Leia's Project 365

view the lot.....

2009-01-07T16:41:00.001+11:00

See all the photographs in a slideshow @ Picasa web albums, once there click little box saying 'slideshow' just above photos, it has a small green play symbol, and watch away..

project 365 - Full Circle

2008-03-03T16:50:00.014+11:00

I have 3 photos to finish off. And I'm feeling very introspective... you've been warned...perhaps its the self portraits...Two would have completed, but I've chosen to take another today, so the project has come full circle. It feels then like its leading into something... rather than ended. I hope now to focus more on my LIME blog, where I can aim to show you a more in depth look at my work..
... but for now...
3 - three- self portraits to finish.
Each one shows different sides to me, although there is about 100 sides.

and why have I photographed myself this way...

I see myself positioned in front of one of my favourite things, my huge golden elm, and I am all natural, no blur, just sunlight..I see a person that values this tree in so many different ways.. I see some type of environmentalists.. she isn't quite sure.. isn't quite there 100% not sure if she ever will.. She is in awe of the natural world.. and she believes every effort towards helping our planet for her son, and everyones sons and daughters, is step in the right direction.. She worries not everyone cares enough.. she cries when she sees a whale harpooned..

and she can laugh... she is a dag.. she doesn't always take life so seriously and enjoys being an idiot in order to entertain others..she has a blurred sense of humour...

but does reflect a lot... she over-analyses everything.. she thinks way too much about way too many things...

I have always struggled when the camera turned to face me. Perhaps it says a lot about me as a person.

I am myself when looking through the lens and this project has helped remind me of that passion.

What I show you is me. Its how I think, its how I see the world. I do see the beauty in things that otherwise may go unnoticed. I do literally frame things in my mind and focus on one element.
I remember when I was studying visual art, about 7 years ago, I use to always see the world this way. Whether I was driving, or on the train, or walking around town, even looking at my friends and family, but I lost it not long after leaving uni, when I had Bain and life got hectic. Its only since challenging myself with this project that I have it back. Although I have failed in literally taking a photo a day for a year... I now have my love for photographing the world back...

*see all the photographs in a slideshow @ Picasa web albums, once there click little box saying 'slideshow' just above photos, it has a small green play symbol, and watch away..

feb - black and white month

2008-03-03T15:31:00.010+11:00

So February ends with #365..??..obviously I have mislabeled/miscounted somewhere, probably with that month "off" that I had. I will still need 2 more photos to complete the year by dates and days.

It felt like doing black and white photos was getting back to my roots as a photographer. I spent many years only doing BW before colour in year 2 of uni. Have only really gone back to BW here and there. Truly is a different ball game when taking photos for BW, its like using a different part of your brain. Its as not as simple as colour as you have to see only tones. I feel many of my photos below have failed - #354 #346, whereas some are quite outstanding and work perfectly as BW - #353 #355. The best way to judge a BW - does the tonal range go from white right through to black. This can be manipulated using brightness and contrast in photoshop, or adjusting timing and filters with printing in darkroom, when you need to adjust nothing, you know its worked well (#353 #355).

and heres january...

2008-02-26T21:19:00.011+11:00

Not long now... I'll be posting February very soon so that I can cruise into the end. I'm doing all black and whites next month, and thought for final few I'd do self portraits.

This month I've been enjoying the randomness of my life, and I have weed heaven next door in the overgrown paddock. Its given me not only beautiful weeds, but a couple of interesting feathers and white moths (can you see the 2nd one in pic #316?)...
I've also had BDO this month and started the new year with a self portrait of course.. I've baked, I've contemplated who'd win a fight between Astroboy and Leonardo (TMNT)... I've enjoyed sipping tea from teacups and saucers, and even broken one..

#275 to #305

2008-01-12T22:04:00.001+11:00

December was mobile phone camera month!!!
Busy with work and Christmas, so this seemed like an easier idea. Became a challenge, restricted to the phones capabilities, but also had to find ways to push it. Luckily, my ph cam has lots of features, such as zoom, colour styles, black and white, exposure settings, lighting conditions, and my new favourite thing, negative view eg #297 #289, which can them be changed when lighting conditions are changed eg #282, #298 etc. Opens up so many new abstract images. So lots of different pics - bits and pieces, a self-portrait, lots of work, lots of traveling... and of course a Christmas day image #299

#247 to #274

2008-01-05T23:07:00.001+11:00

Pretty much the entire month of November here,
minus 2 days.
During this month I participated in the exhibition, and for the 5 days following decided to just share some of my work, rather than more photos. I was rather exhausted creativity anyway. There is also 2 mini-challenges. Firstly, an arrangement of roses from my mother-in-laws garden, at the end of their vase life.. I remember photographing an arrangement of dead roses in uni, big contrasty b&w. Something has always interested me about the look of the roses when they are all shriveled and dying.....
The next MC...the computer... what a contrast from the last. Thats my life though, I regard myself as somewhat of a computer geek... can't live without it, could spend hours upon hours - I wish - on the net or whatever.. yet I have a keen interested in vintage... go figure.
Any who... five pics of the computer. Others in between are photos of random stuff as usual... some went on to be used in my common threads works, and a few pics from the days spent working in the exhibition space leading up to opening - which is representing by a photo of a beautiful green jug Carly bought and the high tea stand featuring jam rolls, this was typical of how the afternoon tea/opening looked...

Common Threads work

Carly's old Singer, what an awesome machine.. and it looks great!!!

My stencils for common threads stuff...

Computer MC...

Roses MC

hello there... long time no see..

2008-01-05T11:08:00.000+11:00

I have a big catch up soon, but still in it, have some mini-challenges and a december special on mobile ph pics... so stayed tuned...

whoa.. BIG catch up.... 218 - 246

2007-11-02T21:50:00.000+11:00

With our exhibition around the corner, most of my photos will definitely have a 'domestic environment ' vibe happening, more so than usual.

MINI-CHALLENGE: new mobile phone cam, including another self-portrait(#242)

MINI CHALLENGE - using my favourite new flower - Drumsticks (sometimes known as billy buttons) which grow on the sides of the road on my drive to work, they're everywhere, with their little heads popping out through the grasses...

215, 216, 217

2007-10-04T21:49:00.000+10:00

Decided to keep photographing the beautiful lilies a friend gave me for my recent birthday. I was thinking a mini-challenge... but would also like to keep going past tomorrows pic to see what I can do with the same subject. Think I'll go for an even ten days... we'll see... Try clicking on the images for a larger look, especially #215.

211, 212, 213, 214

2007-10-01T11:25:00.000+10:00

New gadget comes new inspiration...
I was given a handy little tripod for my camera off my parents for my recent b'day, it bends every which way, and can hang off trees.. but it also provides a sturdy prop to take pics with a slightly longer shutter speed and not relying on flash to blow out a pic... can use more subtle lighting...

Day 198 to 210

2007-09-29T22:18:00.001+10:00

Day 188 to 197

2007-09-14T22:46:00.000+10:00

Some blossom and some others.. Far as the blossom goes, I'm like a surfer searching for the perfect wave.. I'm still searching for my perfect blossom photo... although its about to all pass as the petals all fall.

Photo #197

Photo #196

Photo #195

Photo #194

Photo #193

Photo #192

Photo #191

I also got some great shots of some bees, bain was very helpful, see more on cont'd

Photo #190

Photo #189

Photo #188

180 to 187

2007-09-07T19:29:00.001+10:00

Continuing my obsession with flora and foliage, I now have a beautiful apricot tree full of blossom. And I love blossom!!! All sorts, although my favourite would be the magnolia - just stunning. Might scout one and take some pics. But here is my study of my tree. Various lighting, varying exposure etc.

Photo #187

Photo #186

Photo #185

Photo #184

Photo #183

Photo #182

Photo #181

Photo #180

162 to 179

2007-08-27T22:09:00.001+10:00

Big catch up but all here...
You will notice a lot of plant/foliage images...I'm going through a phase of being obsessed with all things plants.. foliage, grasses, leaves, flowers, stems, weeds, dried, fresh... and I am using this project to experiment. Trying to find different and interesting ways to shoot the same item... so boring as it may be for you the viewer, I'm thoroughly enjoying the images I'm producing.

Photo #179

Photo #178

From my niece's first birthday.. how cute she is!! And a great shot of a baby is never easy... quite proud of this.

Photo #177

Trip to the zoo, and my niece would not budge til a butterfly landed on her but she got her wish.

Photo #176

Photo #175

Had a road trip today - drove nearly 600kms, just with myself. Beautiful weather isn't just good for being outside in, its also great to put some cruising music on and just driving... though bush.. hills.. green paddocks.. tree lined roads.. being able to think and clear your head.

Photo #174

Photo #173

Photo #172

Photo #171

Photo #170

From my SIL birthday party, a little bonfire happening.

Photo #169

Photo #168

Photo #167

Photo #166

Photo #165

The sunny days are becoming more frequent, I love being able to walk around in bare feet on the grass, or just sit...

Photo #164

Photo #163

Photo #162 - MC

Last shot from 'weeds' mini challenge

Day 157, 158, 159, 160 & 161

2007-08-11T22:14:00.002+10:00

Photo #161 - MC

Weeds #4

Photo #160 - MC

Weeds #3

Photo #159 - MC

Weeds #2 Bamboo is a good example of a plant that is quite stunning but can easily get out of control and fall into the weeds category.

Mini-Challenge - Weeds
My brother once said that weeds were just plants in a spot where you didn't want them. So simple and so true.

Photo #158

Weeds #1

Photo #157

Bain always enjoys making cupcakes. He loves the stirring and adding, then decorating. And its so much nicer to know its just good old eggs, flour, butter etc.

Day 151, 152, 153, 154, 155 & 156

2007-08-05T11:15:00.001+10:00

Photo #156

Photo #155 - Mini Ch.

blue #5

Photo #154 - MC

blue - #4... swim our fish is actually more aqua looking than this but still a beautiful blue...

Photo #153 - MC

blue #3... the blue in the largest rock is why I picked it up originally. This has been photographed a few times before.

Photo #152 - MC

blue #2... easy blue sky, although it can be hard during winter...

Photo #151 - Mini Challenge BLUE

blue #1.. bain's bath toys gave me the idea to do a blue themed mini challenge(MC).

Day 145, 146, 147, 148, 149 & 150

2007-08-05T11:00:00.000+10:00

Photo #150

Photo #149

My one daffodil...

Photo #148 - Mini Challenge

FOOD #5... making fairy bread as a treat

Photo #147 - Mini Ch.

FOOD #4... greased up snags and onion

Photo #146 - Mini Ch.

FOOD #3

Photo #145 - Mini Ch.

FOOD #2... chicken casar salad goes perfect when eating on the couch/lap

Day 143 and 144

2007-07-23T16:46:00.000+10:00

MINI CHALLENGE - food ! ! (glorious food...)
This weeks mini challenge comes from a suggestions from my good friend Jess. (She is also starting a very interesting mini challenge on her family blog - G Units). The main rule is that it must food that I am consuming on the day.

Photo #144

Food #1 - pink grapefruit. Wanted to try one.. different... think I'll stick to having it in a Cruiser.

Image #143

I wanted to create my own 'pattern'. My friend Carly and I are starting a project together which will lead to an exhibition. She is a print maker and we share a love of patterns... think vintage wallpaper, wrapping paper, fabric, scrapping paper.. etc. and something like the above. The pattern was.. yes.. created in photoshop but uses my photos of a succulent and a coffee cup. I have done similar work in a past post. It also ties in a little with the theme for the project and thats what inspired me to create this. It is to do with a woman's domestic environment, in particular rural women. I can imagine a 1930's - 1940's fabric version of this, although it'd be quite different images (like Marge's corn curtains from the Simpson's) used for curtains or a table cloth. Read more about our project at Cont'd.

135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141 & 142

2007-07-21T20:36:00.000+10:00

Some of the photos below are my first contribution, for the project, from my mobile phone cam. They are titled in the bottom right corner.

Photo #142

Love a good painting with light, as I call them..

Photo # 141

The keg in the foreground shows the volume.. 3410 litres and 750 gallons. Thats a lot of port. See more pics (not from ph cam) on LIME.

Photo #140

Love a good abstract, such pretty colours too.

Photo #139

One of the big kegs, or hogs head, used to store and age the port at work. We bottle straight from it.

Photo #138

Heading to work early, this is the state of the car as I leave my cosy house.. is that ice or snow..???..

Photo #137

Photo #136

I work for a winery doing wine and port tastings... among other less glamorous things. Its in a big tin shed which is actually heritage listed. Great atmosphere, but freeeeezzzzing, so we LOVE the fireplace!

Photo #135

Taken at work.. little port glasses all in a row..

Day 130, 131, 132 133 and 134

2007-07-13T20:44:00.000+10:00

Mini Challenge - PINK

Image #134

Strike a pose - theres nothing to it. Yes, me being an idiot in the name of art.

Photo #133

Lace..

Image #132

Bangles

Photo #131

Lucy's nose.. and ears.

Photo #130

Day 125, 126, 127, 128 and 129 (back on track)

2007-07-11T14:07:00.000+10:00

Photo #129

Another sky, but this time its golden, how could I refuse..

Photo #128

Photo #127

Photo #126

Image #125

Time for another self portrait

Day 106 to 124... a big catch up and a confession..

2007-07-04T16:05:00.000+10:00

So you may have noticed a huge absence of photos, and you'd be right in assuming I've fallen off the rails with my project.

Someone said to me when I first started this project 'what do you get.. is there a prize..' and which I replied 'No... nothing, its a personal challenge...a creative challenge'.

I had a week away..a week off from the norm...off work.. away from home.. and somewhere in there I took a week or so off from taking pics. Although as you'll see below, not completely.

I made a decision to not throw away the whole project, as I would be more disappointed in myself if I did that.

So I gathered up some work, 18 images to be exact, to help the catch up and to fill in the gaps. It is all work that has been taken or created in my time off, they fall into 3 groups of 6, with a theme each. I didn't even try and match days, I have left that blank.

Group #1 - something a bit different as I didn't have 18 shots I could use.. instead I've created these works entirely from scratch, using my photos to create 'brushes' in photoshop. Sort of like a stamp, I guess. Good fun.

Group #2 - Family fun day.. images from hanging out at an indoor play centre with my parents, my two brothers, and my niece and nephew... and my son and hubby while away.

Something abstract thrown in..

Below is my son with my niece and nephew, and I'm very proud of this shot, we've tried for ages (how old is Bain.. 3 1/2 years..) to get this shot.

Above.. was actually taken at my bros 30th b'day... love Bain in this shirt.

Group #3 - When nothing inspires.. I look to the skies..
The changing weather and my changing backyard is something I really enjoy photographing, sorry if it gets boring for you the viewer. And the special thing about the sky, is that unless you grab your camera and run, you may miss out. The blue/pink sky below vanished as I was taking the shots.

Day 105

2007-06-26T22:30:00.000+10:00

Photo #105

Last in Mini Challenge - Bain's toys/Montages
Bubbles

Day 101, 102, 103 and 104

2007-06-14T16:36:00.000+10:00

Photo #104

Even with all the fancy train sets he has, Bain always comes back to this one.

Photo #103

Bain's loves his mums homemade playdough... I still remember the big mounds of playdough my mum use to make my brothers and I.

Photo #102

Photo #101

Bouncy balls... thanks to his uncle these are one of Bain's favourite things and Lucy sometimes joins in and he laughs hysterically when she chases them.

Mini-Challenge - My sons toys; using montages
Thanks to all that gave suggestions, and look forward to seeing me use them. I will always appreciate any more ideas. This weeks challenge idea comes from Karen, my sister-in-law, who suggested one of Bain's toys he's playing with on that day.

Day 98, 99 and 100!! .,+::+,.+::+,.,+:*:+,.

2007-06-13T16:24:00.000+10:00

Wow wee....what a milestone!

Photo #100!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and its of Lucy... purely accidental as I don't really count until I'm editing onto the computer.

Photo #99

Photo #98 - Winter Mini Challenge completed!

Ice on my car... thats cold!

Day 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96 and 97

2007-06-07T21:50:00.001+10:00

Photo #97

Photo #96

Photo #95

Mini Challenge...Winter
Photo #94

This foggy morning began it all... theres more photos at LIME

Photo #93

Photo #92

Mini-Challenge...Abstract - Completed
Photo #91

Day 87, 88, 89 and 90

2007-05-31T21:45:00.000+10:00

Mini Challenge #3 - Abstract (no photoshop)

Photo #90

I'm very happy with this image its by far my fave in the challenge, although I have one more image to go, see more at LIMEwhere photoshop was allowed

Photo #89

Photo #87

Photo #86

I love photographing the moon, and finding a new and different way to do it is not only a challenge buy fun.

81, 82, 83, 84, 85 and 86

2007-05-28T17:00:00.000+10:00

Image #86

This is my little way of showing visually my dilemma regarding living in the country or city...????....

Photo #85

Another Lucy shot... hopefully a little different.

MINI PROJECT #2... Skies...COMPLETED

Photo #84

Photo #83

Photo #82

Photo #81

Day 76, 77, 78, 79 and 80

2007-05-21T13:31:00.000+10:00

Photo #80

Next Mini-Challenge ... Skies.
Seeing as I have done 2 in a row, thought it would begin another mini-challenge. Although I won't count Sundays below, so #80, is #1 in challenge. Hopefully I can move away from just pointing up and clicking.. although with the above image I did use the metering to alter the amount of light, it was actually much brighter. This time of the year provides amazing stormy skies, and who knows, maybe I'll have a record of when the drought broke...cross our fingers!

Photo #79

Photo #78

Image #77

Self Portrait #5 - Mini Challenge Completed!!

Photo #76

Day 75

2007-05-16T16:41:00.000+10:00

Photo #75

Self portrait #3
me with Lucy my kitty-cat. No photoshop, for a change

Day 73 & 74.. and Mini Challenges

2007-05-14T21:26:00.000+10:00

Self Portrait Mini-challenge #1

Photo #74

Image #73

I'm going to attempt some mini challenges here and there. Yes. I have already attempted one and failed, but I must try again. I was looking at some others doing the project and saw the idea. I'll do a monday to friday, so 5 images. This first one will be 'Self Portraits' as started already with the 2 above. Some other challenges I hope to do are shadows, a colour theme, coffee, tattoos (sort-of started this anyway), reflections, jewellery and vices. I think it'll be fun.

Day 72

2007-05-14T21:21:00.000+10:00

Photo #72

Something simple for a sunday.

64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70 and 71

2007-05-12T16:41:00.000+10:00

Day 64 through to 71
Another big catch up.

Photo #71

I've shot this before, but completely different. I love the organic lines of the willow sticks, specially against the soft window.

Photo #70

Everything AND the kitchen sink..

Photo #69

I love photographing the Golden Elm in my backyard, and with the leaves starting to fall, I can't wait to keep photographing the changes.

Photo #68

I've been doing a bit of Op-shopping lately, and I'm about to start a great new project that has me inspired, but theres more on that in my new blog 'continued'.(yes its the third) This is the fabric of a skirt that I just bought. I just had to photograph part of the print.

Photo #67

Photo #66

Photo #65

Wanted to do a shot that would suit sepia tone. Think I'll be using it again soon.

Photo #64

58, 59, 60, 61, 62 and 63

2007-05-06T18:02:00.000+10:00

Day 58 to 63

Photo #63

Its always fun to take these shots, so unpredictable, yet great looking.

Photo #62

This is Oodle(like noodle) who belongs more to my mother-in-law, but we've shared custody over the years. Shes a Persian and she knows it. Absolute snob unless she knows you and loves you. Oodle came onto the scene around the same time as I did, so she's fairly special to me. Often looks more like a bear or some other large, furry beast.

Photo #61

Interesting..??.. reflection on the computer screen

Photo #60

Driving at dusk.. and no I'm not actually driving this time.

Photo #59

Is this not the most beautiful sight in the morning?

Photo #58

I love it when theres a full moon and the clouds are racing over it. This looks so much better bigger.

Day 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56 and 57

2007-04-28T23:07:00.000+10:00

My project has turned 50!!!
Happy Birthday!!! Wow wee!!!

Photo #57

ahhh... rain... love the sound, love the smell, love the way everything looks.. with a shine... instantly adds life back to thirsty, dreary nature. Even the succulents are loving it.

Photo #56

I always enjoy finding and photographing an interesting shadow or pattern
... hence #55 as well..

Photo #55

Photo #54

Photo #53

Photo #52

Had a great opportunity to take photos at a hair demonstration. My friend was a hair model and wanted to get some photos of her hair looking fab. And did it!! What a great colour!!!
See more at LIME photo graphics

Photo #51

Both 51 and 50 were taken at a local lolly shop that burnt down. The first, being #50 below, shows their 'Australia's largest lolly pop' that withstood the blaze, just a great shot. #51 was another that I wanted to take, bit more cliched - bit more arty, but love that coal texture, needed to be a black and white too.

Photo #50

Day 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49

2007-04-20T12:14:00.000+10:00

Photo #49

Photo #48

Photo #47

Photo #46

Photo #45

Photo #44.. TBA

Day 40, 41, 42 and 43

2007-04-14T23:22:00.000+10:00

Photo #43

Image #42

Didn't mean to do 2 of these sort of images one after another. The idea for the tree below is something I've had in my mind for a while, needed to get it out. And well, the dragonflies above... I was feeling a bit uninspired for a proper photo.

Image #41

Image #40

Day 39

2007-04-10T21:57:00.000+10:00

Photo #39

Driving down main st

33, 34, 35, 36, 37, and 38

2007-04-09T20:30:00.000+10:00

Day 33 to 38
Bit of a catch up...

Photo #38

Even though I've taken this photo, I still glance at it and wonder... water... stone..?..?

Photo #37

This is my Easter pic

Photo #36

What can I say.. I like the lighting..

Image #35

Image #34

This is a Thai puppet, my Dad bought it back for me. Its quite special

Photo #33

Night or day?

Day 30, 31 and 32

2007-04-03T22:18:00.000+10:00

Photo #32

This is my second self portrait.

Photo #31

Photo #30

Another one for my tattoo collection. Big thanks to one of my dearest friends for flashing her leg for me... but why wouldn't you want to flash it ever now and then when there is this hiding.

Day 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29

2007-03-30T20:52:00.000+10:00

Lots of Catching Up...

Photo #29

Thought seeing as we're at the end of the month, I'd re-visit a subject from my first photo from the project.

Photo #28

On a bit of a tattoo thing. I think its a little cliched, but it allows for some great moody black and whites. Tattoos are essentially art, so I guess I'm just extended on that idea. Hope to do some more, scoping out new subjects...

Image #29...plus some..

Bit of a Duane Michals inspired sequence for you photography enthusiasts. Rather enjoyed something different. A lot more work, hence the 'catch-up'.

Photo #26

Interesting pattern..??.. I like the mix of organic and man-made.

Photo #25

I've always taken pics of dogs, especially my own. Although a posed photo is both a challenge and a great looking result, candid ones are definately my favourite.

Day 21, 22, 23 and 24

2007-03-26T20:20:00.000+10:00

I've failed my mini project.

Photo #24

Photo #23

Photo #22

Photo #21

Given the last few days I've had, with work and my overall mood, it was a big thing not too completely fail. But I managed some ok images, well actually, I'm really happy with them... they're so different to one another. I'm really enjoy mucking around with my camera.

Have you had a look at the album...see side bar...>>>

Day 19 & 20

2007-03-22T20:17:00.000+11:00

Photo #20

This image is a bit of a trick...

Image #19

I am so ready for winter... mornings like this are just great. Love being able to enjoy my morning coffee, rather than sweat over it.

Day 18

2007-03-20T21:46:00.000+11:00

Photo #18
Day 2 of mini-project

Day 17

2007-03-19T20:54:00.000+11:00

Day 1 - MINI PROJECT
Photo/Image #17

Ventured out today. I've been past this building a lot and loved the way the paint was cracking away. Bumped up the contarst to emphasise the texture.

Day 16

2007-03-18T17:20:00.000+11:00

Photo #16

I've struggled the last few days and do it a bit last minute, hence the night shots, but this one came easy when I saw the light cutting across my floor this morning.

MINI-PROJECT:
I do need to make more effort to venture out with my photos, as most are taken at home. I'm setting myself a mini-project... I must do this weeks worth of photos(7) away from my house. Starting from tomorrow, #17 through to #23.

Day 13, 14 & 15

2007-03-17T21:10:00.000+11:00

Photo's # 13, 14 and 15
I'm having some fixation with abstracting light and shifting away from the standard way of using light. I enjoy mucking around to see the results I get.

I even just like the different colours of lights in this photo. Not many people would realise that fluro lights show up green in photos... this can be both fun... and annoying.

Both #14 and #15, below, are of my front door. I often look at the pattern of the wire and the glass, the way the light shines through and have wanted to photograph it.

14 was taken in the day, 15 at night.

Day 12

2007-03-14T22:31:00.000+11:00

Photo #12

Day 11

2007-03-13T22:23:00.000+11:00

Photo 11

Have you notice I call some 'photos' and others 'images'. I guess if I alter them, then I call it an image. To be fair to the project I will try to limit images like the last few to one a week, aim for actual photographs. Sort of a vague rule, as with doing a self portrait per month. I'm really loving the photoshop creations, to see more of these visit my other blog... LIME photo graphics

Day 10

2007-03-12T21:08:00.000+11:00

Image 10

This is taking the idea from the last couple of images a step further. I've completely abstracted the photo. Its created a whole new image as the original photo was of a tap...

Day 7, 8 and 9

2007-03-12T20:17:00.000+11:00

Image 9...
I was feeling in the mood for a bit of photoshop creativity.

I find that I often take an image now with the idea that it will make a good backdrop or some text will look good with it. But I usually open the image with no idea about what the finish product will be.
Image 8...

Image 7...

Day 5 & 6

2007-03-09T18:26:00.000+11:00

Here is photo #5 and #6... and yes there should be a #7 but it hasn't been taken yet. Thinking of a night shot. So I am posting what I can, when I can...

The cow below is part of a larger collection of decorated cows for a nearby town. They're sort of a town feature/tourist attraction with many different artists contributing. They also appear in other towns in the same shire. I think they're fantastic, but sometimes seem a little out of place. My son called this one
"The Swirly Cow".

"New Gumboots"...kids have such simple pleasures.

Day 4

2007-03-06T19:54:00.000+11:00

Photo #4...

I'm doing pretty well... its quite a task really. I'm amazed I've been able to post each day, although I can't say that it'll continue. So here is a pic of my cat Lucy.. she's actually quite a poser so I found out.

Day 3

2007-03-05T19:15:00.000+11:00

#3...

I really enjoy using light, rather than just metering correctly and having the light balanced. I think it creates a certain mood...
for example, summer days...

Day 2

2007-03-04T19:41:00.000+11:00

Day 2

Here's #2... and my first self portrait for the project.
Its suggested you attempt one a month, to see how you change over the year.

So this is the 2nd self portrait I've EVER done! I don't like them...hence the mood of the photo. I do like the lighting...

Day 1

2007-03-03T18:38:00.000+11:00

Day 1... Photo #1

My son was asleep when I started this, so for my first shot I couldn't go far and wanted to get something done straight away.

I think this will be a great challenge. I'm sure there will be many more days when all I can do is walk around home to find a shot, but thats a challenge in itself. Then there will be the days when I capture some amazing image.