I am a photographer. That is what I went to school for, it’s what I do as a professional, and it’s something that I enjoy. With that said, so much of my time doing photography now rests in the professional field and I need to do something different; an exercise to get the creative juices, as it were, flowing again. It has been four years since I’ve worked on a project that was just mine. I’m ready now to step back into that world and do my own work.
But as I work towards some grand idea, I’m going to be exercising my eye, my skill, and my technique. It’s easy for me now to look at a project and say “this is how my client would like this shot.” What’s not easy for me to see is how I would shoot a project.
For the next 365 days, starting at 4:24am on February 27th, I am challenging myself to take ONE picture per day. One photo. No test shots, no balancing, no adjusting exposure. How I take the picture is how it will be presented. Blurry, out of focus, overexposed, underexposed; it does not matter.
When the exercise is finished, the images will be released as a book, along with written commentary on the process and the reasoning. As I progress through the exercise, I also hope to keep a video log to be released as a short documentary/podcast detailing my journey of one picture per day.
The images, video, and all related content will be released here at danrhine.com
