Alison: Day 4 -- Submerged.

I was toying with my new Canon D10 tonight. While I had it submerged in the fish tank I realized my fish, Morty, really hates the camera. But this shot of Morty's frog toy turned out kind of neat.

Harry: Day 4

This is where I work. I spend about 30 hours a week in this little box projecting the same movie over and over and over again. That little pink chair isn't very comfortable. And I wonder why I'm not feeling creative these days.

Alison Day 4: collections.

I took this one of several pieces of jewelry I own for no other purpose than to try out unusual or difficult lighting situations and different ISOs. Okay, I told a white lie. I also took this photo because I'm frequently drawn to things with multiple shapes, depths, and textures. Then again, who isn't?

Anyway, still loving what I'm seeing.

Here's mine for tonight:

Jared Day 4: Fun With Shutter Speed

I've been playing around with shutter speed lately. Took these tonight looking down onto interstate 89 about 5 minutes from my house. Lack of tripod and shaking hands due to the 30 degree temp left me with these two out of about 20. I went to the airport and attempted to get one of an airplane landing but it came out pretty crappy. On the plus side I've got another 361 days to try and get a good one.

pabs(t)mear: First post: January

Greetings everyone...


I know that it is the 22nd and not the first but I figured better late then never. I am not a photographer, but I am interesting in capturing memorys, actions, and moments so that I may never forget what or why or where I have been.

1. "He was reduced to flirting with waitpersons"

2. "He's considered to be an expert on potential accidents" 3. "The would be well fed and given a safe place to sleep"

4. "Otherwise put, just like daily life"

5. "We have work to do, and loads to lift"

6. "Ill wind blow far and find a ready welcome"

7. "Addict," said Crake"
8. "fear has homogenized his bowel"

9. "His time, what a bankrupt idea"

10. "He too is a castaway of sorts"

All title and Quotes from "Oryx and Crake" by Margaret Atwood

Feedback welcome.

Jason: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5

I really wanted to join the project back at the beginning of the year, but I am glad to be able to finally join here. I purchased my Olympus FE-360 on Friday, Jan. 16th, and hesitated none at taking photos for this project. As of this post, I have taken 137 photos with my new camera, but only 5 of those will be posted here! Without further ado:

Day 1: So, I had just gotten my camera when Susan and I decided to get some food at Sonny's. After a little while of being there, she noticed this man's shirt and directed me to read what the shirt said. She wanted to take the picture and use it for her picture of the day, but her camera couldn't get a good shot of it. So she decided that she would take the picture with mine; thus, allowing me the freedom to use it as my picture of the day. The shirt actually says "I got my meat pulled at Slow and Low Bar-B-Que Bar and Grill".

Day 2: I woke up this morning around 8am. In fact, this photo shows that it was taken at 8:46am. There was a CD sitting on my desk and the light was shining in through my window and reflecting off the CD. Those two main components just lined up for a perfect shot of the day, so I took it. :)

Day 3: I ride my bike back and forth to work. On my ride home, I sometimes ride on the sidewalk and I happen to pass by the wall of art. This caught my eye today and I thought I would take a picture of it. I took the picture in super-macro mode, which actually looks pretty good for a budget-priced camera.

Day 4: I think I was lacking creativity this day and didn't really know what to take a picture of. I took some pictures of some of the places around work that I go, but I figured this one would be best. I am actually riding on my bicycle while taking this photo. I thought it would blur a bit, but it actually looks pretty good. Thank goodness for the wrist-strap. :D

Day 5: I had the idea to take this picture a little while before I purchased this camera and decided to pick this as the photo for today. The idea came up when I saw this graffiti one day and thought about how the big wall of art a couple blocks south of this was meant for that type of thing. I also happened to notice graffiti in another location, but thought this one was a better photo overall.

Oz : New Year New Day

I have been on the run from myself for the past two weeks. The internet is sparse for this modern day carnie. I've been traveling so hence minimal posts. Moments, and memories are hard to capture, it is the mundane things that are the most striking to me. I love remembering moments in time, that’s what my posts are about. This is a year of change and I invite you to join me. Let’s explore this insane messy existence and the swirling of the cosmos together.

Day 1- New Years day - I am sitting on a ledge both physically and metaphorically this year is about taking the leap into the next phase of my life. Lets hope I land on both feet.

Day 2 – Experience LA day – View from perishing square, just around the corner from my temporary apartment.

Day 3 – Disneyland day – Clock at Wilshire, looked cool in the fog and at night.

Day 4 – No leaving apartment day – I smoked too many cigarettes and played to much xbox today.

Day 5 – Observatory day – Went to Griffith Observatory today, I learned all about space and had some face time with James Dean.

Day 6 – Blast from the Past day – Met up with an old friend from middle school today. Spent some time thinking about the past and watched the sunset over downtown from the roof.

Day 7 – Self portrait day – I have been experimenting with self portraits recently. I need to get a shutter release thingy but for now I have to hit the timer button repeatedly.

Day 8 – Pirate bar day – Went with Mitch to our favorite bar only to find that the hipsters had invaded it requiring a long wait after the art walk. He took me to another bar a few blocks away that had a pirate theme. Awesome.

Day 9 – Rolling fog day – A heavy fog rolled into downtown and everything looked all eerie, went to the roof and took some more photos.

Day 10 – Haunted hotel day – Wondered around the hotel today, some rooms and floors are completely abandoned, It was too creepy and I scared myself a few times. Took some out of focus pictures of Duncan.

Day 11 – All for me day – Packed my stuff to leave for Sundance, took some photos in bed cause I was feeling saucy.

Day 12 – Full moon bond day – James Bond party and the moon was full. It looked perfect in a way that my camera cannot capture. The clouds and the light were just incredible.

Day 13 – Starfish beach day – Went to the beach with the brother, a very nice way to end my trip. Under the boardwalk we found a starfish, Duncan took it and returned it to the ocean. This is the biggest ripple I have ever witnessed, I feel lighter. Today reminds me of how beautiful the universe can be.

Look foraward to daily posts when I get back from being out on the road.

Patrick: Week One - At A Slow Pace, but I'm Catching Up

Good Evening,


So, This is my first image for this project and it is, well, its my ear. I don't do face shots but I figured that an introduction was in order so. Here it is. What you get to know of me.



This is prior to my haircut when I had blue highlights, which I miss ever so much; though, there really isn't much I can do about it now.

This is my photograph for day two.

It is entitled Love.

I'm not terribly good at being random so I figured I would give myself themes to look for during my day. This one just struck me as being somewhat ironic. Not somuch in the obvious sense that animals generally don't bite things they are fond of, but in the sense that my cat does.

The Cat is Yuki Eiri, by the way. He's def. my baby. If I had a child - he would be it.

Day three. This one is called Dark.

This one. Is ever so special to me cuz. Chocolate always catches my eye. I swear. I have a cocoa-dar or something cuz I can hunt down the stuff from a mile away. I love it and always have some on hand. Why not photograph it?

This piece is entitled Light. It is a piece I took one random night but I figured I would clean it up for day four.

This image is of the moon; though you can't really see it that well. I don't know why I was inspired to take this photograph. It just struck me as being somewhat odd to see the moon so clearly as it was that evening I suppose.

In any case, I find the appearing of the full moon facinating. That and the air is different on those evenings. Behold the wonders of gravity.

Anyway, this is a simple image, but it has a lot to say if you listen carefully. You know. See sounds and hear colors. *shruggs*

Day five. This canteen. Is amazing.


The piece is entitled Rot.


This piece is pretty much a statement supporting my father who is VERY into going green. He actually bought this 20 dollar stainless steel jug as a Christmas gift for me.



Now, I carry it everywhere. And water that doesn't taste like petro-chemicals or have an experation date is growing on me.

January sixth. Break.

Vitamins are kinda important. I mean. The majority of what is in them generally doesn't make it into your system; but, ya know. They help.

Anyway, during high school I took a lot of diet pills so this one just reminded me of that struggle with image. I called it break because my esteem issues kinda. Broke me. More of a personal thing than an art piece but, whatever.

This is my final submission for week one.

This piece is entitled heaven. Its kinda silly but I was lieing down and I looked at the ceiling fan and it reminded me of the saying a light at the end of the tunnel so. Then I wondered what would happen if you met someone who wanted to go into the light. Ya know....

In any case, I think the picture explains itself pretty well in conjunction with the title.

Okay, so this it is for week one. I'm open to critic, but a gentle approach is appreciated. Suggestions are also appreciated, especially regarding night photography.

These images were all dark roomed and cropped to 8x10 (or 10x8) from roughly 34x42s or something like that. I also desaturated spots in Introduction and Dark.

That's it for now. Have a pleasant evening.

04.01.09: Movement

Today I went to Concord with a couple of friends to go to the mall and get some post holiday sale consumerism in so I figured it was an excuse to take the camera and a lot of pictures. I brought my camera into the mall, but there was nothing photo worthy in there, plus I felt self conscious taking pictures in the mall, but that's probably because of my state of mind Since on the way back it was dark out I decided to mess around with shutter speed, and there's a lot of really cool pictures that look like Jackson Pollock paintings, but I like this one. I had to crop it, and since I did that I decided to change the contrast and temperature and voila. Enjoy.
-Mat

Alison, Day # 4. A or B?

A: Portrait at Christmas time.
B: untitled.

We are the kind of family who keeps our Christmas decorations up past the new year. And personally, I love it that way. Tonight, after working diligently all day at my future house, I realized I hadn't taken a photo worth posting, despite (in hindsight) the dozens of opportunities I had.

So 8:30 rolled around and I was getting ready to plop down and blog for the night and thought, I need to exert enough energy to find something in this museum of knick knacks and odds and ends house of ours to photograph and make it look more interesting than it really is. I looked in all the china/belleek/custard cabinets, I looked at my antique camera collection. I looked in my closet, and even the utensil drawers. I looked at my computer tower (with no sides -- hardware all exposed!) and nothing caught my eye. But I walked into our family room, turned on the Christmas lights, and just like Christmas morning, EVERYTHING seemed to sparkle at me.

So I took about 25 different shots of literally four scenes. It's ridiculous how much of a goof I am about photographs. I like them to be just-so. You know?

I think I'm going to start asking your opinions on the shots I post ... as in which one should be my official photograph of the day, and why? I have a very difficult time narrowing down my choices. And I realize that part of being a great artist is being able to honestly critique your own work and determine what is best, but it's not like the images I post are two of the same shot. I can do that part, I just can't pick one shot of the many I take that completely defines my emotions, thoughts, and expressions in a given moment.

So what do you think? A? or B?

Lily Rose Day 4: My Babies!

These are my babies and they make me so happy! They are the most charismatic cats that I think I have ever known. They are polar opposites in personalities, but they both mirror me on any given day. Tommy is the more reserved, homebody side of me, who is content just chilling at home or, if the mood hits me, hanging out with a few close friends. Bella perfectly represents the more mischievous and rambunctious side. The side that has to be in everything and is always finding just enough trouble to keep everyone on their toes! So here's pictures of two of my personalities....hahaha

4th January 2009 - Alles Gute

Alles Gute = All the best

My boyfriend Christian had his 26th Birthday on the 2nd January. We both had to work on that day and so there wasn´t much time to celebrate it.
Today he got that selfmade cake from a friend of us and for sure we had to "destroy" it! ; ) Believe me - it´s as deliciouse as it looks! =)