Well, I've made it through the first month of this project. After only week one I began to feel that I was
learning new things about my camera - exactly what I was intending to achieve with this project. Wanting to post decent images has forced me to
slow down, to
think about what I'd like to take a picture of. What would be something that is representative of my day? The cold weather had been an issue earlier in the month, so I took more images indoors than I had anticipated. This forced me to develop a great relationship with my
tripod, which I have used more this month than I had in the previous three months since I first got it. The ball head is super easy to use and the whole tripod is very sturdy with my 18-200mm lens on there. I couldn't be happier with it. Tracking the exif info underneath each photo has also become helpful - I'm learning which focal lengths I gravitate towards, so this might assist me in deciding on a future lens. For the next little while I want to slow down some more, aiming to get more creative compositions -
'catchy' images.
Some stats for January:
- Favourite photo: Day 9 - Blowing Snow - So austere, and accurately portrays what that moment actually felt like. Tied with Day 30 - Winter Wonderland.
- Least favourite photo: Day 14 - Cold Tree - A snapshot and it shows.
- Most challenging photo to take: Day 20 - Dancing Smoke - Lighting became everything in getting the smoke to register.
- Most creative photo: Day 6 - International Avenue Clock
- Most used Photoshop edits: sponge (saturate), burn, sharpen mask
- Number of photos taken this month: ~ 710
- Number of days on which I wouldn't have taken a photo if I didn't have to for this: 23
- How I feel about this project: Glad to have started it.
Which is your favourite photo from January?
1 comment:
My favourite is Day 30! I like that it is a crisp clear image. I like how the red jumps out at you and the shadows in the snow. I like that to get the shot means you were out in the elements no matter how cold it was. This looks like a cozy cabin out in the wilderness, a place I would love to stay at! So you see...I like Day 30 because to me it stands for more than just being an image!
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