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Message: <blockquote data-quote="piperbarb" data-source="post: 239097" data-attributes="member: 12214">Helene, I think this is a great thread.  Thanks for starting it.I joined the forum last December.  After being on it and checking it out, I decided I liked the idea of Project 365.  I found it forced a level of discipline that was good.  Although I have been involved in photography since my teens, I really do believe that participating in this every day this year really helped me grow as a photographer.I switched from film to digital in 2010 when I bought a D3000.  I just diddled around with it until I joined this forum.  Participating in the Project 365 really forced me to push both myself, and my poor D3000.  After a few months, I bought a D7000, and couldn't be happier.  Ah, the danger of such forums:  acquisition of "necessary" equipment.  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />  This daily endeavour put a new perspective on the world around me.  Some days I really had to stretch to get a photo, while other days, I could get a series of photos that told a story.  It also helped me grow and learn my equipment, what it could and could not do, and how to get the image I wanted.  I also learned a lot more about the software that I used to produce those final images.  Most of the time is was just cropping and exposure adjustment.  Sometimes, I really had to tweak things.  It added a level of good discipline to my life.  I never missed a day taking a photo, unlike exercise, which I missed a lot of days, HaHa!  Overall, I think participating in the Project 365 was a lot of fun and I plan on participating in it again in 2014.  There are still a lot of different ideas I have running around in my head, including playing with camera-computer tethered software to see what it does, and whether it is worth the bother, kind of like the ancient way of taking macro photos with a bellows, lens, and old Leica M3.  I loved moving from rangefinder to SLR, especially for macro stuff.One thing I have done this year with my photos - besides posting them - is that I have them as my wallpaper and screensaver at home and at work.  My students are fascinated with some of the photos and will ask questions about them.  They think some of the photos are just plain weird, but that's okay because I am a science teacher, which means I can be weird as far as they are concerned.  I would recommend Project 365 to anyone who wants to give it a try.  If you cannot take a photo a day, and can only do one a week, or whatever works for you, I say go for it.  You will grow as a photographer, and see things in ways you never would have before. Even if you have been involved in photography for years and decades, you will still learn something, see something in a different manner, or just plain have fun with it.  Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking with it.  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />  Everyone, have a happy new year, and I hope the year is better than this year.</blockquote>

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