What can i say... This is the end of my most productive year with a camera, and it's been a pretty awesome one. I know today isn't the last day, tomorrow is, but i thought i should evaluate now cause i might not get time tomorrow.
I can't believe it's finally the end. After around 600 hours of working on this i've got a project i'm actually proud of. Looking through the images, i'm only really happy with around half of them, but this was the aim of the project. To learn and see what works. As many of you have commented I think the main skill i've managed to get to grips with is lighting. I find it's one of the most important aspects of photography and something i really enjoy playing with. The most important thing i've developed is being comfortable shooting. I can now shoot in any location or studio and be able to shoot a half decent image and that is all down to this project.
I've had many emails throughout the year asking about the 365 project and whether i recommend it to others. I'm not going to lie, it's bloody hard work. This year has been incredibly difficult at times due to the project, but at the same time I wouldn't change it for the world. It's taken up roughly 600 hours of my year (which my dad worked out to be close to a month, :) thank dad), will have cost several hundred pounds in fuel and made me go through a fair bit of camera equipment, but how proud i am of final finishing it is definitely worth it. If you want to learn how to use a camera, be more creative and just get out there and shoot, i would say start this project, but don't give up on it when it gets difficult because you really will learn a thing or two!
Now that this project is at the end there is just one thing i want to get off my chest. Throughout the year i've had a few people commenting about occasionally doing similar shots to ones i may have done in the past. All i want to say is take part in this project, then come back to me in the end and say the same. At the beginning you may have a million and one ideas of what you can shoot, but this state of mind will change, which inevitably makes the project difficult.
I would also like to take the time to thank everyone who's helped me throughout the year. Mum, dad, my bro Joe, Lauren, Tim, George, Zoe, Jay and most of all Danny G. Danny would be sure to let me know when the project started getting crap and made me make more effort, plus he's in a fair few of the images (the guy on the bike). I'd also like to thank every one of you thats commented on my project. I'm really bad at replying to comments, but if you have any questions send me a private message and i will get back to you.
Finally, i'll take this chance to explain what i'm doing next year. I'll be starting a project i'm calling "Portrait 52". Throughout my Project 365 i've learnt a lot of new skills and i think it's time to use them in some work for my portfolio. I'll be producing a portrait a week of other people. No more self portrait and no repeats of people. It will be a different portrait every week. Each image will be pre planned unlike the Project 365 where i would go to a location and make something up on the spot. I'm really looking forward to it and hope you guys enjoy it.
Thanks again to everyone who's supported me with the project, have an awesome new year...
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