Thinking of a 365

[Rob.Richards]

I have decided to do a 365 using just my trusty EOS 350D and a 50mm f1.8. The reason? I want to learn to maximise this fixed focal length lens while improving my composition and technique. I am going back to basics and itslighter to carry in my bag - I can just whip it out (if you know what I mean!) I will be posting mine on my flickr in due course...

PS best of luck to all of you taking on your personal challenges!

Rob

 

[MrsG]

Mrs G and TheBigYin your too comments together are ridiculously convincing. lol

Id like to thankyou both on the very enlightening comments, but id also like to moan that its making me want to do it.

I really am still not sure though...i only started looking into a 365 today and im going to need a bit more convincing then that haha

Hahaa!
If you're thinking about it then you just need to do it, your images are really good. Maybe you should think of a theme for your 365 to make it more challenging. Marcel did a 365 of self portraits - see if the link is still there, its very good.
At the end of the day if you start it and you're not into it, bin it, its your 365 your rules! - You could do a 52 instead?

 

[TheBigYin]

Hahaa!
If you're thinking about it then you just need to do it, your images are really good. Maybe you should think of a theme for your 365 to make it more challenging. Marcel did a 365 of self portraits - see if the link is still there, its very good.
At the end of the day if you start it and you're not into it, bin it, its your 365 your rules! - You could do a 52 instead?

The great thing about a 365, is you also get a 52 as a by-product...or if you decide it's too hard to get inspiration, you can step down a notch without having to start again

I've spent a long time working on mine this year, and what i've decided is to produce a photobook of the event. One page a week, with 2 images per page - one being the best shot of the week, and the other a kind of "sidebar" with thumbnails of the 7 shots in the week.



speaking of which, i'd better get back to working on it - i'm hoping to have it off-the-press by the end of january

 

[Stephen Ramsay]

Love the idea of the photobook, i would love to have something to show my success if i finish a 52 or 365.

As this year is quite eventful for me as i will be moving out of my parents and joining the Royal Navy towards the end of the year i am going to stick to a 52.

I feel this will ease me into a 365 in 2011 and i will hopefully have learnt a few more things before hand.

Thanks for your opinions everyone, it really has helped...and 2010 will see me take on the 52 challenge

I wish everyone the best of luck with what ever they decide to choose!!

 

[MrsG]

Love the idea of the photobook, i would love to have something to show my success if i finish a 52 or 365.

As this year is quite eventful for me as i will be moving out of my parents and joining the Royal Navy towards the end of the year i am going to stick to a 52.

I feel this will ease me into a 365 in 2011 and i will hopefully have learnt a few more things before hand.

Thanks for your opinions everyone, it really has helped...and 2010 will see me take on the 52 challenge

I wish everyone the best of luck with what ever they decide to choose!!

Hats off for joining up too, be safe and keep us all posted.

 

[MrsG]

The great thing about a 365, is you also get a 52 as a by-product...or if you decide it's too hard to get inspiration, you can step down a notch without having to start again

I've spent a long time working on mine this year, and what i've decided is to produce a photobook of the event. One page a week, with 2 images per page - one being the best shot of the week, and the other a kind of "sidebar" with thumbnails of the 7 shots in the week.



speaking of which, i'd better get back to working on it - i'm hoping to have it off-the-press by the end of january

Love this!!!

 

[Chillimonster]

I'm just coming to the end of my 365. I based mine around my two girls - trying to capture the amazing array of activities they do, as well as the more mundane family stuff.

On the whole i think it succeeded.

I really struggled at times, and the biggest hurdle wqas not finding time to take a picture, but to actually take the time to look at the other 365's going on at the same time. I've relegated myself to viewing the others, but not commenting (most of the viewing is on my phone and replaying the threads on a small touch screen phone is a right royal pain the backside ) The idea is to turn it into a book for the girls' memory boxes and as a present for my mum on her birthday in March.

I think the trick is to find your passion and make that the basis of your 365 (hence mine being my daughters).

 

[Stephen Ramsay]

Chillimonster that is a brilliant story about your daughters.

My Brother Turned 11 this month and as he will soon be a teenager and start becoming more ignorent- we all know it happens lol

I want to take identical portrait photos each month on the 1st and have a poster or calender made as a present for my parents for xmas 2010so you can see the changes of him each month.

 

[JDholic]

I think you'd be better taking one great picture once a week rather than one average/ordinary/crap picture every day just becaue of some silly challenge. All the 365's I've looked at have had a lot of very very ordinary pictures just for the sake of keeping up the one a day thing. Seems a very silly idea to me - sorry!

Do you think you can do better? I'd love to see it. One great picture a day would be fabulous, but life normally happens and gets in the way of my moment of "genius". I used my 365 as a way to document a year of my life, is it all great? No, far from it. Have I learnt to use my camera better? Yes. Will I be doing another one? Hell NO!!

Im going away to Northern Ireland for 3 weeks in January aswell as i used to live there, so going back to see a few friends....will be a good opportunity to take different pics aswell as use JDholic from here as inspiration.

Really, don't. If you want to meet up send me a PM. I'm sure I can point you in the wrong/ordinary/crap direction very easily.

Yes - it's a silly idea. Yes, you do end up taking the odd shot just to get a shot. Looking back on mine, i've got a few of them. Though, surprisingly, I also find that some of those shots bring back memories of that day better than the technical or aesthetically pleasing ones. The whole "got to get a shot" mentality just gets into your blood - I know it's made me look for photo's where before i'd just have walked by oblivious. It's definitely improved my eye for a shot, and the sheer volume of shooing has improved my technique.

I completely agree mate, some of my rubbish ones for me are the most memorable. I think my eye for composition/the shot has improved dramatically over the year, I've also learnt how to light/PP things I never thought possible at the start of the year.

 

[TheBigYin]

Time for a "Thread from the Dead" moment.

I mentioned ^^ up there ^^ that I was going to turn the 365 into a photobook. Well - after much agonising about layouts and so on, I've managed to turn something out...

Now i've just got to wait for 'em to print my proof copy:razz:

 

[gazedd]

I'm so glad I started my #project365, their are so many reasons as to why but mostly to just get the camera in my hands and force myself to A) Shoot B) try to be more creative C) learn,

I am also glad I haven't tried to sail the ship at half mast also by completing a "52" - No offence 52'ers but I just feel 1 Photo a week was what I was doing anyway!


Anyone wanting to see my up and down journey can: See my signiture links (hosted on both my blog and flickr stream depending on what you prefer to view this on!)

 

[SimonTALM]

I'm so glad I started my #project365, their are so many reasons as to why but mostly to just get the camera in my hands and force myself to A) Shoot B) try to be more creative C) learn,

I am also glad I haven't tried to sail the ship at half mast also by completing a "52" - No offence 52'ers but I just feel 1 Photo a week was what I was doing anyway!


Anyone wanting to see my up and down journey can: See my signiture links (hosted on both my blog and flickr stream depending on what you prefer to view this on!)

Sailing at half mast you've not tried to get a photo of "grunge" or "learning" inside a 7 day window have you, they are shots that really need the spinnaker fully out . I can get a webcam to automatically take a shot a day and post it without any thought or involvement to complete a 365 :razz:

Seriously though what a person gets out of a 365, 52, 26 or even a 12 is what they put in to it. I think credit needs to be given to everyone who does and completes a challenge to improve their photography

Now off to have a check on Gary's 365

 

[david1701]

Sailing at half mast you've not tried to get a photo of "grunge" or "learning" inside a 7 day window have you, they are shots that really need the spinnaker fully out . I can get a webcam to automatically take a shot a day and post it without any thought or involvement to complete a 365 :razz:

Seriously though what a person gets out of a 365, 52, 26 or even a 12 is what they put in to it. I think credit needs to be given to everyone who does and completes a challenge to improve their photography

Now off to have a check on Gary's 365

you're right, you get out of every project what you get in, a 365 that helps you grow and learn is one you work hard for, otherwise you can have a load of crap photo's