Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Photography Project 2012 {Photography & Travel}

I recently had the chance to take a dear friend to The Grand Canyon.
She was visiting from overseas and I was trying to help her experience as much of the USA as she had time for.



Since the Grand Caynon South Rim is about 5 hours away I knew we could do it in a day.
  I decided to take a tour bus leaving one of the Vegas Hotels.
This would leave my friend and I plenty of time to chat and I wouldn't be driving tired alone.
It actually worked out PERFECT in the end and I found an online deal which was great.



We were off on our adventure and much to everyone's surprise encountered a HUGE snowstorm!



The fog and clouds and blowing snow blocked much of the regular views.
But made for some AMAZING views and an UNFORGETTABLE adventure!
{If anyone wants to go just let me know I would go back in a minute!}



It wasn't until I got home and saw my pictures on the computer that I realized how beautiful some of them were.
Last year I started really learning how to play around with the camera and I've been lucky with a few great pictures.



I'm taking pictures daily and also love taking pics from my phone!
So this year when I met a group from Google+ that was doing a photo project I said YES!
There are many ways to go about doing a Yearly Photography Project so here are a few ideas.


 1.  How long~
               365 Projects are where you document you daily life with one picture each day.
               Project 53 is where you document your life once a week.
               Try doing it for one month and take a picture once each day for just one month.

2.  What type~ 
               Will you join an online photo community that hosts it for you?
               Find a friend and do it together for support.
               Do this as a Selfy and take the pictures of only you.
               Make a list of topics so you are doing a different item each time.
               Or simply just do it?
               I think the list idea is great even if it's just to get your creativity flowing.

3.  To Do~
               Decide where you will gather these pictures.  Google+ uses Picasa for albums.
               Flickr is another album sharing place to gather your pictures online.
               Or will you go retro and use your film camera for this one?

4.  Book~
               This would make a great book when all is said and done!
              
 

Below I've shared some links of interest if you are thinking of doing a photo project such as this.

Online Project 365 Community
Organizational Tips for 365
 Project 365
 53 Weekly Themes for Project 365

So tell me... what will you take a picture of first?




7 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh, Wendy! Your photos are awesome!! I have always had an interest in photography. I'm looking forward to seeing what you're doing with all of this. I think you'll be amazing!!

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  2. What amazing pictures!!

    Thanks for stopping by Reading Confetti!

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  3. These pictures are AMAZING!!!

    Wow.

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  4. Thank you ladies! I am so honored to receive such wonderful compliments from all of you!

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  5. Beautiful photos...so happy you're getting into photography.

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  6. What an incredible way to begin the new year!

    Answer to your question: so far, I've only taken pictures of my cats...I guess I need to get out more.

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