project 365

i have always wanted to learn about our camera. it isn't anything super fancy, but i'm the kind of person that reluctantly on vacation will take about 20 shots all in manual mode. about 10 (2 if you ask aaron) will come out. i never knew what any of the settings meant, and i felt really uncomfortable being the person with the camera.

my week 1 favorite

in an attempt to rectify this, i'm taking on "project 365".  i will take at least one photo a day for the next year. i actually started last month, but didn't want to go public with this in case i flaked out within the first month. i plan on posting a few of the photos here, but the remander can be found on my flickr account: http://www.flickr.com/photos/barbieherbst/

my week 2 favorite

i'm just going to come out and say it. i want you to go and look at my pictures. comment on the ones you like, or offer critiques on the ones you don't. i'm really trying to use this as a learning tool, and would appreciate any feedback (both positive or negative).

my week 3 favorite

i already feel like i have learned a lot. thanks to digital photography school i have learned about composition and try to experiment with it a bit. probably the most important thing for begining photographers to learn about is light. i think i struggle with that a bit.

my week 4 favorite

all of the photos so far have been taken with our canon IXY digital 900 IS. actually all of them until yesterday (26 october). aaron is doing some field research which requires some sharing of the camera. until he comes back (a week or so) the photos will be taken with my iphone. lame, i know, but i'm not going to quit. it's actually nice, because it is a bit of a challenge (and nice not to take the camera with me everywhere).

my week 5 favorite

have you ever thought about trying a "project 365"? anyone want to have a go with me? i would love company on this project. feel free to post any questions or comments.