Comments on: Sustaining, Part II

By: rolero54

rolero54 — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:43:13 +0000

Good composition and contrast, good shot from view, bravo!

By: Melissa Miller

Melissa Miller — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:10:05 +0000

I’m doing a couple things. I am doing the 365 Photo/day project like so many others with the thought that I would take pictures of anything that is just a little out of my comfort zone. I am working between using my Lensbaby and my 50mm Prime lens. I am also doing my “smile” project. Since my camera is with me everyday I am taking photo’s of things that are a part of my life. I have yet to purchase my little printer (like the POGO) so that I can take the 2×3 photo’s and place them in my Japanese Moleskin so that I can carry these daily shots w/ me and include little written snipits. Something for me to look back on at the end of the year. My life.

Good luck to you!

By: Paul Baarn

Paul Baarn — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:27:04 +0000

I mainly do studio portrait photography. This year I want to go deep and wide. Deep as in improving technically and creatively in what I already do. I’m on holiday right now and as soon as I get back, I will lock myself in the studio and go through many different lighting setups and document them. There will be no limits to what I’ll try. I’ll replicate images from magazines, but I will also experiment for myself.
The wide part for this year is to venture more into creative enviromental portraits. Most of my time will be spent gathering and studying good examples and visualizing and describing my own ideas for images. I feel that in photography we spend 98% of our time not pressing the shutter release. Taking the picture is just a moment. All the creative preparation and decision making has been done before that. I’m already good at pressing the button. I could do that the first time I picked up a camera. It’s the 98 percent I want to work on now.

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By: briliad

briliad — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:40:42 +0000

For this year, I think I’ll start by finally buying your e-books. I have a 365 project of my own as well. This one with my LX3 which is why I titled it “LX3sixtyfive”. I’m actually doing it on Facebook. Though the site doesn’t really bring out the best in photos, it does allow me to easily share it with friends.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=126600&l=40b6944494&id=608794029

By: Iris

Iris — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:10:52 +0000

Well, believe it or not, but I love to watch old black & white movies; some of them have incredible shots and in my mind I look through my eye-piece to frame the shot. I know strange, but I gives a lot food for my creative side (actually I didn’t know I had a creative side – lol)…

By: Teri

Teri — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:45:16 +0000

i wanted to say THANKS for taking all the time you invested in crafting VisionMonger and Within the Fame. Both have inspired and challenged me – so, thanks. I’m SURE it wiped you out and left you creatively dry…so do whatever it takes to recharge. just know that you’ve touched a LOT of people and have encourged us to be who we think we need to be. [also, thanks for not pulling any punches & just stating it how it is - being a photographer is HARD!]

By: Beverley Roberts

Beverley Roberts — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:06:07 +0000

Thanks for the inspiration! Found your site yesterday & have started watching your ‘Within the Frame’ podcast videos – fantastic… Now this! I’m making the move from amateur to professional this year, but have a long way to go – I need to get consistency with my technical skills, so that is my mission. I’m not good at long term committments so the 365 thing is out for me, but all these comments ‘stirred my paint’ and my creative spark is going to be an hour a week, full blast with the camera. Probably on a Sunday, as I will have procrastinated all week, ha ha! Maybe just out and about, or somewhere new, or choosing a theme, or a new technique, but it’s gonna be an hour, minimum. Decided to post them on my website, as I’m not into blogging or Flikr. So I’ll be creating through http://www.shadowandlight.co.uk
Good luck with all your ventures – will enjoy following them!

By: Rob Oresteen

Rob Oresteen — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:40:59 +0000

David – what 4×5 do you have? What lens do you like for portraits?

Thanks,

Rob

By: Scott Erickson

Scott Erickson — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:36:42 +0000

Already started out my creative renewal with a week and half long jaunt through the Southwest, playing with the 7D and video like I have been but also delving back into my photographic roots and exploring what I can do with photography now knowing what I know about video and storytelling. Forced creative renewal is a good idea considering the busy-ness of last year and the satisfaction of the past few months of creative play…