Okay, please use your imagination. pretend my PS was up and working, and that the pics above were actually in a storyborad. They would be the same size, and each would have a narrow white border, then a thicker, grey border. White background, with the date, maybe. the whole would have a black border, then the same grey border again. >sigh<>
Focus into 2008: POTD.
2. I want to focus on: POTD, and what that means to me.
I joined POTD as a lark. Something fun to do, I figured it would give me good practice, and some insight into what areas of photography I want to develop and learn more about. Get those skills developed.
I met some great friends, and found that creating an online journal, although never that personal was still quite revealing. I found that while in most of my life I am non competitive almost to the point of disability, in POTD I became competitive.
When I became competitive about wanting the responses, I had to stop and reflect. It isn't about that.
When I became competitive again with myself, and using POTD and inspiration and a measure for pushing my skills, I jumped in again.
I am doing POTD for me. I am making a commitment to make time for myself, for my sanity and my pleasure, and that is a great thing. So, I choose to focus on POTD!
Taken with my macro, but cropped in a little to make the shots a little more uniform, and all vertical. 1/125, 5.6, 500. Flash bounced off ceiling, FEC +1/3.
38 comments:
i think your focus and reasoning behind the POTD is perfect! i agree with your wanting to do it for you. i love learning here--hope your focus works this year!
Wow that is SO awesome and creative. I like your comments as well. Its all about learning and having fun, and pushing yourself...and you did it today because this is great.
You made some great observations here. I love the photos and I love your comments on POTD and what it means to you. Very thought-provoking!
I love what you have wrote here and I love your photo!
Cari
That is SO creative! And when your PS is up and running that's make a FABULOUS header for your blog!!
Btw, how's your daughter feeling?
And the creative award for the day goes to.....
Truly fun! I like your attitude too, think we should all have that same one.
That is the cutest idea, Sara! :)
oh I really like your creativity on this one. I can totally picture the storey board to
Wahahahaha!!! I LOVE this! So creative. I like your insights on the POTD process, too. You're right--it should be an growth experience, not a competition. I thoroughly enjoy seeing through other peoples' eyes.
Great take on this week's theme and I really liked your journaling. As a newbie, I can definitely see getting caught up in "how many" comments there are. It's a nice reminder early on that that isn't what it's all about! Thanks!
How neat!! Great job!! I think its very creative!
Very creative take on the POTD! I can just see the storyboard. Hope you are all feeling better soon!
Wow, those are tight! Very cool!
So cool. I love how creative you are.
I love this...I could totally picture it in PS...and I love the journaling along with it...
Awesome, it looked fabulous pictured in my head ;) Love that you are using POTD for you and not just for the competitiveness of it. I did that with scrapping a few years ago, had to step back and re think the whole thing and now I enjoy it so much more because it is for me, and not because of other reasons!!
Very creative and good job on the macro. I can picture your storyboard.
VERY ORIGINAL AND CREATIVE SARA! GREAT shots!!!
:)
leah
Very clever interpretation of the theme. I haven't managed to be on theme at all this week. I also really appreciate that you share the details of your settings. . .it's very helpful to me to try and learn what the different settings will do in producing photos. I'm finding myself taking a step back and trying to think through what I want from the POTD. I'm trying to do the LOAD (layout a day)on another forum, and it's somewhat overwhelming. At first, I felt I was starting to let the theme "drive" my photos. . . and i'm realizing I want my photos to still be "keepers", something I'll want in the future, as well as a way to learn about photography. If they're just about the theme, then I can't see the point of it.Unless they inspire when I'm stuck . . . Oh, I'm sorry I'm rambling on your blog! It's just that it's touched a nerve for me, and YOUR post got me to focus! And maybe that'll be the ultimate value of the whole POTD--connecting with others and helping each other learn. Thanks!
I can totally "see" your storyboard, and it is beautiful. I really love your journaling and think it is a great reminder to all of us why we should be doing this! Thanks for putting this out there.
Nice focus, love how your spelt out POTD :)
I love it..:) I can see the story board too, in my mind.
Like your post aswell.
okay, I am imagining, and it looks great! But even without..still great, very clever!!
I'm totally imaging it!!! :)
Love the creativity here.
LOVE your crativity! Very fun!
This is so creative...I am totally seeing the storyboard and love it ;)
This should be the potd definition. Truely inspirational comment. :) TOni
haha
I can visualize it...
Sara, this is great. I love your creative thoughts here. So agreed that the POTD is for helping us all be the best we can be! It is sure making learning fun for me.
love your focus and how creative you were for this post.
What a great idea, Sara! Very creative. You described your potential storyboard so well I can picture it, but I'm looking forward to the real thing when you get PS running.
So cool. You're thoughts are great as well, it's nice to remember to focus on yourself.
I love this. SO creative and your journaling is inspiring. It's nice to take a step back and reflect on why we do the things that we do. I'm glad you found purpose again....
Nice job! This is a great idea!!
The storyboard you described would make a great POTD blog banner!
LOL - Very creative and great job on the focus being on the single key and letter. Very cool :-)
So very creative. The storyboard will be great!
Love this.... very creative! And I can totally "see" the storyboard.
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