My goal was to learn more about my camera and photography in general. I didn't do as much camera experimentation as I'd hoped. Yes, there were days that I was able to explore and to plan a shoot, but there were more days when I either just plain documented or worse, I felt the pressure of needing to take an image (any image!) before the day's end. On the other hand, I didn't expect to gain so much in
- viewing another perspective - the camera lens can be deceptive for both positive and negative,
- slowing down at least one moment a day to visually focus on my environment - yes, there is a world beyond the 'rat race' and we have to claim it or it may escape,
- exposing latent aspects to some photographs - the digital process is so much different than the old film processing, but there's still the potential for surprise in the product,
- thinking about my choice of a daily selection - again, the process of focus and prioritization and the metacognition of such was revealing, and
- journaling every day - sometimes the photo description was rather pedestrian, but often there was deeper meaning.
Lagniappe: The Picnik editing tool integrated with Flickr is indeed a lifesaver! Those shots that are a bit too blurry can still be saved with a transformation via contrast tool and/or effects which still warrant the photos as interesting.
Cross-posted with Learning's Lagniappe
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