A photo-a-day for 64 weeks: Two
I'm just over a week into publishing my project that involves taking a photo-a-day on Kodachrome 64 for 64 weeks. To allow for the delay between taking the photographs and publishing them, I began shooting a while back, you can find further details of the project in last week's post here.
So far I've had a wonderful response and have been inundated with e-mails and contacts from photographers who are undertaking a similar challenge and I'll be featuring some of these in the coming weeks and months.
The majority of the photo-a-day projects are being shot digitally and, as you'd expect, photographing and publishing on the same day, though there are a small number working as I am on film, with the delays that brings.
Each of these routes provides a different experience, the digital shoot and publish gives you an immediacy you don't get on film and some reassurance that you have the shot.
Film means that you have a limited number of frames each day and there is always the danger of an error creeping in to one of the key areas: manual focus, manual exposure, manual loading, plus, of course, the added complication in this case of having to post the film to the US each time. So far so good, but I'm sure there will be problems that arise in the coming months.
This week has been a challenge as the days are getting shorter and I've been stuck in the office. I did manage a couple of lunchtime trips out and about to shoot some pictures, but I'd forgotten how slow 64ASA is on the gloomy streets of London on a cloudy day. Anyway, the film is in the post; hope to see it in a month or so!
One person who contacted me is . He summed up the experience for me when he said that his 365 project has meant he:
"always carries a camera and has to take a photo when not in the mood or is too busy. It's like having a dog - The rain may be chucking down but you still have to take it for a walk and therefore get your exercise."
Finally this week, I'd like to mention Sarah Mackenzie who tells me she:
"has been taking a photo-a-day since the start of 2000 at 11:47am precisely (well, as precisely as I can). The time itself has a nice random feel to it and so I don't even have to think about composition. When I first started, I took a photo of exactly what I was looking at - be it the ground or a wall. I have changed that as I also want it to be something that I can look back on and remember where and what I was doing at the time. So now I look up from my feet and take a picture of my surroundings. It did start out as film but I have yet to put those on my blog. Sometimes they are interesting - and ."
I think this is a lovely idea, well-executed and yes, some are not that exciting, but then nor are mine, or indeed anyone's, the beauty is in the sum of the parts and the occasional great shot that makes it worthwhile.
As before, I'd love to hear from anyone who is shooting their own project, whatever the subject or format, digital or film, and I'll mention some of them as we go along. So if you'd like to be featured, send me an e-mail.
My next picture will be published here next Wednesday. In the meantime, .
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