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When I finished the last photo in my first 365 project, I decided not to try another picture-a-day venture in 2011. I thought there was too much filler in my 2010 attempt. It made me a more selective photographer, and I learned how to use my DSLR and Hipstamatic app (I know, I know) to take better photos, but I don't think it improved my skills otherwise.
Linda finished her project this week. She's going to try it again. When she looks at her photos from the last year, she sees something that was missing from mine–a record of day to day life. I don't think most of my photos from 2010 say much about the circumstances they were taken under. I really like several of the pictures, but, really, the Flickr album is a collection of odd things I saw or ridiculous angles of mundane things I saw. Only a few photos highlight the most significant thing I did that day (most of these were taken on assignment at work), and even fewer remind me of the entire day. In fact, only one really does. This one:
I know I was in Nashville with friends when I took this. We ate breakfast at a downtown restaurant. The waitress let us go upstairs to look around the historic part of the building. This mask was hanging on a door. I remember the door, the hallway, the restaurant, the drive back and the night before. This is the type of photo I should've tried to take more often. Rather than highlight something interesting, I should try to summarize my day. I know this won't always be possible, and I know I won't remember everything about a day just by looking at a picture, but I can try. That's what photos are for. That's why it's a project. But it should be more a documentary and less an experiment.
So I'm going to try again...starting with today with this picture of a giant moth that was in the park.
