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Having a party celebrating myself with a fine cigar and a freshly baked cake!
Finally, a long journey has come to an end. One thing is for sure, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Early morning February 19 last year I was thinking about how to improve my photography and what to shoot. I had no ideas and no clear answers to how I was going to become a better photographer. Then I got thinking about choosing a theme and a format. Before long I got inspired and was thinking about black and white and square format, not a big surprise as I have always been drawn to monochrome images. In a split second I then decided to give this a try for a year and my 365Project was born. Driving to work that day, I was so pleased with myself, having this awesome project, that I shoot my first frame from inside of the car.
The goal to my project has been “learn to see better”. This, coming from a guy that loves gadgets and equipment is not bad I think. Today, I believe I see a little better and I am certain that I see more these days. In that context, I have succeeded. As for the image quality, I know I have many bad pictures, but also some good. I will leave it up to the viewer to decide. Some days I had a hard time picking the frame of the day. Typically, the day after a successful shoot, I failed and being true to the project I could not pick a picture from yesterday. That was frustrating, but I think I learned from that also.
One of the biggest challenges I believe has been the pressure I have put on myself. One major criteria that I have always been true to is “I have to try”, the project would not be worthwhile if I was only going to press the shutter. As a computer programmer, my days at the office are very technical. So having a complete opposite hobby is very rewarding, but I believe photography is way more difficult than the code I write. This winter has been particularly difficult as there has been no light when i got home from work. I have spent countless hours driving from one location to another looking for light. I have been freezing, wet, pissed off, hungry, stressed out, you name it!
But, when it comes down to it, I feel privileged to have been able to commit to such a project and that I have a wonderful understanding girlfriend. Today I'm really glad I made it and that I did not miss a single day. I am also deeply thankful to all my flickr friends, having stood by me and encouraged me with wonderful comments. Thank you so much and I promise I will visit your streams more often. It´s kind of sad to know that I will not be going off for “the next shoot” tomorrow, but this is how it has to be. On the other side, I need a break and some time to think it over. My images will find its way into a coffee table book in my living room and I am looking forward to hearing what visitors might think. What to do next is an open question, but one thing is for sure, there will not be another 365Project for a long time.
Thanks for all your support!
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Taken By D90
Lens: 24-70mm f/2.8 (at 70mm)
Shutter Speed: 1/1,600
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 100
Processing: Photoshop CS5
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decided to run a mile today and my body did not like it but anyway here's me running in socks on my street since I took my shoes off as soon as I collapsed on my porch after running the mile
I've been taking a photo a day since 2018. I think that's an amazing routine! Now I'm eagerly awaiting the last three photos I had to have printed elsewhere so I can fill these last frames and get my photo gallery wall started!