It's a new year and I am looking to a project that many photographers have taken up recently. "Project 365," as I call it, seems simple enough - one photo per day for one year. The idea is to get out and shoot EVERY DAY, and to post the shot of the day for the world to see. I want to take it further, though. This is about so much more for me than just snapping a shot daily and throwing it online. In addition to working on my craft, I want to use this project to grow in other directions, too. I want to become a better writer - to be able to verbalize what I really mean. I want to build relationships and expand the scope of my life here in Santa Clara as well as at home in Honolulu. I also want to use this project as a motivational tool in becoming a greater contributor to the community. In addition to personal work, I want to see how I can integrate service to the community with my Project 365.
I have no idea where this project will take me over the next year, but I am excited and willing to let it take on a life of its own. I will spend this next year chasing after the world - camera in hand.
Now, on to the pictures from week one.
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Day 1. I took this picture on February 10, 2010 - the first day of Project 365. The students and teachers walking around campus must have found it a bit odd that I was sitting at the foot of each tree, pointing my camera up and squinting into the viewfinder. To get this particular shot I laid in the grass underneath the tree, trying to find an interesting composition. I now realize I must have looked quite silly, but I figure throughout this project people will get used to me rolling around and crawling in the bushes. Maybe I'll come out of it all with a new nickname, who knows.
Day 2. This one actually happened pretty quickly. The light was quickly disappearing so I ran outside with my camera to try to catch some colors, but I was instantly drawn to a fountain outside my dorm. After a few minutes of shooting the full fountain with the sunset in the background I decided to try for a more unique shot. This particular fountain shoots thin streams of water through four spouts, so I got my camera behind one of the streams and shot outward towards the sunset.
Day 3. This one is special - I had been waiting over a month to get this shot! Jokes aside, Lindsey had just arrived at San Jose International Airport and I rushed to get a picture of the two of us before the #10 bus back to Santa Clara pulled up. The soft light is provided by a Nikon SB-900 flash fired against the concrete wall behind the bus stop... use what you've got!
Day 4. First of all I want to thank Kimi for playing tour guide and bringing us to this beautiful area. This rock is found off of a path overlooking Stevens Creek Reservoir. The rock itself is covered in messages left over the years ranging from "_____ was here" to "i love you mom."
Day 5. This is easily one of my favorite pictures that I've taken. Lindsey and I took the Zipcar up to Half Moon Bay and found this open lot near Main Street. I've always wanted to take pictures in one of those vast, open mountain fields but this will definitely do for now. The weeds had taken over the space, but it didn't bother us at all!
Day 6. Victor and Lauren took us on a tour around San Mateo, including the Parkside Plaza Shopping Center, San Mateo Central Park and the Leo J Ryan Memorial Park in Foster City. The Japanese Tea Garden in San Mateo Central Park is beautifully kept, and has a great atmosphere to it. The blossoms are starting to come out, making for a beautiful, sunny day in the park.
Day 7. After such a great President's Day weekend, it was hard to fall back into school life but I thought I would share some insight into my daily routine. I sometimes check my mailbox multiple times a day, even if I know there have been no deliveries, just because. There is something about dialing in my combination and hearing the lock click open that adds so much to the experience.-------------------------
See you next week!
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