And so it begins!

Seeing as though this is my first post, I will do a bit of explaining. I was perusing through some friends pictures on Facebook. I have no idea how I came upon this crazy idea, but I did.

I'm into photography, and have felt I can always do better. Though people have always told me how pleased they are with the pictures I take, I still feel that I can do better. Just the perfectionist in me, I guess. Or is it?

Perhaps my idea is a shoot off of the "Julie and Julia" idea. A year of cooking. Only, I'm not taking up cooking, and I'm not trying to follow any one photographers footsteps. Instead, I'm going to do something similar, but completely different. (However, I did sort of get the idea from a Facebook group. But, again, it's different.)

I would like to master the ways of the camera. And, I feel that by doing so, I need a challenge. So, I asked people for ideas. They had no idea why I was asking for them to just give me things off the top of their heads, they just gave me the subjects. Each day, I will be attempting to the best of my ability to shoot one of the subjects that they gave me. To make things a tad bit easier, I'm not going to stick to the order in which they were given. (I know some may consider that cheating, but they aren't me, are they?) I also would like to use as little post editing as possible. Shooting digital is helpful in this matter, seeing as though I get a preview on what I have already taken.

I know that with this experiment/journey, I will be able to experience a wide array of emotions. And, sometimes, I won't always like the outcome. But, that is the point, right? As long as I make some progress, that is all that matters.

So, to recap.. I'm going to be taking themes, and each day will have a theme/subject to shoot. (Though I may not limit myself to just one, if I'm feeling some go hand in hand, or have the opportunity to do more than one, perhaps in different settings, or in the same. Or, if I'm simply up for an extra challenge.)I will post the days events on here, in order to be accountable for what I have done, and to my readers. But, mostly to myself. In addition to all of that, I'm going to limit the amount of post editing. This will help me to learn more about lighting, and how to "get it right" without spending hours making it right. I will post if I have edited it, and will most likely show a pre-edit with the edited photo.

Here's to my crazy journey! Hope you all enjoy! Oh, and if you have a subject that you would like to see done, please comment and let me know, and I will add it to the list. Once the list hits 365, I will no longer take suggestions.

(PS- The journey probably won't be starting till 2010. Perhaps January 1st, but maybe a little after. Our lives are a bit up in the air right now.)