A Photo a Day (also known as Project 365) - What is it?? It's exactly what the name implies - a photo is posted each and every day for a full year. You can choose to impose whatever rules or criteria you wish- some photographers insist that the photo be taken the same day it's posted, others will post an older photo that they "Photoshop" the day they post it, and still others don't impose any rules at all. My goal for this project is to take several photos every day and choose the best from that day to post. I have been able to stick to it for the most part (with one or two exceptions so far). I carry my Nikon D300 wherever I go- it's now like one of my limbs. It's one of the most challenging things I've ever committed to doing but so far it's been well worth it. If you've got a minute to spare, go ahead and hit the slideshow button. And don't be shy about giving a photo a “thumbs up” or even commenting if you see something you like. :D
Lastly, for those visitors that aren't members of Smugmug, the photos posted to this gallery are critiqued by photographers that belong to the "Daily Community". If you click on the "DailyPhotos" link above (it's next to my name), you will be taken to a gallery with photos posted by other the members. There's a lot of beautiful work out there.... you can get lost for hours.
Day 180: Chinese Take-Out
June 30, 2009
Today's photo of the day (SOOC) illustrates that the photographer A) is a creative genius, B) is totally insane, or C) has the IQ equivalent to that of a french fry. The correct answer is D) none of the above. Well, I'm really hoping it's not B or C. It's really hard to get a good POD when you work full time in an office. I'm sure most of you can relate. I took my camera out with me on my lunch break in the hopes of finding something to shoot. I found flowers. Again. I shot a good 30 – 35 versions of them and realized I was bored out of my mind. Flowers again?? I can't bear it. Here I am, 6 months into my POD project and I find myself struggling to find something creative to shoot. Wasn't the point of starting this endeavor to force myself to think outside of the box and to find creative ways to show everyday things? Cornfu does it with his kids' toys, right? Nawset Pete recently shot a little rubber character and it was awesome. Hmmmph. So I stopped off at the local Chinese take-out to pick up dinner for Ken and I and decided to take my camera in with me (sans the camera bag so as not to be too obvious). I wanted to catch the cooks working the woks but thought better of it- most restaurants don't like to see cameras if you know what I mean. While I waited for my food, I thought about how disgusted I was with my shots today. I mumbled to myself, “I could take a shot of this floor and it would be more interesting than what I shot this afternoon.” I put my D300 on the floor, pressed the button and guess what: I was right. The pleasant surprise: there were no roaches lol.
Lesson of today: I need to feel more inspired and stretch myself beyond my comfort zone.
June 30, 2009
Today's photo of the day (SOOC) illustrates that the photographer A) is a creative genius, B) is totally insane, or C) has the IQ equivalent to that of a french fry. The correct answer is D) none of the above. Well, I'm really hoping it's not B or C. It's really hard to get a good POD when you work full time in an office. I'm sure most of you can relate. I took my camera out with me on my lunch break in the hopes of finding something to shoot. I found flowers. Again. I shot a good 30 – 35 versions of them and realized I was bored out of my mind. Flowers again?? I can't bear it. Here I am, 6 months into my POD project and I find myself struggling to find something creative to shoot. Wasn't the point of starting this endeavor to force myself to think outside of the box and to find creative ways to show everyday things? Cornfu does it with his kids' toys, right? Nawset Pete recently shot a little rubber character and it was awesome. Hmmmph. So I stopped off at the local Chinese take-out to pick up dinner for Ken and I and decided to take my camera in with me (sans the camera bag so as not to be too obvious). I wanted to catch the cooks working the woks but thought better of it- most restaurants don't like to see cameras if you know what I mean. While I waited for my food, I thought about how disgusted I was with my shots today. I mumbled to myself, “I could take a shot of this floor and it would be more interesting than what I shot this afternoon.” I put my D300 on the floor, pressed the button and guess what: I was right. The pleasant surprise: there were no roaches lol.
Lesson of today: I need to feel more inspired and stretch myself beyond my comfort zone.
Day 180: Chinese Take-Out
June 30, 2009
Today's photo of the day (SOOC) illustrates that the photographer A) is a creative genius, B) is totally insane, or C) has the IQ equivalent to that of a french fry. The correct answer is D) none of the above. Well, I'm really hoping it's not B or C. It's really hard to get a good POD when you work full time in an office. I'm sure most of you can relate. I took my camera out with me on my lunch break in the hopes of finding something to shoot. I found flowers. Again. I shot a good 30 – 35 versions of them and realized I was bored out of my mind. Flowers again?? I can't bear it. Here I am, 6 months into my POD project and I find myself struggling to find something creative to shoot. Wasn't the point of starting this endeavor to force myself to think outside of the box and to find creative ways to show everyday things? Cornfu does it with his kids' toys, right? Nawset Pete recently shot a little rubber character and it was awesome. Hmmmph. So I stopped off at the local Chinese take-out to pick up dinner for Ken and I and decided to take my camera in with me (sans the camera bag so as not to be too obvious). I wanted to catch the cooks working the woks but thought better of it- most restaurants don't like to see cameras if you know what I mean. While I waited for my food, I thought about how disgusted I was with my shots today. I mumbled to myself, “I could take a shot of this floor and it would be more interesting than what I shot this afternoon.” I put my D300 on the floor, pressed the button and guess what: I was right. The pleasant surprise: there were no roaches lol.
Lesson of today: I need to feel more inspired and stretch myself beyond my comfort zone.
June 30, 2009
Today's photo of the day (SOOC) illustrates that the photographer A) is a creative genius, B) is totally insane, or C) has the IQ equivalent to that of a french fry. The correct answer is D) none of the above. Well, I'm really hoping it's not B or C. It's really hard to get a good POD when you work full time in an office. I'm sure most of you can relate. I took my camera out with me on my lunch break in the hopes of finding something to shoot. I found flowers. Again. I shot a good 30 – 35 versions of them and realized I was bored out of my mind. Flowers again?? I can't bear it. Here I am, 6 months into my POD project and I find myself struggling to find something creative to shoot. Wasn't the point of starting this endeavor to force myself to think outside of the box and to find creative ways to show everyday things? Cornfu does it with his kids' toys, right? Nawset Pete recently shot a little rubber character and it was awesome. Hmmmph. So I stopped off at the local Chinese take-out to pick up dinner for Ken and I and decided to take my camera in with me (sans the camera bag so as not to be too obvious). I wanted to catch the cooks working the woks but thought better of it- most restaurants don't like to see cameras if you know what I mean. While I waited for my food, I thought about how disgusted I was with my shots today. I mumbled to myself, “I could take a shot of this floor and it would be more interesting than what I shot this afternoon.” I put my D300 on the floor, pressed the button and guess what: I was right. The pleasant surprise: there were no roaches lol.
Lesson of today: I need to feel more inspired and stretch myself beyond my comfort zone.
Camera: Nikon Corporation (Nikon D300) |
More details: exif |
Original size: 3216px x 2136px |
Current: 400px x 266px |
Keywords: chinesetakeout
