Project 365: August 2014

In the quest for improvement in the art of photography, the journey continues on and the days keep going.  Project 365 requires me to shoot each day and post one photo each and every day of 2014.  I may not have posted on the day that I shot them, but I make it a point to keep going even if I'm literally back-logged for months. So far I've posted 212 images on the blog, 265 in facebook, flickr, G+ and instagram. 

Day 213 - Sweet endings	Day 214 - Pick up on aisle 2	Day 215 - The eyes
Day 216 - Duck face	Day 217 - Looking for the middle	Day 218 - Konichiwa
Day 219 - Lightning charger	Day 220 - Salad mode	Day 221 - Bibimbap

I ended the previous post with a negative note, my wife said. But I guess I'm impulsive when it comes to writing the said post. Moving forward, I still kept shooting, no matter how lazy or out-of-it, I felt. I just kept going. 

Day 222 - Wife's prize	Day 223 - Funny looks	Day 224 - My shift begins
Day 225 - Bargaining with light	Day 226 - Sunrise on the road	Day 227 - Lazy
Day 228 - In an alley	Day 229 - Game on	Day 230 - French toast sunrise

I'm just lucky that I have my wife that kept encouraging me to keep shooting, she gave me projects, had me shooting stuff and brought me from one place or events after another.  

Although there were still lazy and lousy shots that I did, there are still some days where somethings just came naturally, for example when I think of capturing something I wait and see if the light is right, is the composition right? In hindsight I think as I move in closer to the 4th quarter of 2014, I think I'm getting used to a few things. It's like having an automated flow chart in my brain(so-to-speak). 

Day  231 - Hard drive chip	Day 232 - Afternoon scene	Day 233 - Visions of home coming
Day 234 - Myself again	Day 234 - Kitchen utensils	Day 235 - Practicing with Jonas
Day 236 -  In another place	Day 237 - Bane	Day 238 - Trooper shirt

As for the last month of Q3 of 2014, I think I've made the most of  the strobes of flashes that I borrowed from my brother in law. Setting up 2 lights in a small space is quite a challenge but I made it work. Working alone is quite tiring, when setting up and shooting but I guess this is how we learn right?

Day 239 - Last coffee for the day	Day 240 - Macro mating	Day 241 - With a little rain...
Day 242 - Visions of homecoming

So far 242 of 365 images , 8 out of 12 months but I kept the ball rolling and the camera keeps clicking, and hopefully, I'll be able to finish all the project 365 blog posts before summer 2015(tropical region) ends. 

It's weird that I'm living in 2015 but in the back of my head I'm still stuck in Q4 of 2014. Weird!

Project 365: July 2014

I ended June of June 2014 of Project 365 with a black and white image, so I shall start July with a black and white image since it'll be the 5th of the 5 day challenge.  Posting 5 black and white images for 5 days had me itching to get color back into my photos. In hindsight I didn't think that it would have this effect on me, but in the end I was able to appreciate colored images and look at the world in black and white photos in a different light.

As the project continues, I drag myself to keep shooting, but as I kept shooting I discovered that I tend to hold back and not pull out the camera until I see something worthy of capturing.  I guess the discerning eye has been developed without me knowing. Looking into my archived images, I could see more scrap than useful shots.

Often times I get disappointed and sometimes I even start to think: "why bother, the shot will be scrapped anyway-?"

Day 182 - Shadow play	Day 183 - Missing colors	Day 184 - On break
Day 185 - My wife	Day 186 - Details again	Day 187 - What the hand says
Day 188 - Ica's product haul 1 of 3	Day 189 -  Workstation at home	Day 190 - Another morning

Whether I like it or not, I shoot less and still trash lots of images. Even if I think I got my shot for the day, I'd still end up going back to the computer only to see that I didn't get what I wanted. I'd get frustrated most of the time, but I'd just kept at it.

Day 191 - Little Ms injured	Day 192 -  On the road again	Day 193 - Someone else's 2013
Day 194 - Force focus	Day 195 - Thinking of old photographs	Day 196 - That studio look
Day 197 - Remembering Glenda	Day 198 - For skin treatment	Day 199 - High key

Often times I find myself frustrated, scratching my head, getting lazy and disappointed. At times I ask myself or my wife, if I'm getting better, but most of the time I'm never convinced. 

Day 200   She calls it 'imming'	Day 201 - HGS baby	Day 202 - Lazy
Day 203 - Typical morning	Day 204 - Meanings	Day 205 - Carrie
Day 206 - Passenger seat	Day 207 - A happy batman fan	Day 208 - The early bird

Day 209 - A familiar sight	Day 210 - Simple joys	Day 211 - Masked rider
Day 212 - Sweet endings

I guess this who I am, I'll never get satisfied with my work, I just have to keep hunting and look for my next shot and get it. 212 Images uploaded, 153 to go. Hopefully, August will shed a more positive write up.