I expect more frequent) great pictures we take because we both take more and get better - provide a great boost and motivation to keep going - so in that sense they do matter (as the fuel to keep us going).
Second thought is that your point about recording all of the meta information - ISO, shutter speed etc - is done automatically if shooting in RAW (and maybe JPEG?) with some (most digital) cameras - all of that is revealed in LightRoom (or elsewhere I am sure) which I have recently found very helpful to understand why something didn’t quite work with a picture.
Thanks for sharing…
if you are thinking that the results matter from getting better and getting experience point of view, than the results matter.
as for the meta information, that is valid for digital photos. most of my visual diary was done on film (i did mention on the post, also mentioned few cameras used) so if i want to use the "info" later on, i had to take note somehow. it is not necessary to keep that info, but who knows what might happens and what i'm going to use that body of work.
At the beginning of January, I debated between a 365 challenge and a 52 week challenge. I went with the weekly version, and I'm already learning so much about my photography practice and seeing things differently and building consistency- maybe I'll consider daily, next year!