52 week photo project

[NebraskaNewGirl]

What is everyone working on when shooting your shots for this thread?

I'm working on creativity, framing, exposure, composition, and DOF.

I've read something on the order of 5-6 photography books in the last three months and been spending way too much of my life here, lol. I've got so much raw, un-applied, knowledge rolling around in my head that I was starting to get paralyzed by it.

I'm using this challenge to give me something to apply all that information to and start internalizing things.

WhiskeyTango

I hear ya. I've read books, gotten a lot of info from this forum and am also taking a photography class. My head is spinning. But I've been trying to focus on just a couple of things with each shot. First being composition and creativity and then holding the focus. Then obviously WB, exposure and DoF. I am very much a hands on learning, so getting out there and shooting whatever is out there will only help me get better (hopefully). I feel that I've already learned and grown a little from where I started. I also feel like I'm starting to look at things differently and from different angles. My current class is really focusing us to see things outside the box to help get the creativity flowing. I also feel this 52 week project is helping as well. I appreciate all of the C&C I get on this forum and do my best to apply comments and tips that have been given to me with each photo I take.

 

[JWellman]

Looks like a fun idea so I'll try to catch up (if everyone doesn't mind!) Lucky for me I was finishing up a 365-Day project so I had most of the categories you have listed. I look forward to the next few weeks and joining in on the fun.

Week 1 - Romance (Jan 6-12)

1/8/12 by Jessica Wellman, on Flickr

Week#2 I didn't have a photo that week that referenced music.
Bummer! :thumbdown:

Week 3 (Jan 20th-26th) Color:

1/22/12 by Jessica Wellman, on Flickr

I'll work on Week #4 (Growth) tomorrow!

 

[Demers18]

After your insight I decided to re-process the image and this is what I was able to come up with. Thank you for bringing it up, it helped me see things a little clearer and forced me to make the image better. (I'm a bit of a perfectionist )

I really like the updated version.. The contrast between old and new is still there due to the color difference, and now the sky and new building look way better. Nicely done!

Thanks cmartin2!

 

[thinkricky]

I find it easier to learn using manual. Because then you can figure out what setting affects what.

It's helped me learn and understand exposure easier. Shows me what I need to get the results I want. Granted I may take 5 of the same picture with different settings but I can see the difference and learn what I need to adjust.

 

[naptime]

i'm still around. i took my growth pic on film. had to finish the roll before developing.

tomorrow i'll get it scanned and posted.

 

[thinkricky]

Sleep
I have a feeling the background is too busy still... I suck at the background problem...

 

[jmtonkin]

What about darkening up the background and lightening up the foreground in PP?

 

[thinkricky]

I touched it up some more. I think it looks better.

 

[b1barker]

Here is my submission for Sleep.



Week 5 sleep ( Boo with toy) by b1barker, on Flickr
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[jmtonkin]

I have a resubmittion for Sleep!

 

[JWellman]

Looks like we all have lazy pets.

Growth -



Sleep -

 

[sm4him]

Okay, I'm just under the wire for "Sleep." I was determined to NOT take a photo of my cats sleeping, since that seems to be the prevailing theme...
But I never had time to hunt down what I wanted a photo of...so in desperation, I took a photo of my current NEED for sleep...this is what working a full-time job, working a complex contract job, leading a Women's Ministry and spending too much time on photography does to a person:


sleep by sm4him, on Flickr

 

[thinkricky]

Looks like we all have lazy pets.

Growth -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessicawellman/6807839155/

Sleep -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessicawellman/6807838603/

What is growing?

 

[jmtonkin]

Okay, I'm just under the wire for "Sleep." I was determined to NOT take a photo of my cats sleeping, since that seems to be the prevailing theme...
But I never had time to hunt down what I wanted a photo of...so in desperation, I took a photo of my current NEED for sleep...this is what working a full-time job, working a complex contract job, leading a Women's Ministry and spending too much time on photography does to a person:


sleep by sm4him, on Flickr

I was going to do something very similar to this, ironically, I just didn't have the energy to. That's what being a full-time college student and an RA does to me...

On a side note, this looks underexposed.

 

[JWellman]

What is growing?

That would be the under side of an Autumn Fern that is growing.