I loved doing daily photos so much during 2008 that I just HAD to continue. It's great fun and does so much for the improvement of my photography.
I'm not going to kill myself to get this perfect this year. There will be days that I just don't get anything and I'll be forced to upload an older photo or something along those lines. But I'm still going to be constantly improving myself and working at my art, and I have some very fun things planned for this year for me and my camera. :-)
I'll be doing something a little extra this year as well. Every day, I see so many amazing photos that very few people are noticing -- photos that are BEAUTIFUL and should be a little in the spotlight as well. So, every day, in addition to uploading an image of my own, I will also be posting a link to a photo I have found particularly inspiring in some way. You'll see a lot from the same artists, a few will be already somewhat popular, some might even be in the Dailies already, but most will be photos that I feel are very undervalued at the moment and should be seen by all! :-)
NOTE: Unless otherwise noted -- and there will be times now and then -- my photos are not post-processed beyond the occasional MINOR change in color saturation or some such simple, unobtrusive thing. With me, what you see is pretty much what you get. Even slight changes I reserve for merely amplifying and augmenting what is already there, I do not use photoshop to "fix" a photo -- I believe in polishing my photography first and foremost, so that is what I focus on. On occasion, I might play with a shot a little more than usual, mostly to learn a little bit more about how to do it -- a new challenge to tackle, if you will. :-)
So, unless I specify something I have done with a photo to make it different from what it started to be, you can assume that that is the way I took it.
ALSO:
For those interested in my previous endeavor with this, here are last year's attempts: http://laurajohnson.smugmug.com/gallery/4151996_SKLPu#446220947_b8BeE
I'm not going to kill myself to get this perfect this year. There will be days that I just don't get anything and I'll be forced to upload an older photo or something along those lines. But I'm still going to be constantly improving myself and working at my art, and I have some very fun things planned for this year for me and my camera. :-)
I'll be doing something a little extra this year as well. Every day, I see so many amazing photos that very few people are noticing -- photos that are BEAUTIFUL and should be a little in the spotlight as well. So, every day, in addition to uploading an image of my own, I will also be posting a link to a photo I have found particularly inspiring in some way. You'll see a lot from the same artists, a few will be already somewhat popular, some might even be in the Dailies already, but most will be photos that I feel are very undervalued at the moment and should be seen by all! :-)
NOTE: Unless otherwise noted -- and there will be times now and then -- my photos are not post-processed beyond the occasional MINOR change in color saturation or some such simple, unobtrusive thing. With me, what you see is pretty much what you get. Even slight changes I reserve for merely amplifying and augmenting what is already there, I do not use photoshop to "fix" a photo -- I believe in polishing my photography first and foremost, so that is what I focus on. On occasion, I might play with a shot a little more than usual, mostly to learn a little bit more about how to do it -- a new challenge to tackle, if you will. :-)
So, unless I specify something I have done with a photo to make it different from what it started to be, you can assume that that is the way I took it.
ALSO:
For those interested in my previous endeavor with this, here are last year's attempts: http://laurajohnson.smugmug.com/gallery/4151996_SKLPu#446220947_b8BeE
12-20-09
So, I am back home with my family in Greensboro, NC, getting ready to celebrate the holidays. I have decided that Nature has voted me the Snow Goddess this year or something, because the snow has just followed me around this year -- Greensboro NEVER gets much snow this time of year (I got married in December out here, and it was 60 degrees, for crying out loud!) and no storms were in the forecast for this area until the day before I arrived. And even then, it was only supposed to be a little bit. But I get here and it dumps on us! It was just too weird.
Fortunately, everyone is safe. But I still think this is some cosmic joke on Laura -- I'm a warm-weather person, I don't need a white Christmas if it means being freezing cold! ;-)
Anyway, sorry I didn't post for a few days, I was traveling and then visiting with my family. This particular shot is an HDR I put together of this sweet, little-noticed spot at Caesar's Palace. No one ever sees it, it's tucked into a little shadowy corner. But I think it's one of the most charming spots in the city.
Hope everyone's having a great holiday season. I'll try and get another Christmas shot or two up here over the next couple of days, but since my mother's computer doesn't always read my camera well, I might have to rely on some older shots until I get home in January. Sorry about that! Will do my best, I've still been taking shots every day in hopes that I can post something fresh for you.
As my brother says, 5 days till Christmas! Let the countdown begin!
So, I am back home with my family in Greensboro, NC, getting ready to celebrate the holidays. I have decided that Nature has voted me the Snow Goddess this year or something, because the snow has just followed me around this year -- Greensboro NEVER gets much snow this time of year (I got married in December out here, and it was 60 degrees, for crying out loud!) and no storms were in the forecast for this area until the day before I arrived. And even then, it was only supposed to be a little bit. But I get here and it dumps on us! It was just too weird.
Fortunately, everyone is safe. But I still think this is some cosmic joke on Laura -- I'm a warm-weather person, I don't need a white Christmas if it means being freezing cold! ;-)
Anyway, sorry I didn't post for a few days, I was traveling and then visiting with my family. This particular shot is an HDR I put together of this sweet, little-noticed spot at Caesar's Palace. No one ever sees it, it's tucked into a little shadowy corner. But I think it's one of the most charming spots in the city.
Hope everyone's having a great holiday season. I'll try and get another Christmas shot or two up here over the next couple of days, but since my mother's computer doesn't always read my camera well, I might have to rely on some older shots until I get home in January. Sorry about that! Will do my best, I've still been taking shots every day in hopes that I can post something fresh for you.
As my brother says, 5 days till Christmas! Let the countdown begin!
12-20-09
So, I am back home with my family in Greensboro, NC, getting ready to celebrate the holidays. I have decided that Nature has voted me the Snow Goddess this year or something, because the snow has just followed me around this year -- Greensboro NEVER gets much snow this time of year (I got married in December out here, and it was 60 degrees, for crying out loud!) and no storms were in the forecast for this area until the day before I arrived. And even then, it was only supposed to be a little bit. But I get here and it dumps on us! It was just too weird.
Fortunately, everyone is safe. But I still think this is some cosmic joke on Laura -- I'm a warm-weather person, I don't need a white Christmas if it means being freezing cold! ;-)
Anyway, sorry I didn't post for a few days, I was traveling and then visiting with my family. This particular shot is an HDR I put together of this sweet, little-noticed spot at Caesar's Palace. No one ever sees it, it's tucked into a little shadowy corner. But I think it's one of the most charming spots in the city.
Hope everyone's having a great holiday season. I'll try and get another Christmas shot or two up here over the next couple of days, but since my mother's computer doesn't always read my camera well, I might have to rely on some older shots until I get home in January. Sorry about that! Will do my best, I've still been taking shots every day in hopes that I can post something fresh for you.
As my brother says, 5 days till Christmas! Let the countdown begin!
So, I am back home with my family in Greensboro, NC, getting ready to celebrate the holidays. I have decided that Nature has voted me the Snow Goddess this year or something, because the snow has just followed me around this year -- Greensboro NEVER gets much snow this time of year (I got married in December out here, and it was 60 degrees, for crying out loud!) and no storms were in the forecast for this area until the day before I arrived. And even then, it was only supposed to be a little bit. But I get here and it dumps on us! It was just too weird.
Fortunately, everyone is safe. But I still think this is some cosmic joke on Laura -- I'm a warm-weather person, I don't need a white Christmas if it means being freezing cold! ;-)
Anyway, sorry I didn't post for a few days, I was traveling and then visiting with my family. This particular shot is an HDR I put together of this sweet, little-noticed spot at Caesar's Palace. No one ever sees it, it's tucked into a little shadowy corner. But I think it's one of the most charming spots in the city.
Hope everyone's having a great holiday season. I'll try and get another Christmas shot or two up here over the next couple of days, but since my mother's computer doesn't always read my camera well, I might have to rely on some older shots until I get home in January. Sorry about that! Will do my best, I've still been taking shots every day in hopes that I can post something fresh for you.
As my brother says, 5 days till Christmas! Let the countdown begin!
