Welcome to the One/Day Project
Here you will find hundreds of photos that I've taken every day since 2/29/2008. I reached my initial goal of making it to leap day 2012 (after 1462 photos), but I'm still going - the new goal is to make it to Monday, 2/29/2016.
Every photo in these galleries is a unique creation from that day. My intent is to create art, and I've taken great care to create most of these photographs. In addition to not uploading simple snapshots, I try incredibly hard not to repeat myself.
Please enjoy, and feel free to comment. Like the shot? Give it a thumbs up. Really like it? Buy a print or digital download.
Thanks for looking!
Photographs from Monday, 3/1, 2010 through Monday, 2/28, 2011.
![_09/19/10_ HDR Lamp
Hey look, it's an iPhone HDR photo that looks better than the non-HDR version! Only slightly though. And if you think this is the output from the iPhone, I'm sorry to tell you that the look is mostly thanks to the direct positive preset in Lightroom.
The lamp was on a wall outside the place I got my haircut today. Too bad the reflection doesn't show the top of my freshly cut head. Er... hair.
[last year] I just noticed the 'lower your head' - kind of funny...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-LdMVc2x/1/Ti/2010-09-19%20HDR%20Lamp-Ti.jpg "_09/19/10_ HDR Lamp
Hey look, it's an iPhone HDR photo that looks better than the non-HDR version! Only slightly though. And if you think this is the output from the iPhone, I'm sorry to tell you that the look is mostly thanks to the direct positive preset in Lightroom.
The lamp was on a wall outside the place I got my haircut today. Too bad the reflection doesn't show the top of my freshly cut head. Er... hair.
[last year] I just noticed the 'lower your head' - kind of funny...")
![_09/18/10_ Glass Pumpkins
Aren't we festive? We saw these little glass pumpkins for sale for a mere $3.50 each and decided they should adorn our bay window for the next couple months. This is a composite of two shots - I lit each one from above and just rotated the orange one and pushed it around in Photoshop.
In other news, I finally - FINALLY - wrote a blog post on the Los Angeles River tour that I took back on 8/21. You should definitely read it.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-CHKsL4P/1/Ti/2010-09-18%20Glass%20Pumpkins-Ti.jpg "_09/18/10_ Glass Pumpkins
Aren't we festive? We saw these little glass pumpkins for sale for a mere $3.50 each and decided they should adorn our bay window for the next couple months. This is a composite of two shots - I lit each one from above and just rotated the orange one and pushed it around in Photoshop.
In other news, I finally - FINALLY - wrote a blog post on the Los Angeles River tour that I took back on 8/21. You should definitely read it.
[last year]")
![_09/17/10_ Pallet and Door
Tonight I went for a long walk around the neighborhood at night. Armed with the 50mm f/1.4, I mostly took photos of lights because, well, it was dark.
This was my favorite for it's composition and simplicity. I knew it was a decent shot when I took it, so I spent the time to get it right at 1/15 seconds so I didn't have to max out the ISO. The ISO 1600 shots were just too grainy, although slightly sharper than this one.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-h9ZLZGP/1/Ti/2010-09-17%20Pallet%20and%20Door-Ti.jpg "_09/17/10_ Pallet and Door
Tonight I went for a long walk around the neighborhood at night. Armed with the 50mm f/1.4, I mostly took photos of lights because, well, it was dark.
This was my favorite for it's composition and simplicity. I knew it was a decent shot when I took it, so I spent the time to get it right at 1/15 seconds so I didn't have to max out the ISO. The ISO 1600 shots were just too grainy, although slightly sharper than this one.
[last year]")
![_09/16/10_ Grate Hinge
This huge metal grate (actually several next to each other) is outside my office, and it covers a shaft about 2 stories deep. I get a cheap thrill walking over it :)
Today's shot is basically a desperation shot - I took it thinking that I might not take any other photos today, and indeed I did not. The original shot had subtle blue and purple tones that I liked, so I exaggerated them in Lightroom. The grate looked cool in general, but I had to find something to break the pattern (the hinge) to make it a viable photo. Looking at it now, I wish I'd had the hinge in the foreground instead of the back. Oh well, desperation shots are what they are.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-JNLmGS5/1/Ti/2010-09-16%20Grate%20Hinge-Ti.jpg "_09/16/10_ Grate Hinge
This huge metal grate (actually several next to each other) is outside my office, and it covers a shaft about 2 stories deep. I get a cheap thrill walking over it :)
Today's shot is basically a desperation shot - I took it thinking that I might not take any other photos today, and indeed I did not. The original shot had subtle blue and purple tones that I liked, so I exaggerated them in Lightroom. The grate looked cool in general, but I had to find something to break the pattern (the hinge) to make it a viable photo. Looking at it now, I wish I'd had the hinge in the foreground instead of the back. Oh well, desperation shots are what they are.
[last year]")
![_09/15/10_ Shuffleboard Sunset
Despite a gorgeous location that overlooks the beach and the pier, I've never seen anyone on these courts. In fact, they look pretty neglected and run down.
This is pretty much a desperation shot, and it's the non-HDR version. I'm still playing around with iPhone HDR, and I promise I will write all about it eventually. First, I have to finish my post on the Los Angeles River, then I'll do HDR, and then the Aquarium of the Pacific. If only I didn't have a day job...
[last year] can't make these colors up...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-HqBzLLc/1/Ti/2010-09-15%20Shuffleboard%20Sunset-Ti.jpg "_09/15/10_ Shuffleboard Sunset
Despite a gorgeous location that overlooks the beach and the pier, I've never seen anyone on these courts. In fact, they look pretty neglected and run down.
This is pretty much a desperation shot, and it's the non-HDR version. I'm still playing around with iPhone HDR, and I promise I will write all about it eventually. First, I have to finish my post on the Los Angeles River, then I'll do HDR, and then the Aquarium of the Pacific. If only I didn't have a day job...
[last year] can't make these colors up...")
![_09/14/10_ Pull
Desperation shot tonight. You pull this string and the light turns off - like magic!
[last year] my favorite egg shot...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-dtLZPcD/1/Ti/2010-09-14%20Pull-Ti.jpg "_09/14/10_ Pull
Desperation shot tonight. You pull this string and the light turns off - like magic!
[last year] my favorite egg shot...")
![_09/13/10_ Dainty Coffee
After the lighting workshop at the aquarium last night, I was inspired to recreate some of it on my own - most of the setups involved foam presentation boards. I feel lied to, though. The instructor said he got all his 'throw away' materials for $25 at Walmart, including 3 presentation boards - I just got back from a trip to Staples and they were $14 each! Instead I bought some 'illustration board' which is just extra-thick poster board. It works, but it's not nearly as reflective as the foam presentation boards.
Such is life.
Anyways, I took a photo of the setup. Check it out.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-CjnrWCL/1/Ti/2010-09-13%20Dainty%20Coffee-1-Ti.jpg "_09/13/10_ Dainty Coffee
After the lighting workshop at the aquarium last night, I was inspired to recreate some of it on my own - most of the setups involved foam presentation boards. I feel lied to, though. The instructor said he got all his 'throw away' materials for $25 at Walmart, including 3 presentation boards - I just got back from a trip to Staples and they were $14 each! Instead I bought some 'illustration board' which is just extra-thick poster board. It works, but it's not nearly as reflective as the foam presentation boards.
Such is life.
Anyways, I took a photo of the setup. Check it out.
[last year]")
![_09/12/10_ Tentacles
Macro shot of sea anemone tentacles, taken during photographer's night at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach.
It was a lot of fun! Hours flew by as I walked around, free to shoot whatever I wanted with [almost] no one in the way! Indoor shots were tough - I barely used my tripod or flash, and one of the biggest things I learned was that you have to shoot STRAIGHT through the glass, as in perpendicular. Otherwise you get pretty bad distortion because the glass (it's actually acrylic) is so thick. All of my indoor shots used a fairly high ISO and most of them are throw-aways.
This shot was taken in an outdoor touch pool, where I was able to set up my flash and practically get in the water to take macro shots. My best shots, at least technically, are from the tide pool and I will certainly share them all after I sort through them.
The biggest surprise of the night was a Nikon-based lighting workshop by Paul Van Allen - a big name in Nikon training. He and his team set up 6 stations that used off-camera flash in different ways, and went to each station and took a bunch of photos - very educational.
More photos - Aquarium of the Pacific Gallery
[last year] not very photo-like...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-C7xwBwc/2/Ti/2010-09-12%20Anemone%20Tentacles-1-Ti.jpg "_09/12/10_ Tentacles
Macro shot of sea anemone tentacles, taken during photographer's night at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach.
It was a lot of fun! Hours flew by as I walked around, free to shoot whatever I wanted with [almost] no one in the way! Indoor shots were tough - I barely used my tripod or flash, and one of the biggest things I learned was that you have to shoot STRAIGHT through the glass, as in perpendicular. Otherwise you get pretty bad distortion because the glass (it's actually acrylic) is so thick. All of my indoor shots used a fairly high ISO and most of them are throw-aways.
This shot was taken in an outdoor touch pool, where I was able to set up my flash and practically get in the water to take macro shots. My best shots, at least technically, are from the tide pool and I will certainly share them all after I sort through them.
The biggest surprise of the night was a Nikon-based lighting workshop by Paul Van Allen - a big name in Nikon training. He and his team set up 6 stations that used off-camera flash in different ways, and went to each station and took a bunch of photos - very educational.
More photos - Aquarium of the Pacific Gallery
[last year] not very photo-like...")
![_09/11/10_ Practice Fish
Some of the more discerning photo enthusiasts may notice that this is not a fish. In fact, it's an agave plant, placed on a shelf in our bay window and I shot it from outside through double-paned glass. The out-of-focus points of light are in my kitchen.
This shot was practice for tomorrow's Photographers Night at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. Photographers dish out $25 for the privilege of bringing tripods and lighting equipment while curious children are nowhere to be found.
I thought it would be good to experiment with shooting through glass - here's what I learned/reinforced:
I can easily block my on-camera commander flash from reflecting on the glass with one hand while still allowing it to communicate with the remote unit that I hold in my other hand. Self-timer and remote trigger are my friends. Get the camera as close as possible to the glass to minimize reflections. Um... that's about it!
Stay tuned for pics from the Aquarium!
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-bQS8DTn/2/Ti/2010-09-11%20Practice%20Fish-Ti.jpg "_09/11/10_ Practice Fish
Some of the more discerning photo enthusiasts may notice that this is not a fish. In fact, it's an agave plant, placed on a shelf in our bay window and I shot it from outside through double-paned glass. The out-of-focus points of light are in my kitchen.
This shot was practice for tomorrow's Photographers Night at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. Photographers dish out $25 for the privilege of bringing tripods and lighting equipment while curious children are nowhere to be found.
I thought it would be good to experiment with shooting through glass - here's what I learned/reinforced:
I can easily block my on-camera commander flash from reflecting on the glass with one hand while still allowing it to communicate with the remote unit that I hold in my other hand. Self-timer and remote trigger are my friends. Get the camera as close as possible to the glass to minimize reflections. Um... that's about it!
Stay tuned for pics from the Aquarium!
[last year]")
_09/19/10_ HDR Lamp
Hey look, it's an iPhone HDR photo that looks better than the non-HDR version! Only slightly though. And if you think this is the output from the iPhone, I'm sorry to tell you that the look is mostly thanks to the direct positive preset in Lightroom.
The lamp was on a wall outside the place I got my haircut today. Too bad the reflection doesn't show the top of my freshly cut head. Er... hair.
[last year] I just noticed the 'lower your head' - kind of funny...
Hey look, it's an iPhone HDR photo that looks better than the non-HDR version! Only slightly though. And if you think this is the output from the iPhone, I'm sorry to tell you that the look is mostly thanks to the direct positive preset in Lightroom.
The lamp was on a wall outside the place I got my haircut today. Too bad the reflection doesn't show the top of my freshly cut head. Er... hair.
[last year] I just noticed the 'lower your head' - kind of funny...
_09/19/10_ HDR Lamp
Hey look, it's an iPhone HDR photo that looks better than the non-HDR version! Only slightly though. And if you think this is the output from the iPhone, I'm sorry to tell you that the look is mostly thanks to the direct positive preset in Lightroom.
The lamp was on a wall outside the place I got my haircut today. Too bad the reflection doesn't show the top of my freshly cut head. Er... hair.
[last year] I just noticed the 'lower your head' - kind of funny..." href="javascript:openLB(1014600891,'',XLarge,'',573,768);">![_09/19/10_ HDR Lamp
Hey look, it's an iPhone HDR photo that looks better than the non-HDR version! Only slightly though. And if you think this is the output from the iPhone, I'm sorry to tell you that the look is mostly thanks to the direct positive preset in Lightroom.
The lamp was on a wall outside the place I got my haircut today. Too bad the reflection doesn't show the top of my freshly cut head. Er... hair.
[last year] I just noticed the 'lower your head' - kind of funny...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-LdMVc2x/1/L/2010-09-19%20HDR%20Lamp-L.jpg "_09/19/10_ HDR Lamp
Hey look, it's an iPhone HDR photo that looks better than the non-HDR version! Only slightly though. And if you think this is the output from the iPhone, I'm sorry to tell you that the look is mostly thanks to the direct positive preset in Lightroom.
The lamp was on a wall outside the place I got my haircut today. Too bad the reflection doesn't show the top of my freshly cut head. Er... hair.
[last year] I just noticed the 'lower your head' - kind of funny...")
_09/19/10_ HDR Lamp
Hey look, it's an iPhone HDR photo that looks better than the non-HDR version! Only slightly though. And if you think this is the output from the iPhone, I'm sorry to tell you that the look is mostly thanks to the direct positive preset in Lightroom.
The lamp was on a wall outside the place I got my haircut today. Too bad the reflection doesn't show the top of my freshly cut head. Er... hair.
[last year] I just noticed the 'lower your head' - kind of funny...
Hey look, it's an iPhone HDR photo that looks better than the non-HDR version! Only slightly though. And if you think this is the output from the iPhone, I'm sorry to tell you that the look is mostly thanks to the direct positive preset in Lightroom.
The lamp was on a wall outside the place I got my haircut today. Too bad the reflection doesn't show the top of my freshly cut head. Er... hair.
[last year] I just noticed the 'lower your head' - kind of funny...
All photographs © Jonathan Wilson