Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]NO! to the caption idea...unless it's the date. And CHEERS for even doing it. Please post the url when you're done.........I'll be happy to take a look. I'm going strong, as well..............................haven't missed a day yet. Glad to have inspired you. Lea - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Lawrence" <DLawrence@fkp.com> To: <leica-users-digest@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 2:45 PM Subject: [Leica] the pictures for a year : : >What about making it Picture of the Month? Only present your work once : every : >four weeks? This doesn't mean people should stop taking pictures every : >week, in fact they should take more, but it will force people to learn to : >edit their own work, a practice many of us could benefit from. There would : >be 38 less weeks spent being overwhelmed. That way we'd be looking at what : >people consider their best shots, and I'm sure we'll still be able to find : >something wrong with each to talk about. Or not. : >Craig Semetko : : I actually started three simultaneous PAW projects last August. One on each : of my three children. : Why August? That's just when the idea appealed to me (based upon Lea's PAD : of her child). : Limiting the subject matter to a particular person has certain advantages : and disadvantages. : : Since my children are young 11, 8, & 2, I have the advantage of a captive : subject. Although they do tend to rag on me for taking photos of them too : much. Especially when the end of a busy week approaches and I still haven't : taken the photos. At this stage of the project I frequently get, "Dad, not : another picture of the week" : One disadvantage is I can't see 52 photos of someone else's child holding a : great deal of interest for the photographer in general, especially a truly : talented group such as this. : : Overall the first six months has produced some really good photos along with : a few really forgettable ones too. My wife and mother are the only ones who : have seen them. : My intention is to finish the year, make a web page for each child showing : the whole year and then offer them up for sacrificial criticism/praise. : : Now a bit of advice please. : Should each photo have a name or caption? : : Don : : -- : To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html : - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html