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.
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For those interested in my previous endeavor with this, here are last year's attempts:
http://laurajohnson.smugmug.com/gallery/4151996_SKLPu#446220947_b8BeE
11-9-09
Sorry I haven't been around for a few days. I've been getting ready for ballroom competition this weekend (I'm shooting, but I'm also in one single-dance event, doing the West Coast Swing) and I've been concentrating like crazy on my NaNoWriMo -- more than halfway there, I'm at over 30,000 words! (By the way, thanks to Dave/dedmanshootn for being so supportive! You've helped me keep going!)
This was actually taken last year, but I'm still playing a little with picnik, using several older photos, and since our autumn really was pathetic, I decided to put in a couple of decent fall color shots. I have another one I'll show you tomorrow. :-) Hope everyone had a good weekend!
Oh, and I must not forget my link today: Loved this wedding shot.
http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/9766672_mhdWc#680192147_fQ4fP

11-9-09
Sorry I haven't been around for a few days. I've been getting ready for ballroom competition this weekend (I'm shooting, but I'm also in one single-dance event, doing the West Coast Swing) and I've been concentrating like crazy on my NaNoWriMo -- more than halfway there, I'm at over 30,000 words! (By the way, thanks to Dave/dedmanshootn for being so supportive! You've helped me keep going!)
This was actually taken last year, but I'm still playing a little with picnik, using several older photos, and since our autumn really was pathetic, I decided to put in a couple of decent fall color shots. I have another one I'll show you tomorrow. :-) Hope everyone had a good weekend!
Oh, and I must not forget my link today: Loved this wedding shot.
http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/9766672_mhdWc#680192147_fQ4fP
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