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<blockquote data-quote="ohkphoto" data-source="post: 30867" data-attributes="member: 1573">This project has done more for my photography than anything else, simply because I am shooting every single day.&nbsp; I thought I would share some of my &quot;epiphanies&quot; with you since today is 226/365.&nbsp; 1.&nbsp;&nbsp; At some point, probably between day 35-50, there is critical point:&nbsp; is this a chore or do I really love photography?&nbsp; You can call this, &quot;the dark night of the photographer's soul&quot;.&nbsp; If you don't hit it, you may not be putting your heart and soul into it.&nbsp; When you do hit it and search your &quot;photographer's soul&quot; and work through it, your art will leap to a new level.2.&nbsp;&nbsp; I learned to work through my creativity blocks.&nbsp; Keep shooting until you find something you like.&nbsp; I've learned to operate more from the intuitive/feeling side and let a photo &quot;evolve&quot;3.&nbsp;&nbsp; Don't stay in your comfort zone . . . in other words, 365 photos of the same kind or thing isn't going to make this worth your time.4.&nbsp;&nbsp; I can no longer go even one day without shooting something, and I'm able to put all my love and energy into every shot, regardless of what I use the photo for.5.&nbsp;&nbsp; I know my equipment and which lenses, settings, etc. will give me the desired outcome.6.&nbsp;&nbsp; I know my weak areas and my strengths.So that I could evaluate my progress, I loaded all my 365 Project photos into a wordpress blog . . . it makes it easier and classier to post photos on social sites, and also this particular theme has a nice slide show on the home page that you can customize by category.&nbsp; I can look at my photos my month or by category and it helps me determine where I need more work, and I can stay active on the social sites (which is a must for businesses) by easily posting links to archived photos.&nbsp; Here's the link to my new blog:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.ohkworld.com/" target="_blank">ohkWORLD</a>So the bottom line is pretty similar to the opening line: this project has only validated my love of photography.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ohkphoto, post: 30867, member: 1573"] This project has done more for my photography than anything else, simply because I am shooting every single day. I thought I would share some of my "epiphanies" with you since today is 226/365. 1. At some point, probably between day 35-50, there is critical point: is this a chore or do I really love photography? You can call this, "the dark night of the photographer's soul". If you don't hit it, you may not be putting your heart and soul into it. When you do hit it and search your "photographer's soul" and work through it, your art will leap to a new level. 2. I learned to work through my creativity blocks. Keep shooting until you find something you like. I've learned to operate more from the intuitive/feeling side and let a photo "evolve" 3. Don't stay in your comfort zone . . . in other words, 365 photos of the same kind or thing isn't going to make this worth your time. 4. I can no longer go even one day without shooting something, and I'm able to put all my love and energy into every shot, regardless of what I use the photo for. 5. I know my equipment and which lenses, settings, etc. will give me the desired outcome. 6. I know my weak areas and my strengths. So that I could evaluate my progress, I loaded all my 365 Project photos into a wordpress blog . . . it makes it easier and classier to post photos on social sites, and also this particular theme has a nice slide show on the home page that you can customize by category. I can look at my photos my month or by category and it helps me determine where I need more work, and I can stay active on the social sites (which is a must for businesses) by easily posting links to archived photos. Here's the link to my new blog: [URL="http://www.ohkworld.com/"]ohkWORLD[/URL] So the bottom line is pretty similar to the opening line: this project has only validated my love of photography. [/QUOTE]

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