This is a one-year photo-a-day project called 52 Weeks of Photography. Even though it is a year-long undertaking, I’m taking it one week at a time, because it’s a little easier to manage many small blocks than one large chunk. This is the sixth week, so the sixth set of seven images.
The reason why I’m doing this 365 Day project is because I noticed some gaps in-between my images last year. I didn’t pick up my cameras daily. On several occasions, four or five days passed by without a single picture created. Twice in 2024, I skipped a whole week. I want to rectify this, and get back into the habit of daily photography. I also want to elevate the quality of my craft in 2025, and am hoping this will help with that.
The plan is to capture a year’s worth of notable images, either personally or artistically. Ansel Adams famously stated, “Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.” It’s important to keep expectations realistic, but I’m also trying to avoid thoughtless snapshots just to fulfill the day’s requirement. I want to push myself to be better, and hopefully that will happen. Not every photo will be great—in fact, most won’t—but I hope they are all at least decent enough to be shared without embarrassment.
Looking back on this week’s photographs, I was surprised that the vast majority were fairly pedestrian. I thought I had had a productive week—in fact, I did have a productive week; however, just not artistically. If I’m going to accomplish my goal of improving my craft in 2025, quantity isn’t going to be sufficient. I need to think more about quality whenever I have a camera in my hands.
Below are the sixth set of seven pictures from this 52 Weeks of Photography project.
Tuesday, January 28th, 2025
Wednesday, January 29th, 2025
Thursday, January 30th, 2025
Friday, January 31st, 2025
Saturday, February 1st, 2025
Sunday, February 2nd, 2025
Monday, February 3rd, 2025
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Thanks for sharing. I have the exacte feelings : did have a productive session, however, can de so-so artistically, especially when I had because of work and other duties (or very bad weather) not the chance to pick my cameras as I would like. Feels each time rusty. And of course quantity isn’t bringing many times the wanted quality.
So yeah keep going man!
I appreciate your encouragement! Unfortunately, “rust” comes all too quickly, must faster than it should seem like; however, I think it’s not too hard to shake off… as long as the weather cooperates 🤣
Indeed, it is not too hard to shake it off 😉 Fortunately works like a bit like a diesel engine / long train : hard to start (on quality side meaning), but then when launched (aka over several days of continuous shooting sessions), become, rock solide 😉
I found a way to bypass this slow starting on quality by subject repetition. Aka going back to shoot the same subject after a long pause.
Either by comparing mentally (image memory from last session since it’s taking to fade away) or after the shooting session vs the previous one.
It’s where keeping the uploaded images on your smartphone come very handy : with those I can determine if I became rusty, lost the hedge, or somehow improved, got the spark / inspired.
I’m also going the next day at a different time of the day, so to get another mood or tuning the shots done previously if the idea(s) / technics used have to be developed / improved.
Hence several months I can select the best shots done when image memory has faded.
I had a conversation once with Victor Ha, a manager with Fujifilm, about shooting the same subject repetitively. He called it an “art study” and suggested that all photographers should be doing an art study, because it helps you to grow as an artist. Thanks for bringing that up, it is an excellent point!
Welcome and thanks for the feedback from Victor Ha. I like petty much this ‘art study’ of his.
This goes along with one-step photography.