Day 6 - Slide

Day 6 - Slide, a photo by Paul the Outdoor Movie Guy on Flickr.

Attempting to capture the motion of play when we were at the park.Tracking the subject which blurs the background. Glad I was not using a film camera, took a lot of shots. 18mm, 1/8 second, f/11, ISO 100 with fill in flash

Day 5 - Street Sweeper

Day_5_Street_Sweeper, a photo by Paul the Outdoor Movie Guy on Flickr.

Taken from the 10th Tee of Roddy Ranch Golf Course. Not sure where he got the brush! In my haste to capture the image I was not paying full attention to my exposure and had to bring up in Lightroom +2. 135mm 1/6400, f/5.6, ISO 100 #photoaday #project365 #streetsweeper #bike

Day 4 - Little Big Car

Day_4_Little_Big_Car_2CV, a photo by Paul the Outdoor Movie Guy on Flickr.

Over at a friends house for a Holiday party one of the guests arrives in this. A Citroën 2CV. Many years ago I had one of these for a summer. The gear stick comes straight out from the engine. HDR image with standard natural setting, taken at 18mm. This small car looks larger than it is when taken close up. #2CV #project365 #photoaday

Project 365 - A Photo a Day

It's that time of year when many make resolutions and promises for the New Year.

Last year I even managed to keep a couple, lose weight and start a Blog about one of my passions, Outdoor Movies.

This year I will attempt a Photo-a-day project.  That is, to take, and post, a photo every day.

Why?
1. With both my businesses I get to travel around California and Oregon. This project will help me keep track of the people, places and things I have done during the year.
2.  I love taking photos and I hope this will get me to take more and improve my technique.

When I started thinking about this project, I Googled to see what others have done to succeed:

• Making your intention public (like I am) increases the chance that you will follow-through with the project.  Find groups of people who are doing the same thing (project365 on Flickr)
• Choose a platform to post to and make it easy.  If you take all your photo's with a smart phone, choose a service that you like and use it to post your photos.   If you are constantly on Facebook, create a folder with your images there.
• Blog it, even if it just a couple of words to give your photo context.
• Take your camera with you!

I am looking forward to the challenge!  Eager to get started I chose Christmas Day to begin my journey.

Day 1  - Christmas Dinner

I am storing my photos on Flickr and have joined the project365 group (it's inspiring to see what other people are capturing).  From flickr I will Blog to http://paultheoutdoormovieguy.blogspot.com/

Be it an iPhone, Android, DSLR, point and shoot or GoPro, grab your camera and start to tell your story, one photo at a time.

Cheers
Paul the Outdoor Movie Guy

P.S.  If you are going to attempt the Photo-a-day, let me know how I can follow you.

Day 3 - Airborne

Day_3_Airborn_Photoaday, a photo by Paul the Outdoor Movie Guy on Flickr.

Using the kit lens in Castro Valley, CA at Golfland. When taking photos of children hitting golf balls, be quick to move your camera (and head)

Day 2 - Fast Lights

Fast Lights, a photo by Paul the Outdoor Movie Guy on Flickr.

Christmas Tree Lane in Alameda

Day 1 - Christmas Dinner Table

ChristmasTable2013 (1 of 1), a photo by Paul the Outdoor Movie Guy on Flickr.

Day 1 - Using a manual 50mm  Nikon lens (I think from the 60's or 70's).