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Brian Larter’s 365 Day Project
My friend Brian Larter has embarked on a unique photographic journey for 2007. He has challenged himself to take at least one photo every day for the whole year and is posting the results on his website.
The project, part challenge and part New Year’s resolution, was created by Taylor McKnight. When the project began in 2004, he didn’t think it would catch on.
Now there’s a Flickr pool with over 400 participating members. Photojojo has three great reasons for you to join those 400 and try out this idea:
- Imagine being able to look back at any day of your year and recall what you did, who you met, what you learned… (Often we find it hard to remember what we did just yesterday or even last night, let alone a whole year ago!)
- Your year-long photo album will be an amazing way to document your travels and accomplishments, your haircuts and relationships. Time moves surprisingly fast.
- Taking a photo a day will make you a better photographer. Using your camera every day will help you learn its limits. You will get better at composing your shots, you’ll start to care about lighting, and you’ll become more creative with your photography when you’re forced to come up with something new every single day.
When Brian originally told me he planned on doing this, I considered joining him. Hell, I still consider taking a crack at it. I’ve decided not to, though, because my plate is still a bit full with the Year of Faith.
I’m really glad he’s doing it, I love following it. It’s like watching a TV show on the evolution of the modern photographer. I try and look for ways that he’s improved with each photo and think about how I can improve mine.
An added bonus for me is that it’s a glimpse into the daily life of someone that I’ve known for a long time, but never very well until more recently. Brian and I have been vaguely aware of each other for about six or seven years now, but only in the past year or two have we made the jump from acquaintances to friends.
If you’re a photographer and you want to improve your skills while investing only a small amount of time each day, give this a shot. Send me the link!