photo-a-week ~ 2009 - DPChallenge Forums

12/12/2008 01:56:14 PM · #1

Hi guys!

last year around this time I suggested to everyone to join me in the PAW ~ 2008.

A lot of people signed in, but lots of them also didn't make it through the whole year. Too bad!

But together with

njsabs2323,

Darnok,

Mephisto (?),

Focuspoint (?) and I made it (almost, couple of weeks to go ;))

Anyway, next year, 2009, I want to focus on still-lifes. Not just the regular still-lifes, but special ones. I can't really tell what it's gonna be, but I can tell it's gonna be a series of 52 bizarre, fascinating and surreal images.

It would be awesome if some of you want to join me again. There's no special limit (like in 2008 - portraits), but it would be cool if you focus on one side of photography (still life, portraits, landscapes, animals, macro etc.)

Wanna join the ride? Let me know!!!

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iamwoman ~ A Year at Karkarook ~ link

karmat ~ don't leave the car

hanneke ~ movements (still life) ~ link

Jac ~ 1:1 macros ~ link

sulamk ~ birds ~ link

Ann ~ Urban nature ~ link

jrtodd ~ POW! 2009 ~ link

mbrutus2009 ~ macro

cfarrell ~ black & white ~ link

Chiaroscuro ~ people

quiche ~ black & white ~ link

James ~ no theme ~ link

jhess77 ~ Images of Spokane

turnofthesue ~ local flora ~ link

nshapiro ~ B&W ~ link

bspurgeon ~ 50mm ~ link

boyd2000 ~ at home

vlado ~ no more than 10 km from home ~ link

cynthiann ~ birds ~ link

shalrath ~ portraits ~ link

socalsteve ~ a year of portraits ~ link

vencap ~ birds ~ link

kteach ~ shallow DOF ~ link

bauerfan71 ~ rural life ~ link

Covert_Oddity ~ household macros ~ link

NikonJeb ~ Central Pennsylvania ~ link

raish ~ migration ~ link

lunachicken ~ wildlife ~ link

davidw ~ Minnesota

alliebeal ~ B&W

ShutterPug ~ B&W

alpharich ~ 50mm

nova ~ Shenandoah Valley ~ link

rjkstesch ~ slice of life ~ link

Seanachai ~ photo illustration

Melethia ~ candids ~ link

kellyo ~ suburban life ~ link

SandyP ~ people ~ link

hyperfocal ~ macro

kellymk ~ learning to fly ~ link

BAMartin ~ 50mm ~ link

danielleness ~ action ~ link

dsterner ~ the everyday ~ link

Ken ~ fisheye ~ link

Germaine ~ slice of life

marcbenton ~ theme? ~ link

sumos ~ renewable energy

moondog ~ life in the country

moriadelacroix ~ theme? ~ link

DigiFotoBuddy ~ theme? ~ link

pjangel ~ Western Washington

TrollMan ~ portraiture ~ link

Judi ~ no theme ~ link

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"Rules"

~ You can sign up until january the 1st 2009.
~ One photo a week that fits your theme. I'll make an image-thread here on DPC where you can.
~ After week 1 it's not possible to enter the side challenge anymore. The goal is to really make 52 photo's in the theme, one each week.
~ If you couldn't make it in one week, no worries, but try to catch up. My experience is that sometimes it's pretty hard to hold on the one-a-week each time. But once you're behind for 6-7 weeks, it's hard to keep up.
~ Try and comment on the photo's of the other participants, if you have time to do so.
~ Have lots of fun!!!

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Chiaroscuro

Nikon D600

12/12/2008 02:04:55 PM · #2

Me ...me ...me **jumping up and down**

I'd like to stick with people :)

12/12/2008 02:06:21 PM · #3

Yay!

Waht's your specialty gonna be the coming year? :D

12/12/2008 04:44:33 PM · #4

Hmz.

njsabs

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

12/12/2008 07:09:45 PM · #5

I think I might join you again. Don't think I will do people either. Not sure what though....i'll have to think about it. The PAW project was fun. Glad it is over soon though. I really enjoyed viewing the portraits that were posted.

darnok

12/13/2008 04:19:33 AM · #6

The portrait project this year was great fun, but it was extremely challenging to get a portrait of a different person each week for the whole year (well, almost done). I may do another photo-a-week next year, definitely not portraits again though, or macro (did macro in 2007). I still need to decide on a theme, have thought about doing landscapes - but I don't think I will have the time next year to go somewhere and photograph a landscape each week (I may do another little side project and photograph a landscape in a new place each month). I may just do a photo-a-week without a theme.

Retroesque

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

12/13/2008 05:37:59 AM · #7

Please count me in - as yet I haven't formulated a theme, will get back to you.

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

12/13/2008 05:43:12 AM · #8

Jennifer & Konrad, enough time to figure it out, right? ;)

Hey Lisa, sweet!

I'll make a list next week in the first post :)

Covert_Oddity

Nikon D700

12/13/2008 06:32:06 AM · #9

I'm up for that, sounds like fun!

Charlene

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM

12/13/2008 08:00:35 AM · #10

Thanks to Lisa, I'm going to give this a go. I need to try to come up with a theme. That will be the true challenge for me... One thing for an entire year. Hmmmm...

Retroesque

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

12/13/2008 08:14:41 AM · #11

Originally posted by cfarrell:

Thanks to Lisa, I'm going to give this a go. I need to try to come up with a theme. That will be the true challenge for me... One thing for an entire year. Hmmmm...

WOW - I didn't realise I was so persuasive - GRIN! Glad to see I'll have you as my conscience and motivation buddy.

12/13/2008 08:25:57 AM · #12

Cool!

When you know what you're gonna do and allready have a link to a page where you'll post them through the year, let me know here or via PM!

Retroesque

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

12/13/2008 02:50:31 PM · #13

Ok my theme will be ... A Year at Karkarook

Karkarook Park is an amazing park with a reclaimed area of land that was once mined for sand and has since been transformed into a stunning public space that includes a large man-made lake.

It's a fantastic place near my home where I walk my dog. I was there walking Retro last week with my daughter as the sun was setting and the light was totally SUBLIME. The next time I was there it was stormy and moody and I thought how amazing it was that one place had so many moods, nooks, curves, life and space and thought I'd like to document it over a long period of time - well now I will!

So now I'm VERY excited by what I can achieve there.

Meanwhile here are a couple of images I've already taken there.

Message edited by author 2008-12-13 14:52:16.

karmat

Apple iPhone 7

12/13/2008 05:27:17 PM · #14

I would like to participate. My project probably won't be very "artsy," but I want to take a picture of my two children together every week, or at least a picture of one of them. :)

Judi

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

12/13/2008 06:40:16 PM · #15

I will give it a go...after this years accomplishments...and sidetrackings...who knows what next year will bring.

12/14/2008 06:02:50 AM · #16

I've added a list in the first post with the people who've allready picked a theme.

When the rest of you post your theme and link, I'll add you too :)

darnok

Sigma 70-200 /2.8 APO EX DG Macro HSM II

12/14/2008 07:45:55 AM · #17

Originally posted by hanneke:

Cool!

When you know what you're gonna do and allready have a link to a page where you'll post them through the year, let me know here or via PM!

For those looking for a place to host their 2009 photo-a-week, blogspot is worth considering - it's free, not tied to your DPC membership (ie, will still be up if your membership lapses) and I've found that the blog format works well for weekly updates.

sulamk

Canon EOS-60D

12/14/2008 10:05:40 AM · #18

Can I join my theme will be birds.

one2one

Olympus E-5

Olympus 7-14mm f/4.0 Zuiko Digital Zoom

12/14/2008 10:08:24 AM · #19

Originally posted by darnok:

Originally posted by hanneke:
Cool!

When you know what you're gonna do and allready have a link to a page where you'll post them through the year, let me know here or via PM!

For those looking for a place to host their 2009 photo-a-week, blogspot is worth considering - it's free, not tied to your DPC membership (ie, will still be up if your membership lapses) and I've found that the blog format works well for weekly updates.

Why not DPC? I'm confused now. ;[

Hanneke, I'm interested and will let you know what my theme is in the coming week.

ETA. Since my love for macros has never declined ever since I first fell in love with it as a teen, that's what my theme will be. I will be using the classical definition of macro photography and not just be shooting closeups though. All my images will be 1:1 ratio; objects will be rendered as their actual real size on the sensor.

PoW 2009 Macros

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Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

12/14/2008 11:19:43 AM · #20

DPC is a fine place to host. Just create a folder and voila! Everyone can find your "-a-week" entry and comment on it. If you do NOT have a DPC portfolio, then you may want to look at another site such as blogspot. I will suggest that you'll get more comments and probably more views from the DPC'ers if you have the shot posted here. Your mileage may vary.

Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro

12/14/2008 12:39:57 PM · #21

I added Jac and Sulamk on the list!

Ann

Olympus OM-D E-M1

12/14/2008 01:39:47 PM · #22

Me, me, me!!!!

My theme will be urban nature, nature photos taken in my backyard and around San Diego, but I might add a shot or two from a couple of trips, just to keep things going when I'm traveling.

edit: Here's the portfolio the pics will go into: Urban Nature 2009

Message edited by author 2008-12-14 13:43:52.

jrtodd

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

12/14/2008 01:44:24 PM · #23

I'll be back for my 4th year running at POW! 2009

I've tried the theme thing, never works out for me. I travel to much for my work and I haven't figured out a theme to fit "Cooped up for 2 week in the Las Vegas Convention Center"!

mbrutus2009

12/14/2008 01:47:57 PM · #24

I'd like to join and try some macro... I will be receiving my reverse lens adapter and I can't wait to use it!

darnok