My First Project 365 Photo
Images can greatly inspire writing. I’ve always loved photography. My first pictures were taken during a vacation to Whidbey Island with my Blackberry Curve 8330.
Blackberry Curve 8330
I was suprised how nice some of the photos turned out. Deception Pass Bridge is one of the most beautiful sights in Washington State.
In 2005, a photographer Robert Clark published a book consisting entirely of photographs taken with a camera phone. Interested in what I might be able to achieve if I applied the dedication and some acquired knowledge, I went to Barnes and Noble and found: National Geographic: The Ultimate Guide to Photograpy.
I was inspired to feed my passion for photography. There had to be some skills to back it up or else I would end up with a pile of photos that were either overexposed, underexposed, or just downright unappealing to look at.
I wanted more than just my Blackberry to tinker with. Professional cameras were intimidating to me. I’m not sure why. I quickly became profficient using and troubleshooting my computers. So why couldn’t I manage the workings of a real camera?
My first real camera, intimidating buttons and features included, is a Nikon D40 SLR
My Nikon D40
Now that I had my camera and learned a little about how to handle it, taken hundreds of experimental photographs, I needed something to encourage me to take photographs…often. Thanks to another friend on Facebook, I found “Project365“. I waited a week for a confirmation email for my account that never came. But after re-doing my account with another email address, I was finally able to open an account. So now, I have the jumping off point for 365 days of photographs. Let’s see if my photography skills can improve in a year.
My first photo published to Project 365 is of the last of the Christmas decorations to finally be taken down. The lighted garland isn’t quite down yet. It’s still waiting for me to find the box to put it in.
