Anyone into photography?

Or do you just want to document a year in your life through pictures? I encourage you to check out the 365 project. Www.365project.org

Another TCS member talked me into doing this last year around this time, along with a few other members. She and I are the only ones that made it through the whole year and will be finishing our first year this week and have decided to move onto a second.

I've learned a lot this year, including how to take better cat photos. :lol3:

If you do decide to join, send me a pm with you username so I can follow you and see your progress.

AbbysMom said:

Or do you just want to document a year in your life through pictures? I encourage you to check out the 365 project. Www.365project.org

Another TCS member talked me into doing this last year around this time, along with a few other members. She and I are the only ones that made it through the whole year and will be finishing our first year this week and have decided to move onto a second.

I've learned a lot this year, including how to take better cat photos.

If you do decide to join, send me a pm with you username so I can follow you and see your progress.

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I'm going to try again this year.  Last year my brother was in an accident that laid him up for several months.  So, I was working at my job, tending his full time farm, and his son's full time farm while he was in Iraq.  

At the moment, it looks like I'll have a little more free time this year.  

I'm not much of a photographer but this sounds like fun. I know my DH has a nice camera buried somewhere in his office. I'll have him drag it out for me. 

My username is RAFM, just like here. What's yours?

I didn't name names on who didn't finish.

You always take such great pics, Mike. I look forward to seeing them.

Hey, what happened to the 365project Facebook App.  It looks like it's gone.  Do the photos have to be shared individually now, or am I just not looking in the right spot?  

It's gone. Facebook deleted it. If you want to share, you have to hit the share button on each shot now.

AbbysMom said:

It's gone. Facebook deleted it. If you want to share, you have to hit the share button on each shot now.

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Well poo!  Poo on Facebook.  I can do that I suppose, but it infringes deeply on my laziness.  

Mine too! :lol3: I always forget to share and end up doing a bunch at once which I am sure does not make my FB friends very happy. :lol3:

Hmmmm, seems interesting, I may just have to join!

Karen, I loved you last picture with the champagne flute, it's gorgeous! I should be made into a greeting card! I wish I had so kind of knack when it came to photography but I guess I just have to enjoy other's talents.

I'm actually in the market for a decent low-cost little digital cam so I can better document the progress of Mo and Larry, the two orphans I rescued seven weeks ago.

Here's Larry at about three days old



This pic was taken using a basic web cam. I'm glad I have something to remember those days when they were just newborns, but it sure would be nice to have pictures that do justice to their awesome cuteness.

If you guys have suggestions on what I could buy at a reasonable price I'd appreciate it 

I started something similar to the 365 project a few years ago... but didn't end up finishing. I think I only lasted a few weeks, lol. My problem is that when I force myself to do something like that, a fun project or idea, it turns into something that I resent and hate doing. Since I am a professional photographer (among other things, lol), I didn't want a project like that to interfere with my business and it was starting to, so I quit. 

Zeety - are you looking for a DSLR type camera, a point and shoot or a more advanced point and shoot? I highly recommend the Fuji S series for a more advanced point and shoot camera. It has good manual modes on it, great zoom, easy to use auto modes and is a pretty tough camera. It's bulky, which is a bit of a pain for some people, but it's something you should get used to if you're ever going to move into the DSLR world. Around here, the newer models are around $200-300. If you're looking for a basic point and shoot, most Olympus models are great. I find they focus really well, they have a pet specific mode and take pretty good pictures. They also have some neat art models. The only I had I paid $79 for, and they go up from there. They're comparable to the Canon ELPH models, but cheaper - the ELPHs around here start around $150. If you're going DSLR you'll get opinions from everyone about what you should use. The three main brands, IMO, are Canon, Nikon and Olympus. I'm a Canon girl, but in all honesty, if I didn't already have all of my Canon stuff when the Olympus PEN models came out I probably would have gone with them - they really neat DSLRs. I find Canon/Olympus easier to use than Nikon, but apparently Nikon has a better warranty on both the body and lenses. You can get a basic Canon DLSR for around $500 (not sure if that includes a lens or not, I can't remember). 

If if involves a Facebook app I can't do it because mine is set to "turned off all apps, games and websites".  I was told that it was more secure that way.  Don't know if it's true but I find that I don't miss anything.

A year or so ago I did sign up with Dailybooth  a site where the idea is to post a daily picture to keep in touch with friends.  It operates on the same principal as Twitter where as you follow and have followers. 

Most of the pictures I posted were of Chester or the weather out my window. But as is usually the case the site changed it's design and most of the people on my list stopped using it. 

I love photography, so this shouldn't be too hard... I just joined, my username is catbehaviors, same as here. I'll be sure to follow you guys who are participating!

Below I attached my current favorite photo that I took:

CheshireCat said:

If if involves a Facebook app I can't do it because mine is set to "turned off all apps, games and websites".  I was told that it was more secure that way.  Don't know if it's true but I find that I don't miss anything.



A year or so ago I did sign up with Dailybooth  a site where the idea is to post a daily picture to keep in touch with friends.  It operates on the same principal as Twitter where as you follow and have followers. 



Most of the pictures I posted were of Chester or the weather out my window. But as is usually the case the site changed it's design and most of the people on my list stopped using it. 

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No, there is no need to link to Facebook to partipate.


I'll have to look for you catbehaviors. :bigthumb:

RAFM said:

I'm not much of a photographer but this sounds like fun. I know my DH has a nice camera buried somewhere in his office. I'll have him drag it out for me. 



My username is RAFM, just like here. What's yours?

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I just followed you. You'll see me in your list of followers now if you want to follow back.

calico2222 said:

Karen, I loved you last picture with the champagne flute, it's gorgeous! I should be made into a greeting card! I wish I had so kind of knack when it came to photography but I guess I just have to enjoy other's talents.

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Thanks Hope! You are so sweet.

I just joined. I used my TCS name because I'm not good at coming up with different user names. Now I'll have to get out and take pictures every day instead of going in spurts the way I have been lately.

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I just joined. I used my TCS name because I'm not good at coming up with different user names. Now I'll have to get out and take pictures every day instead of going in spurts the way I have been lately.

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I made my own rules for the project. You'll find many do. It's your project and your rules. I don't always take a pic a day. I may go out and take a ton at one time and use those for a few days and then take a bunch again...or sometimes I do take a daily picture. :lol3:

I'll look you up.

Thanks for following me Karen! I'll be posting a pic soon. Oh- and Mike Page followed me. Is he someone on here??
EDIT: Is it Skippymjp? I just noticed the name Mike in his siggy.