365 self portraits. Can I actually do it? Inspired by many others, I decided to give my creativity a kick in the pants with a Daily Photo project. With life happening too fast, quite often I lose the spark that drives me to pick up the camera. Hopefully I can maintain not only this project, but the ability to develop more as a photographer. Ideally, the majority of these will be self-portraits to help me get over my image complex and to document the most important, memorable moments of each day.
My rules:
1. At least part of myself in each shot. Every 24 hours.
2. EXIF data pulls rank. I travel and can't always upload on a timely matter, but the timestamp is as the timestamp does...
3. Try to document the dominant activity/event of the day. This is a journal-type project for me, too.
4. Having help is OK. While I always set up the shot myself, occasionally the location requires having someone else hit the shutter for me.
My rules:
1. At least part of myself in each shot. Every 24 hours.
2. EXIF data pulls rank. I travel and can't always upload on a timely matter, but the timestamp is as the timestamp does...
3. Try to document the dominant activity/event of the day. This is a journal-type project for me, too.
4. Having help is OK. While I always set up the shot myself, occasionally the location requires having someone else hit the shutter for me.
October 10, 2008
A second one from the second half of this day. After the morning was over and breakfast was had (at the infamous Jailhouse Cafe, no less), we caught up with Kelsey and company for cliffjumping at Gemini Bridges. It was a hard road and our faithful G6 came away from it worse for wear. But we made it! We missed Marc's critique talk but we made it.
Words fail describing the incredible afternoon. It was full of sun, sand, snow-covered mountains and fairytale graveyards, screams and laughter and long lenses. I wanted to jump so badly but I just couldn't make myself do it. It's not trust, for once, but total and utter fear of losing control on the way down....
Jess jugs back up the pit while Kelsey and Tracy and Ivar (and a sightseer) wait on the ledge.
As a personal note, I had a really good meditation sitting alone amongst the rocks and the juniper trees.
A second one from the second half of this day. After the morning was over and breakfast was had (at the infamous Jailhouse Cafe, no less), we caught up with Kelsey and company for cliffjumping at Gemini Bridges. It was a hard road and our faithful G6 came away from it worse for wear. But we made it! We missed Marc's critique talk but we made it.
Words fail describing the incredible afternoon. It was full of sun, sand, snow-covered mountains and fairytale graveyards, screams and laughter and long lenses. I wanted to jump so badly but I just couldn't make myself do it. It's not trust, for once, but total and utter fear of losing control on the way down....
Jess jugs back up the pit while Kelsey and Tracy and Ivar (and a sightseer) wait on the ledge.
As a personal note, I had a really good meditation sitting alone amongst the rocks and the juniper trees.
October 10, 2008
A second one from the second half of this day. After the morning was over and breakfast was had (at the infamous Jailhouse Cafe, no less), we caught up with Kelsey and company for cliffjumping at Gemini Bridges. It was a hard road and our faithful G6 came away from it worse for wear. But we made it! We missed Marc's critique talk but we made it.
Words fail describing the incredible afternoon. It was full of sun, sand, snow-covered mountains and fairytale graveyards, screams and laughter and long lenses. I wanted to jump so badly but I just couldn't make myself do it. It's not trust, for once, but total and utter fear of losing control on the way down....
Jess jugs back up the pit while Kelsey and Tracy and Ivar (and a sightseer) wait on the ledge.
As a personal note, I had a really good meditation sitting alone amongst the rocks and the juniper trees.
A second one from the second half of this day. After the morning was over and breakfast was had (at the infamous Jailhouse Cafe, no less), we caught up with Kelsey and company for cliffjumping at Gemini Bridges. It was a hard road and our faithful G6 came away from it worse for wear. But we made it! We missed Marc's critique talk but we made it.
Words fail describing the incredible afternoon. It was full of sun, sand, snow-covered mountains and fairytale graveyards, screams and laughter and long lenses. I wanted to jump so badly but I just couldn't make myself do it. It's not trust, for once, but total and utter fear of losing control on the way down....
Jess jugs back up the pit while Kelsey and Tracy and Ivar (and a sightseer) wait on the ledge.
As a personal note, I had a really good meditation sitting alone amongst the rocks and the juniper trees.
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