Happy New
Year everyone! And goodbye to 2011! Instead of grabbing a beer and looking what
happened last week, let’s get in the mood and grab a glass of bubbly. Also,
since this week has been filled with Christmas and things like that, I think
we’ve had enough photos and recaps of the last week! I am going to take a
different tack, and talk a little about photography.
As you all
know, my posts are peppered with photos. I’ve always loved taking photos, but
my “career” really took off in 2010, when I started a 365 project. I did
not post a photo for each day, but it did help me learn that there is beauty
all around us, not just when we are on vacation in Mexico. I still take a photo
almost every day, and I find it a great way to record memories and to open your
eyes and look around a little rather than taking things for granted.
In 2011, I
decided to take it down a notch, to a 52 week project. Again, I
slacked on posting photos each
day, but once again, I DID take a photo pretty much every day! I also took an
online course, 12 Weeks to
Better Photos, which helped hone my skills even more. I look back on the
last 2 years of photos (and beyond) and realize that I have improved a lot.
But what do
you DO with all the photos!? Obviously, I post a lot of them here, but there
are so many more that never see the light of day. My addition and computer
skills aren’t that great, but I think I took somewhere around 25,000 photos
this year. That’s 69 photos a day! So, for my own satisfaction and yours, I am
pulling some of them out of the archives, for A Year in Photos, 2011. Post Card
Style. Got your Champagne? Okay, let’s go.
Also, in 2012, I am happy to say that I am
doing another photography project! I will talk more about it soon, as it is
still in the works. I am very excited to share it with all of you!
Did you do a 365 / 52 (or any photo)
project this year? Have you ever not
reached your goal but still learned something from the process?
