After almost two months of doing Photo-a-Day, here are ten things I've learned:
1. I am embarrassed to take photos in public.
2. Your flash is not always evil.
3. I need to have my eyes checked (or my manual focus is broken, I think it's the former rather than the latter).
4. I think like a scrapbooker and not a photographer. (I think about the story I'm going to tell about the photograph rather than the story the photograph is going to tell.)
5. Not editing my photos is killing me!
6. My camera is not as delicate as I thought.
7. I am using one sixteenth of my camera's cool features (if that).
8. The lighting in my apartment stinks.
9. Have I mentioned that I'm embarrassed to take photos in public?
10. Know that I was going to upload the photos to the internet has definitely made me censor myself (unflattering pics of people or taking photos of other people's kids, etc.).
How about you? Have you taken the challenge? How are you doing?
I'm not doing the 365, but totally relate to this:
4. I think like a scrapbooker and not a photographer. (I think about the story I'm going to tell about the photograph rather than the story the photograph is going to tell.)
I think it limits me sometimes... maybe I could tell an even better story if I tried the other way around. Hmmmm.... something to think about.
Posted by: Nancy Doren | February 23, 2008 at 01:06 AM
Finally! Someone who admits they're embarassed to take photos in public. I hate that about myself. There are so many great photos that I don't take because of that! I'm trying to teach myself to be less embarassed, and it gets better, but still...:)
Posted by: Hagit | February 23, 2008 at 03:55 AM
Im doing a Project 365 +1 and lovin it!
It took some time but now I take and use my camera everywhere and yes get a few strange looks. Then I had to work on my family's embarrassment LOL
Great list!
Posted by: jill | February 23, 2008 at 06:28 AM
LOL - I'm so with you on 1 and 9 - isn't it weird?
Posted by: Nat | February 23, 2008 at 07:01 AM
YES!!
esp 1 and 4..I don't know how to edit pictures, so that does not work for me..
also, I have a rather dull life,
work, home, work, home
kinda hard to find that little something sometimes.
Posted by: KarenM | February 23, 2008 at 10:29 AM
I love 1/18's photo and your mum is the cutest! Loving taking a peek at your pictures Julie, and I too have a hard time taking pictures in public...strange isn't it?
Posted by: jen davis | February 23, 2008 at 12:59 PM
I haven't taken this challenge... but I should! And I think that EVERY ONE of those things you've learned apply to myself as well! I am embarassed to use my camera in public too... specially since it's got the big lens and people look at you funny (maybe they don't, but I imagine that they do!!!) :)
Posted by: Mandi | February 23, 2008 at 07:04 PM
Love the honesty of this list! Haven't taken the challenge, but I suppose I could modify it....and I'd have to learn to use more than 1/16 of the features on MY camera too!! Congrats on the feature in the French Mag too!!
Posted by: Deb Wisker | February 23, 2008 at 08:13 PM
Thanks for discussing taking pics in public Julie. I began the challenge about 2 months ago and LOVE that it forces me take a second look at things EVERY DAY. I work from home - so there are days when finding something new is a real challenge.
Posted by: mary | March 06, 2008 at 01:00 PM