I am following, with great interest and admiration, Ove’s 365 project. That is, one photo a day for the entire year. No small undertaking, from my point of view, yet, there are a few who do that and more, like Andreas and Juha. I have great admiration for their stamina and dedication. I imagine that I might be able to do it, physically, go out or stay in and take a photo a day, but mentally, I don’t know.
I’ve seen Ove mention a time or two about the difficulties of putting forth some quality work. I imagine that this must be the most difficult part. “Agreeing”, to oneself, to do this, then having to post work that you may feel is not your best quality work, or perhaps in your eyes, not even good; however, I have seen some quality work appear and wonder, had it not been for the task of ’365′, would those photos be taken? Does this task encourage one to get out, take photos, and show up, or is it just pure drudgery? I’ve seen him almost call it quits, but then summon up the will to carry on. I hope that he will carry it through to its in, if nothing but for bragging rights. 
Photographically, I don’t know if I have that much to say. I think that it takes me a bit longer to get in the groove, to notice something. Who knows, if I got out there every day, the ‘words’ might come more effortlessly. For now, I think that I’ll sit back and enjoy his journey.
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I am with you on the admiration for anyone that decides to take such a project on. I think it is quite a weighty challenge to put on yourself. I understand many of the reasons why, and ultimately it may help you gain an insight to a part of your photography you may never know existed.
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I tried to do that on pBase when I first started posting images on the internet. I cane close but did not accomplish it. However, I followed a husband and wife team who both committed to accomplishing this feat. He was the photographer and she was the subject/model. They did one heck of job, never missing a day and many followers. Here is the link to their year long gallery: http://www.pbase.com/slowpokebill/picture_a_day_of_wanda
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Monte, thanks for the link. I looked through some of the photos and have to say that that had to be a lot of effort. Forget that!
Heck, I’d have a devil of a time just walking around getting some interesting photos, let alone trying to think about, set up, and light all of those different shots!
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I’ve considered doing a photo a day project as well, but when I start thinking of the logistics of it and the reality of having to post possibly less than acceptable images just to keep going, I shelved the idea. Of course, the image I have on my blog today I wouldn’t normally have posted (well, I don’t think I would…), but I needed something I considered passable as my Nex-5n example, and everything else simply wasn’t
Monte made reference to Bill and Wanda’s daily photo – that’s one of the best I’ve seen, not only for the daily aspect, but for the quality of the photos. Thought went into them, and planning. I think their pic a day helped to persuade me not to do it!
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I don’t think it’s in my cards. I know at some point it would be frustrating and come to seem like work or a chore. But perhaps learning to deal with that and push through it would make it worth while. I’m sure I’d learn something about myself and perhaps my photography. If I were to commit to it I’d want to give it 100% and finish it…but that even more reason not to take that first step!
I agree, Earl. Though, I must say that if I committed to it, there’s no guarantee that I’d finish it. LOL – Being honest with myself, if it became too grueling, I’d drop it. I’d feel bad about it, but would drop it nonetheless!
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That’s an interesting project and I’ve followed a number of them, but have never had an interest in trying it myself. I think the 30-day projects like SoFoBoMo are more to my liking. A little easier to commit to and more reasonable in terms of accomplishing the goal. Some days I just don’t want to pick up the camera, but more likely I don’t want to deal with the computer!
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Tom, I get those feelings too. Sometimes I just don’t want to put the effort into working with photos. I might not mind going out and taking the photo, but to do the post processing … nope.
I’m with you Paul, I couldn’t do it but I’m thoroughly enjoying the series Ove is creating. Some of his shots have been brilliant and all of them have me waiting to see what’s next.
The idea of doing something like this or even some sort of photographic project is appealing but despite having plenty of ideas I have yet to act on it. In the meantime it’s nice when others like Ove share their efforts.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this mad project, aka 365. Understanding that hardly anyone in my immediate blogosphere ever would start off such a project makes me feel slightly better. I might earn some bragging rights from it, as you wrote.
But still, you have to ask yourself why you’re doing it. I had no clue why until yesterday, when I had a discussion on this topic with Christopher, who you might have seen also visits my blog every now and then. After a few glasses of wine with him, I realised I have to let the images lose. I’m keen to add words, you know, a feeling or something, but never ever allows them to stand on their own. Without having to pair the image with a thought I’ve been carrying, the project will much likely become easier. As I said, a few days ago, I might learn something.
Thanks, Paul!
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Ove. I think that during this process, you will find the ‘way’ that is right for you. Perhaps sometimes with words, sometimes without. Of course, there is not one right way to do it. You are already getting something out if it! As Cedric said, some of the shots have been absolutely brilliant. I’m enjoying your process!