Grateful 365 Project

UPDATE: 30 June 2011
When I started this project I knew it would be challenging to get a photo everyday that was worth posting. It has proven to be more difficult than I originally expected and those that have had to sacrifice to allow me the time to get it done have been my family and no one more than Sue. So… I will continue to post photos as often as I can and will continue counting where I left off. By the time I am done with this project, I will have posted 365 Grateful photos in a little more than a year.

Ever since I bought my first DSLR over a year ago I’ve been considering doing a 365 Project in which I make and upload at least one photo a day. Up until today (9 May 2011) I have not begun the project for a number of reasons including the time commitment required and a fear that I would not be able to come up with a good subject every day. Thanks to a post from Digital Photography School I have finally decided to take the plunge and make the commitment. The DPS post talks about a project someone started called 365 Grateful in which they began posting a picture of something for which they are grateful each day.  Their idea caught on and soon captured the attention of photographers around the world.

I am excited to start this project (and see it through) because I believe I have much for which to be grateful that I probably don’t really notice each day.  There’s also the benefit of improving my photography and editing skills.  With this in mind, here are the parameters under which I will operate for this project:

• capture at least one image each day
• spend 15 minutes or less in the editing / uploading / posting
• NO CROPPING!
• explain why I am grateful for the subject of the photo.

I’ve had a couple people ask me why I am spending so little time in post and won’t do any cropping – the simple answer is that I want the images to stand on their own as much as possible. There will be days, I am sure, when the photos won’t be great but overall I know I will look back on this year and be more grateful for each day God has given me.

Sounds easy, right?

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