Has anyone done a 365 project?

ScarySquirrel said:
I did like the one that some guy did where he took a photo of himself everyday for about 7 years, and then put together a 4-5 minute slideshow of them (obviously it sped through them very quickly). It was really interesting to see him age in that space of time.

Looks like your husband did a really good job of keeping the shots interesting, and good as well, not just snapshots :)

Did he struggle?

Is this you?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/echohelloworld/2984974832/in/set-72157608481780034/
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Ahhh, the OcUK effect - wondered why I'd had so many views today and yesterday!

Thanks very much :) As goldilocks says, I did struggle quite a lot, but I think the fact that you're basically forced to have a camera on you all the time makes you see the world differently. I stopped relying so much on what other people might think was good, and started just trying to capture details in my life that were less obvious, but no less relevant.

That probably sounds totally pretentious, but I really got a kick out of it. My confidence grew and I am really proud of the collection.

Raymond Lin said:
LOL, I think that is her :)

and kudos, that is one of the better 365s !!!!!
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Thanks very much Raymond - that means a lot :)
 
ScarySquirrel said:
I did like the one that some guy did where he took a photo of himself everyday for about 7 years, and then put together a 4-5 minute slideshow of them (obviously it sped through them very quickly). It was really interesting to see him age in that space of time.
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Here you go. It's uber and I might do the same.

Blackvault
 
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olv said:
I'm not a fan of them myself. I'd rather take 10 photos a year that were really good rather than 365 average/poor ones that seem to be the result of many people's 365s.
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I totally agree; I am yet to see a 365 which does not contain photos of someones lunch, their laptop or a the view from their bedroom window, lol! I keep meaning to try and do better than what I have seen but think mine would be much of the same.

If you know of a really good 365, post a link. :)
 
martinturner said:
I totally agree; I am yet to see a 365 which does not contain photos of someones lunch, their laptop or a the view from their bedroom window, lol! I keep meaning to try and do better than what I have seen but think mine would be much of the same.

If you know of a really good 365, post a link. :)
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I guess it depends on the reason you're doing a 365/365
If you don't like posed / set up / scenic photos - you're left with real life.

Is it really 'art' taking picture of something naturally beautiful that you had no hand in making, or a fantastic piece of someone elses creation, be it a building or a sculpture.

I like seeing what people get up to, I like seeing the world thru their eyes - i might just see a car park where someone else might appreciate the geometric patterns of lines on tarmack, the shape of the clouds in the sky, the way the light plays on the car rooves - I like boring, when it's interesting!!

If you know of a really mundane 365/365, post a link! ;)
 
Hi all. As my project is on it's 842nd photo I consider myself to be the authority here :P

I started on 1st June 2007 and have kept it going without missing any since then. I don't intend to stop any time soon either.

I started the project to improve my photography. After about a week I found that this wasn't the way to do it. What I did however find was that it functioned as a fantastic diary. Who else here can remember what they did everyday for the last 2 years and 4 months? I'm not saying that it valuable information to you, but it is to me! Makes a great screensaver to ;)

Raymond Lin said:
...you'll end up with 40% of the photos of your Girlfriend, 30% of your cat, 20% of bits around the house and 10% of other variables.
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This is painfully accurate! But if your looking for a diary rather than a training project who cares? I aim to get a photo which will make me remember what happened that day. And yes, a good portion of the photos are pretty boring, talentless or irrelevant. You just have to accept this and carry on.

I suggest everyone tries it for a month and see where it goes.

Regarding carrying a DSLR around everyday, I do it fine. Just get a bag (check out your local army surplus) and enjoy having a manbag for evermore.
 
WOW! That is very very impressive!

I must say, on first glance, you have many top quality photos as well. It really looks like you haven't just been happy with simple snapshots, you've actually taken time and effort to produce a good image.

I love the variety as well.

New plan, give it a go for a month, see how well/badly it goes. If it goes well, like you, just carry on!

Technically I have already started. I took some photos yesterday, I brought my camera to work today as I wanted to try out my battery grip which was delivered earlier, as I left the house there was some really nice dew on front lawn so before I set off for work I grabbed some shots :)
 
If you do try it make sure you accept that some days will be boring and that a snapshot of a clock saying 23:46 might just have to do! Don't think 'ah forget it, I can't be arsed today', because then you've broken the chain and you're starting again. Just get a crap shot of a blurred light or anything, just to fill the gap.

I do find it hangs over me some days though, I'm generally a little stressed until I've got something passable from that day.

I understand the comments regarding lack of time and work too. Since I finished uni a year ago I've been a 9-5 worker. During uni I was always doing fun stuff and shooting events so photos were almost no effort. It's much tougher now I work, luckily I'm in the centre of Birmingham most the time so there's a heap of messy 60s architecture to get if I ever feel the need.

It's important to organise the photos well (i.e. using tags and smart collections in Lightroom). As I'm deep into the project I also have a paranoia of memory cards and computers going bust, so each day I make sure there's a photo on my phone (this is normally a crap shot of the tv or something rather than a proper photo) and I upload to the internet one or twice a week.

Here are a couple of projects I like from some friends:

Sake of Progress: http://sakeofprogress.deviantart.com/
Android 365: http://www.flickr.com/photos/madgreg/sets/72157619557809433/
 
I was going to ask actually, so you don't upload every day. You're happy to upload 3 or 4 at once? (obviously they are taken on the correct days though).

Thanks for the advice.
 
Yeah to save on time/effort I upload in bulk. Otherwise it would dominate my time a bit more. Like the last upload I did on DA was about two weeks worth of photos as I've been on holidays. It takes a little while but you quickly find efficient ways of working when you do things repeatedly.
 
I tried one of these 365's after talking to a photographer friend... I failed after day 49. I missed a couple of days working away from home and could never find the time after to catch up and work out ideas... So I decided to stop and try again another time. Maybe when I have the gear to experiment more. :)

I like the idea of doing single months at a time. Might work out easier to manage...

It really was an enjoyable process though while it lasted!
 
I would like to do something like this but don't think I'd stick it out, although the links in this thread are impressive. Especially robertgilberts - 842! :eek:

I guess I feel I should be able to take a photo every day just as a "what have I done" point of things even if it's not photographically interesting, I've always got a phone on me at the very minimum and it'll only take a minute a day.... I might have to give it a go.
 
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