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<blockquote data-quote="ohkphoto" data-source="post: 239238" data-attributes="member: 1573">I have really enjoyed reading everyone's comments and since tomorrow is January 1, and also a &quot;new moon&quot; . . .&nbsp; here's how I plan to approach 2014 Project365:1.&nbsp; Since I started rescuing dogs, my camera fund is zilch.&nbsp; Also, I'm a little tired of lusting after lenses with a min price of $2000.&nbsp; I love my D2X, probably need to upgrade, BUT I've always said that equipment does not the photographer or artist make.&nbsp; I'm doing a lot of pet photography and don't always want to drag a big camera, especially with my tribe of terriers.&nbsp; I tried the iphone and ipad, and they're worthless in terms of capturing the &quot;decisive moment.&quot;&nbsp; The little point and shoot is not much better.&nbsp; So, my Christmas present to myself was a Nikon 1 J3 to replace my point and shoot.&nbsp; It will give me a chance to explore mirrorless technology without breaking my budget. -- a one lens kit with SD card for $296.&nbsp; &nbsp; So this will be the camera I carry in my pocket.2.&nbsp; I want to tie my photos into more themes and storytelling, so that will require a lot more planning, which I'm not very good with.&nbsp;&nbsp; My best photos are the ones that are planned, and places revisited.&nbsp; So, today, I'm going to think about and jot down all the &quot;themes in life&quot; that are interesting to me and that I want to explore in depth through writing and photography.3.&nbsp; I really enjoy compositing photos . . . I want to get more creative there and create the kind of landscapes that show up in my dreams . . . luckily I don't have nightmares Ha!&nbsp; But that's my &quot;artsy-fartsy&quot; goal. . . for me this is really a kind of &quot;playing.&quot;4.&nbsp; I also want to focus on photographing the &quot;ordinary&quot; and seeing it from different angles.&nbsp; We all see the same kind of photos of the same scene . . . I want to learn how to see it differently.So, there it is in a nutshell.&nbsp; Hopefully I won't have to post photos of a pepto-bismol bottle (was sick one day and it was the only thing I had strength to photograph).&nbsp;&nbsp; As all of you have said, whichever way you go, the important thing is to shoot as often as possible, whether it's every day or not, and as Jake pointed out, looking back over your work and deciding what worked and what didn't.So here's to an adventurous 2014 . . . Cheers and Happy Shooting!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ohkphoto, post: 239238, member: 1573"] I have really enjoyed reading everyone's comments and since tomorrow is January 1, and also a "new moon" . . . here's how I plan to approach 2014 Project365: 1. Since I started rescuing dogs, my camera fund is zilch. Also, I'm a little tired of lusting after lenses with a min price of $2000. I love my D2X, probably need to upgrade, BUT I've always said that equipment does not the photographer or artist make. I'm doing a lot of pet photography and don't always want to drag a big camera, especially with my tribe of terriers. I tried the iphone and ipad, and they're worthless in terms of capturing the "decisive moment." The little point and shoot is not much better. So, my Christmas present to myself was a Nikon 1 J3 to replace my point and shoot. It will give me a chance to explore mirrorless technology without breaking my budget. -- a one lens kit with SD card for $296. So this will be the camera I carry in my pocket. 2. I want to tie my photos into more themes and storytelling, so that will require a lot more planning, which I'm not very good with. My best photos are the ones that are planned, and places revisited. So, today, I'm going to think about and jot down all the "themes in life" that are interesting to me and that I want to explore in depth through writing and photography. 3. I really enjoy compositing photos . . . I want to get more creative there and create the kind of landscapes that show up in my dreams . . . luckily I don't have nightmares Ha! But that's my "artsy-fartsy" goal. . . for me this is really a kind of "playing." 4. I also want to focus on photographing the "ordinary" and seeing it from different angles. We all see the same kind of photos of the same scene . . . I want to learn how to see it differently. So, there it is in a nutshell. Hopefully I won't have to post photos of a pepto-bismol bottle (was sick one day and it was the only thing I had strength to photograph). As all of you have said, whichever way you go, the important thing is to shoot as often as possible, whether it's every day or not, and as Jake pointed out, looking back over your work and deciding what worked and what didn't. So here's to an adventurous 2014 . . . Cheers and Happy Shooting! [/QUOTE]

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