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.
![_07/18/10_ Revere Eight
This 8mm camera belonged to my dad's family, and I faintly remember hooking up an equally antique projector around 10 years ago and watching some films that were shot on it. It's pretty cool, and it seems to be in great condition - the build quality is impressive. From what I can tell, you'd buy up to 3 different lenses and be able to quickly rotate between them, but we only have the one - 13mm, f/1.9. The camera is a Model 99.
I used an off camera flash to blow out the background (a wall) and used the smallest aperture I could to bring focus to the lens. I've been meaning to do a daily photo of this subject for a while, and this might not be the last...
In other news, I wrote a blog post on our recent Ventura trip.
[last year] Rest in peace, Grandad...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-jgk6rkG/2/Ti/2010-07-18%20Revere%20Eight-Ti.jpg "_07/18/10_ Revere Eight
This 8mm camera belonged to my dad's family, and I faintly remember hooking up an equally antique projector around 10 years ago and watching some films that were shot on it. It's pretty cool, and it seems to be in great condition - the build quality is impressive. From what I can tell, you'd buy up to 3 different lenses and be able to quickly rotate between them, but we only have the one - 13mm, f/1.9. The camera is a Model 99.
I used an off camera flash to blow out the background (a wall) and used the smallest aperture I could to bring focus to the lens. I've been meaning to do a daily photo of this subject for a while, and this might not be the last...
In other news, I wrote a blog post on our recent Ventura trip.
[last year] Rest in peace, Grandad...")
![_07/17/10_ Downtown Los Angeles
In the distance are the skyscrapers of Bunker Hill and on the right is City Hall. The cables are for the Gold line (light rail) that runs down 1st Street and just opened last year.
We were in the area to see a play that starred a guy my wife knows, and also this guy who you'll probably recognize. The play was Tracers, about soldiers' experiences in the Vietnam war. Not exactly uplifting, but it was good.
Earlier in the day, we saw Inception. Wow. Go see it.
[last year] a heavy read...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-7CZb2p2/2/Ti/2010-07-17%20Downtown%20Los%20Angeles-Ti.jpg "_07/17/10_ Downtown Los Angeles
In the distance are the skyscrapers of Bunker Hill and on the right is City Hall. The cables are for the Gold line (light rail) that runs down 1st Street and just opened last year.
We were in the area to see a play that starred a guy my wife knows, and also this guy who you'll probably recognize. The play was Tracers, about soldiers' experiences in the Vietnam war. Not exactly uplifting, but it was good.
Earlier in the day, we saw Inception. Wow. Go see it.
[last year] a heavy read...")
![_07/16/10_ Abstract Grill
Had a few friends over tonight, grilled some hamburgers, drank the growler of beer from Anacapa Brewing Company that we got during our Ventura trip, strawberries and whipped cream for dessert, and overall good night! These are the coals a while after the cooking was done.
I zoomed in during the 1 second exposure, then inverted and applied many other edits in Photoshop and Lightroom. Although not my original intention, I feel like the final result looks a little like streaks of blood in water.
[last year] a good read...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-G5XPCPL/2/Ti/2010-07-16%20Abstract%20Grill-Ti.jpg "_07/16/10_ Abstract Grill
Had a few friends over tonight, grilled some hamburgers, drank the growler of beer from Anacapa Brewing Company that we got during our Ventura trip, strawberries and whipped cream for dessert, and overall good night! These are the coals a while after the cooking was done.
I zoomed in during the 1 second exposure, then inverted and applied many other edits in Photoshop and Lightroom. Although not my original intention, I feel like the final result looks a little like streaks of blood in water.
[last year] a good read...")
![_07/15/10_ Study Break
I was walking through the library today and I couldn't pass up a photo of this. There are plenty of comfy chairs and benches... I guess this guy prefers the floor.
This is one of many iPhone photos I shot today. I've been shooting groups of three using the 3G, 3Gs and 4 to compare the cameras. Obviously the 4 has the best camera, but I thought it'd be nice to see some side-by-side comparison. Stay tuned for the results!
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-G2bmKcr/2/Ti/2010-07-15%20Study%20Break-Ti.jpg "_07/15/10_ Study Break
I was walking through the library today and I couldn't pass up a photo of this. There are plenty of comfy chairs and benches... I guess this guy prefers the floor.
This is one of many iPhone photos I shot today. I've been shooting groups of three using the 3G, 3Gs and 4 to compare the cameras. Obviously the 4 has the best camera, but I thought it'd be nice to see some side-by-side comparison. Stay tuned for the results!
[last year]")
![_07/14/10_ Giant Flower
Tonight I went on a walk around the neighborhood in search of a photo of the day. I first settled on a curved bench, but then decided this was much cooler and switched it after it was already uploaded, which I rarely do. I have no idea what this flower is, but it's about 6 inches across. I got the effect by raising the blacks slider to 100 to get rid of the surrounding green leaves, and then doing touch up from there.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-8bBCScs/2/Ti/2010-07-14%20Flower-Ti.jpg "_07/14/10_ Giant Flower
Tonight I went on a walk around the neighborhood in search of a photo of the day. I first settled on a curved bench, but then decided this was much cooler and switched it after it was already uploaded, which I rarely do. I have no idea what this flower is, but it's about 6 inches across. I got the effect by raising the blacks slider to 100 to get rid of the surrounding green leaves, and then doing touch up from there.
[last year]")
![_07/13/10_ Vaulted
Walkway in Kerckhoff Hall, the cathedral-esque building that was last Friday's daily. I greatly increased the clarity in Lightroom. I'm impressed with how centered I was able to get everything - this shot is not cropped.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-pzS3K4N/2/Ti/2010-07-13%20Vaulted%20Ceiling-Ti.jpg "_07/13/10_ Vaulted
Walkway in Kerckhoff Hall, the cathedral-esque building that was last Friday's daily. I greatly increased the clarity in Lightroom. I'm impressed with how centered I was able to get everything - this shot is not cropped.
[last year]")
![_07/12/10_ Sunset Window
My friend Al from Vancouver is in town today! As is the custom with visitors, we ate our way around the Westside. First it was ice cream sandwiches at Diddy Riese (Westwood), then margaritas and quesadillas for happy hour at El Torito (Marina del Rey) and finally tiramisu and cheesecake at C&O Trattoria (Venice Beach). Needless to say, I'm stuffed.
This shot was taken via iPhone 4 at Marina del Rey outside El Torito. Behind this glass was one of the most obnoxious groups of people I've ever seen in my life. Happy hour started pretty early for them. We talked about sending over a round of Valium-laced margaritas for the benefit of the whole restaurant.
[last year] so tickle-y...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-9JBrVTJ/2/Ti/2010-07-12%20Sunset%20Window-2-Ti.jpg "_07/12/10_ Sunset Window
My friend Al from Vancouver is in town today! As is the custom with visitors, we ate our way around the Westside. First it was ice cream sandwiches at Diddy Riese (Westwood), then margaritas and quesadillas for happy hour at El Torito (Marina del Rey) and finally tiramisu and cheesecake at C&O Trattoria (Venice Beach). Needless to say, I'm stuffed.
This shot was taken via iPhone 4 at Marina del Rey outside El Torito. Behind this glass was one of the most obnoxious groups of people I've ever seen in my life. Happy hour started pretty early for them. We talked about sending over a round of Valium-laced margaritas for the benefit of the whole restaurant.
[last year] so tickle-y...")
![_07/11/10_ Ann at the Beach
My 2nd daily with the new iPhone. This was taken at a beach in Santa Monica where we went for an afternoon stroll after getting free Slurpees because of the date.
Aesthetically speaking, any photo of my wife is among the greatest photographs ever taken. Technically speaking, I'm less impressed with this photo that the one from yesterday. Even though I focused on her face, it's still blown out, and the clouds are a bit grainy. I also adjusted the colors a bit - they weren't exactly spot-on. Still pretty good though! I like how you can pretty clearly make out the far yellow lifeguard tower.
Tomorrow I have a friend visiting! What shall we do? Tune in tomorrow to find out...
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-wgrQr3m/2/Ti/2010-07-11%20Ann%20at%20the%20Beach-Ti.jpg "_07/11/10_ Ann at the Beach
My 2nd daily with the new iPhone. This was taken at a beach in Santa Monica where we went for an afternoon stroll after getting free Slurpees because of the date.
Aesthetically speaking, any photo of my wife is among the greatest photographs ever taken. Technically speaking, I'm less impressed with this photo that the one from yesterday. Even though I focused on her face, it's still blown out, and the clouds are a bit grainy. I also adjusted the colors a bit - they weren't exactly spot-on. Still pretty good though! I like how you can pretty clearly make out the far yellow lifeguard tower.
Tomorrow I have a friend visiting! What shall we do? Tune in tomorrow to find out...
[last year]")
![_07/10/10_ Berry Trio
This is my first daily photo with the iPhone 4! I'm pretty happy with it's camera, so there will be more to come. Check out my blog post about first impressions and to see a bunch of other fun iPhone photos.
We bought these berries at the farmer's market this morning, and I used a propped-up placemat as the background. I'm pretty impressed with the shallow depth of field for a shot like this.
Also, I recently posted pics from my Ventura trip!
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-t6n6DsG/2/Ti/2010-07-10%20Berry%20Trio-Ti.jpg "_07/10/10_ Berry Trio
This is my first daily photo with the iPhone 4! I'm pretty happy with it's camera, so there will be more to come. Check out my blog post about first impressions and to see a bunch of other fun iPhone photos.
We bought these berries at the farmer's market this morning, and I used a propped-up placemat as the background. I'm pretty impressed with the shallow depth of field for a shot like this.
Also, I recently posted pics from my Ventura trip!
[last year]")
_07/13/10_ Vaulted
Walkway in Kerckhoff Hall, the cathedral-esque building that was last Friday's daily. I greatly increased the clarity in Lightroom. I'm impressed with how centered I was able to get everything - this shot is not cropped.
[last year]
Walkway in Kerckhoff Hall, the cathedral-esque building that was last Friday's daily. I greatly increased the clarity in Lightroom. I'm impressed with how centered I was able to get everything - this shot is not cropped.
[last year]
_07/13/10_ Vaulted
Walkway in Kerckhoff Hall, the cathedral-esque building that was last Friday's daily. I greatly increased the clarity in Lightroom. I'm impressed with how centered I was able to get everything - this shot is not cropped.
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Walkway in Kerckhoff Hall, the cathedral-esque building that was last Friday's daily. I greatly increased the clarity in Lightroom. I'm impressed with how centered I was able to get everything - this shot is not cropped.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-pzS3K4N/2/L/2010-07-13%20Vaulted%20Ceiling-L.jpg "_07/13/10_ Vaulted
Walkway in Kerckhoff Hall, the cathedral-esque building that was last Friday's daily. I greatly increased the clarity in Lightroom. I'm impressed with how centered I was able to get everything - this shot is not cropped.
[last year]")
_07/13/10_ Vaulted
Walkway in Kerckhoff Hall, the cathedral-esque building that was last Friday's daily. I greatly increased the clarity in Lightroom. I'm impressed with how centered I was able to get everything - this shot is not cropped.
[last year]
Walkway in Kerckhoff Hall, the cathedral-esque building that was last Friday's daily. I greatly increased the clarity in Lightroom. I'm impressed with how centered I was able to get everything - this shot is not cropped.
[last year]
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