Wed, December 29th, 2004 by roderick -
The New Year is almost upon us, and you know what that means
– resolutions. In this month’s issue of Popular Photography, there is a section
listing some people's photography resolutions for the year 2005. Here are some of mine:
- Take a photography class.
- Save up for a dSLR and film scanner.
- Get more comfortable with darkrooms, digital and
traditional.
- Carry a camera EVERYWHERE I go.
What are your photography resolutions for 2005?
Rod
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December 29th, 2004 at 1:14 pm
Get out of my comfort zone more often.
December 29th, 2004 at 1:35 pm
Great topic, Rod. My photographic resolutions are: to do a better job of telling a story with a series of photos; to photograph more people in natural enviromental settings; add more writing to accompany my photos.
December 29th, 2004 at 1:44 pm
Nice idea, I need to make some:
- Get out of comfort zone definitely
- Stop spending money on processing and get a decent scanner that can handle MF negs
- Don't take such random images, build up themes and individual projects
- Redesign my site!
- Don't spend all my money on lenses
December 29th, 2004 at 1:50 pm
My photographic resolutions are currently 2048 x 1536, but hopefully that'll all change when I get that dSLR I've been saving up for.
December 29th, 2004 at 2:22 pm
10,000 photographs in 2005.
December 29th, 2004 at 2:49 pm
- Work on exposure as to not require so much post-processing.
- Attempt to master the 20D
- Keep up with a photo every day for my site!
December 29th, 2004 at 2:50 pm
mine is;
make sexier photos.
December 29th, 2004 at 2:56 pm
To make better pictures than in 2004
December 29th, 2004 at 3:29 pm
i just checked out your site, tristan, and i think your photos are plenty sexy.
December 29th, 2004 at 3:33 pm
PRINT PRINT PRINT...Ive got all these photos and Ive never printed any of them
get a solid portfolio built up fast
get on sportsshooter.com
apply for photojournalism school (Western Kentucky)
get accepted to photojournalism school
go to photojournalism school
December 29th, 2004 at 3:40 pm
1) to shoot nothing but film in '05; back to basics for me
2) to put the finishing touches on a gallery exhibition I am working on currently before the late Feb. '05 deadline, and to put together a second exhibition of b&w PJ stuff before then end of the year
3) to get back to shooting concert photography for a few local venues and a certain few publicists
4) to swing enough votes to win the Best Photo/Art/Poetry Blog Category in the BoB - Best of Blogs Awards (hint, hint, voting begins Jan. 1, 2005)
*blogmechanics.com/bob/archives/2004/12/finalists_best_3.html
5) to finally send my membership check to the Pittsburgh Filmmakers to not only take a few classes in the spring, but also to have access to their incredible darkrooms
5a) buy stamps to mail check to PGH Filmmakers
*pghfilmmakers.org
December 29th, 2004 at 3:55 pm
Great question...Already lots of good responses, too... I'll add:
1.) Take more pictures of people - I just got a lensbaby and suprisingly I LIKE it for portraits.
2.) Learn more about lighting, what a difference it can make.
3.) Print more pictures.
4.) NO pictures of cats on my daily photo-blog (I think I will break that for my '26 things' page, but NOT on seems Artless itself)
5.) Help the world towards world peace with my photos (not sure how, exactly, but that seems like a good resolution, no?)
December 29th, 2004 at 3:55 pm
- photograph people
- start using film
- get more hits to my site
December 29th, 2004 at 4:11 pm
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year's everyone. Just got a brand new Canon 35mm Auto/Manual camera from Santa can't wait to use it. Just want to say there is lots of great info on this blog. If you are just starting out and want to get into Black and White Photography/Developing check out my new site at http://www.bwphotography.info
Thanks
December 29th, 2004 at 5:32 pm
Make more prints, including real silver prints.
Learn to estimate exposure without a meter.
Increase my percentage of keepers.
December 29th, 2004 at 5:42 pm
1. carry on with film (easy enough as I dont have a digital!)
2. use my rangefinder and polaroid as much as possible
3. get to a darkroom to carry on printing, I did a course earlier this year which I enjoyed but never followed up on the darkroom practise (slapped wrists)
4. visit canada and vienna
5. finish the london marathon
December 29th, 2004 at 6:11 pm
My resolutions are to:
Try and do more portraits.
Teach myself more digital darkroom skills.
Save for a DSLR.
To also get out of my "Comfort Zone"
Go "Outback" at some stage to grab some nice desert photographs.
To simply shoot better photographs.
December 29th, 2004 at 6:27 pm
Mine are:
1) to be more focussed. The 'image a day' thing is fine but I need to do more projects/themes/stories/and so on.
2) get better an night photography - it's something I want to master.
3) take more portraits/people shots.
4) take more keepers.
5) get more experience of artificial lighting (rather than just bouncing the flash off the ceiling).
6) and like everyone else, get out of my 'comfort zone'.
December 29th, 2004 at 6:31 pm
additions to my previous statement
I want to complete a photo essay of some type
and have a month dedicated to black and white
December 29th, 2004 at 7:12 pm
Very good responses from everyone!
Here are mine:
[1] As with everyone else, get out of my comfort zone. Try to be less afraid of taking photos of strangers.
[2] Learn more portraits and studio shots. Test out photos with flash, different studio lights, and the like.
[3] Take more photojournalistic photos, fewer "ohh pretty colors!" photos.
[4] Shoot some film.
[5] Shoot a photo essay of some sort.
[6] Save up for new lenses =)
December 29th, 2004 at 7:50 pm
1. archive my digital images in a more timely manner and more efficiently
2. shoot more sets and less candids
3. shoot more candid kids
4. buy an L series lens
5. book some weddings
6. travel
7. get a compact digital pns
8. shoot ramps at Xgames
9. shoot larger concerts/acts
10. work on an exhibit or 2
December 29th, 2004 at 8:06 pm
wow, since i'm brand new to taking pictures, i have lots to learn and could make dozens of resolutions. For starters, I'd like to take more candid photos of people in public settings; work more with color (i'm finding b/w to be really helpful for learning composition & lighting, and color to be much more challenging); try and put together some thematic series, take a crack at using photography more deliberatly to express ideas or convey a message; try to get a better understanding of exposure; and lastly - take more photos and post more!
December 29th, 2004 at 8:50 pm
1 Take more people pictures
2 Bring my tripod
3 Get that portfolio together
4 Shoot more on film, or at the very least finish and print that half-finished roll that's been in the Rolleiflex for 2 years
5 Lose 10 pounds so I can fit through smaller holes in fences
December 29th, 2004 at 10:00 pm
Drink more bourbon!
December 29th, 2004 at 10:13 pm
meet other photobloggers in person.
December 29th, 2004 at 10:48 pm
All of the above plus spend more time checking out everyone elses photoblog to see all the wonderful stuff you are shooting. I crave inspiration.
December 29th, 2004 at 10:49 pm
Oh yeah, and to fix my photoblog archives. Anyone know how to make a thumbnail calendar?
December 30th, 2004 at 12:28 am
Hmmm interesting....
1) shoot more film, this was on my list last year.
2) shoot more medium format
3) use more variety of my cameras in my collection
4) de-stress my life
5) get my print profilo together (still)
6) get my online portfolio together
7) shoot more concerts again
8) shoot differently
9) focus on themes
10) bring photobloggers together!!!!
December 30th, 2004 at 1:09 am
make more composites. this is the first one:
http://inconduit.com/eye?g=clockwork
December 30th, 2004 at 1:44 am
1) Become more technically skilled
2) Stop second guessing whether or not to take the photo and just do it (ie. shooting people)
3) Experiment more
4) Archive my photos properly (both digital and film)
5) Carry a tripod everywhere
6) Redesign my site
7) Avoid buying new equipment as much as possible and actually *use* what I already own
8) Set up a separate site/area for concert photos...I have way too many archived that I haven't used
9) Specifically set up more shots, rather than shooting random things
10) Continue to have fun...once the fun stops, I'm done
December 30th, 2004 at 7:06 am
My main photographic resolution for 2005 is to somehow become more creative with my photography. Much of my stuff seems rather orthodox and somewhat lacking in 'depth' and sensibility. A majority of the photographers I admire seem to have a distinct style or vision - a particular way of looking at and interpreting the world. I'm still looking for a style of my own.
On a more practical note, I'd like to become more organised with my cataloguing, storage and backup.
I'd also like to explore the possibilities of film - particularly black and white. If anyone can recommend a cheap(ish) film setup I'd be most interested. I have Canon lenses, so I'm thinking of something like a second hand Canon EOS 50E…
December 30th, 2004 at 7:45 am
I'm moving to from Annapolis, MD to Anchorage, AK in 6 weeks. I could put down a half dozen easy (cheesy) resolutions. Take photos of Denali. Duh. The hard ones? Save up and get that DSLR, shoot a few rolls on a single theme, get those 10 rolls of traditional B&W that are sitting around losing their latent image developed, and get a photoblog up and running.
If I make a few bucks, and meet some new people along the way, that's great, too.
jp
December 30th, 2004 at 5:58 pm
1) buy a lightmeter.
2) learn how to use it.
3) attempt to understand the zone system.
4) use these ND grad filters that I've got in my bag.
December 31st, 2004 at 12:03 pm
Photograph 25 weddings and 30 high school seniors. Set up a new studio using Allien Bees. Go to WPPI and bring 2 sample wedding albums.
January 1st, 2005 at 12:26 pm
1. take better pictures
2. buy a new/bigger camera bag
3. learn more about printing
4. try and get an exhibition
5. shoot more film than last year, even if it's with only a point and shoot
6. relax
7. enjoy the new town i'm moving to, new york city.
happpy new year to all!
January 2nd, 2005 at 12:26 am
survive my last semester!
January 2nd, 2005 at 12:26 pm
actually maintain my photoblog that i just started at http://spinetrak.my-expressions.com/ ...
January 2nd, 2005 at 1:55 pm
1) Take pictures exclusively of kitties, and ONLY kitties
2) Stop using "lenses"
3) More drunkenness while operating camera
January 3rd, 2005 at 12:22 am
Never lose the love for shooting that brought me here in the first place.
January 3rd, 2005 at 6:22 pm
i'm going to try to have sex with at least 5 people on my photoblog favorites list.
drop me an email if you are "down".
January 4th, 2005 at 1:42 pm
. Finish processing my shots from my trip to Asia. A little less than 1000 to go through - not easy.
. Redesign my site. Just way too minimalist now.
. Find the 'perfect bag'. Currently using a fake Diesel bag I got for 7 bucks in Thailand.
. Pinhole photography. I've seen some amazing stuff and I dig the whole grassroots homemade aspect of it.
. Collaboration with others. There's a bunch of us in NYC, why not?
. Take a class?
. Keep on shootin'
January 5th, 2005 at 11:30 am
Resolutions for 2005? For personal stuff? Just one: 640x480.
January 5th, 2005 at 12:36 pm
Hah.
January 5th, 2005 at 3:31 pm
Photography Resolutions
Another year’s over, a new one has just begun. And it’s time for resolutions. Definitely everyone of you have one. Roderick’s post in his blog has got me thinking about what I intend to do for 2005.
March 4th, 2005 at 12:34 pm
Resolutions for 2005
· Give service to people in Colorado
· Read a topic in the manual every week
· Practice what I read
· Show my best to a better photographer for comment
· Setup and use Pictage.com for my lab and album work
· Write up 3 projects each week (Start Monday March 7 - street people on the mall, children of friends, Littleton Historic Museum)
· Shoot one assignment each week for my pleasure
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