James Gralian's Photo

The last 365 post - 12-31-16 - with a goodbye and what's next -

Day 366 / 731 – Thus ends the 365, on day 366.  Perfect. This is the same place as the first post of the year, only taken now. Snow covered landscape rather than barren desert.  It doesn’t have quite the scale and depth of the previous one, but that’s how it goes.  It’s just a little different. So, what now?  Two years of posting here daily, and it’s time to move on, to put this aspect of my…

Day 365 / 730 –  But wait, there’s still one more. I started 365 to do one thing, to learn more about photography.  I didn’t know about composition, camera settings, or even what I really wanted to shoot.  365 projects are great for that.  Shoot every day for a year and you are bound to learn something.  Post those photos every day, and you will see patterns emerge, things you go back to, and a…

12-29-16 - With notes. Only 2 days left after this of 365 -

Day 364 / 729 –  Why do I shoot what I shoot?  I honestly don’t know. When I try to think about it, I don’t come up with a good answer.  There isn’t one overarching thing. It’s a little bit of a chicken and the egg problem.  Which came first, what you want to shoot, or why you shoot it?  For me, the shooting came before figuring out what I really wanted to shoot. I think it’s a little less common…

12-28-16 - with some notes -

Day 363 / 728 –  This is what I would say is closer to my “style” than I’ve been able to create in the last several months.  At least, in my “fields” work.  I’m on the road, driving from San Francisco to Denver, and I have the luxury of time right now.  I get to pull over wherever I want, whenever I want, and shoot whatever I want.  I don’t have to be anywhere for a while.  I can get out in the…

Day 362 / 727 – Oh man, only a few days left of 365.  And I haven’t really written anything about the end of the project. And it’s going to have to wait another day, as I need to hit the road.  But it is coming.  Since this was a leap year, it is actually a 366 project and I get one more day to write. See you tomorrow.

Day 361 / 725 – Is there an original shot of the Golden Gate Bridge left to take?  Have all the angles been covered?  Does it even matter?  The important part of shooting something that has been photographed over and over is to stay true to your own vision, to do it in the way you shoot, not just hitting the notes and making the shot that others would like, or would want to see. Did I do that…