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!
![_11/18/11_ Foam Fountain
This fountain is taking a bubble bath. The camera was steadied by a nifty Manfrotto pocket series support thingy. I have an older one - the newer ones look pretty slick.
[last year] still kinda creeps me out...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year4/i-L6vhxST/0/Ti/2011-11-18%20Foam%20Fountain-Ti.jpg "_11/18/11_ Foam Fountain
This fountain is taking a bubble bath. The camera was steadied by a nifty Manfrotto pocket series support thingy. I have an older one - the newer ones look pretty slick.
[last year] still kinda creeps me out...")
![_06/03/11_ Fluffy & French
Happy National Doughnut Day! Did you have one to celebrate? I had two. OK, fine, two and a half. Plus a bagel, which is basically a savory doughnut.
The first one was at work, and the second (and a half) were from this place, our local doughnut shop that's open 24/7. It's a wonderful thing. If the rest of the label was in the photo, you'd see that these fluffy french things are crullers. I didn't get one, but maybe next time. Instead I got a Bavarian creme, which was heavenly.
Want another commemorative doughnut photo? Check out 6/6/08 from Year 1 - Stan's a doughnut legend.
Have a great weekend!
[last year] wilson! that's me...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year4/i-C9BMcF4/0/Ti/2011-06-03%20Crullers-Ti.jpg "_06/03/11_ Fluffy & French
Happy National Doughnut Day! Did you have one to celebrate? I had two. OK, fine, two and a half. Plus a bagel, which is basically a savory doughnut.
The first one was at work, and the second (and a half) were from this place, our local doughnut shop that's open 24/7. It's a wonderful thing. If the rest of the label was in the photo, you'd see that these fluffy french things are crullers. I didn't get one, but maybe next time. Instead I got a Bavarian creme, which was heavenly.
Want another commemorative doughnut photo? Check out 6/6/08 from Year 1 - Stan's a doughnut legend.
Have a great weekend!
[last year] wilson! that's me...")
![_05/29/11_ Escondido Falls
Impressive waterfall in Escondido Canyon. A very easy and pleasant trail takes you to a small falls after about 1.5 miles, but then you can do a little bit of climbing to get to the upper falls (pictured here) which involves holding onto a rope to get past a steep muddy spot and some light bouldering. In case you're wondering - yes, I was standing in the water to take this photo.
Here's a 360 degree view of the falls, taken with the Photosynth iPhone app - http://bit.ly/mOWMHv
[last year] high school buddy...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year4/i-Vqv5KzX/0/Ti/2011-05-29%20Escondido%20Falls-Ti.jpg "_05/29/11_ Escondido Falls
Impressive waterfall in Escondido Canyon. A very easy and pleasant trail takes you to a small falls after about 1.5 miles, but then you can do a little bit of climbing to get to the upper falls (pictured here) which involves holding onto a rope to get past a steep muddy spot and some light bouldering. In case you're wondering - yes, I was standing in the water to take this photo.
Here's a 360 degree view of the falls, taken with the Photosynth iPhone app - http://bit.ly/mOWMHv
[last year] high school buddy...")
![__02/19/11__ Drop Farm
Thanks to rain and still being a little sick, I didn't venture far for a photo of the day. This is the fence right outside my front door, turned upside-down of course. Drops drip down, they don't grow up. Did some editing in Lightroom, including the split toning effect.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-kz8L9DV/1/Ti/2011-02-19%20Drop%20Farm-Ti.jpg "__02/19/11__ Drop Farm
Thanks to rain and still being a little sick, I didn't venture far for a photo of the day. This is the fence right outside my front door, turned upside-down of course. Drops drip down, they don't grow up. Did some editing in Lightroom, including the split toning effect.
[last year]")
![__01/26/11__ Bottle Drop
Water Drops, Day 5
Well this is it, my fifth and final water drop photo. For now, anyways.
Over the past 3 weeks I've posted 4 other water drop photos and I pushed myself to keep experimenting with each subsequent photo. Today's photo doesn't represent any great leaps in technique - it's mostly that I used a water bottle instead of a much wider container. I also played with half-and-half as a liquid, but I ran into some limitations - read my upcoming blog post to see what I mean.
That's right, I'm sharing all of my hard-earned secrets with you! Eventually... I have to write them down first. Stay tuned.
Read my blog post on water droplet photography!
[last year] firey...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-v8PgMXn/1/Ti/2011-01-26%20Bottle%20Drop-Ti.jpg "__01/26/11__ Bottle Drop
Water Drops, Day 5
Well this is it, my fifth and final water drop photo. For now, anyways.
Over the past 3 weeks I've posted 4 other water drop photos and I pushed myself to keep experimenting with each subsequent photo. Today's photo doesn't represent any great leaps in technique - it's mostly that I used a water bottle instead of a much wider container. I also played with half-and-half as a liquid, but I ran into some limitations - read my upcoming blog post to see what I mean.
That's right, I'm sharing all of my hard-earned secrets with you! Eventually... I have to write them down first. Stay tuned.
Read my blog post on water droplet photography!
[last year] firey...")
![__01/17/11__ Aqua Splash
Water Drops, Day 4
My fourth water droplet photograph! The splash formation is similar to my 1/14/11 photo, but today I changed up the lighting and used colored milk instead of water. I wish I could say that this photo is unaltered but even with tons of food coloring, the SOOC photo was a bit dull. The photo has been cropped a bit, and the white balance changed to give more a blue/aqua color.
Oh yeah, of course I have a setup photo. I think I'll probably do one more photo with some more experimentation, and then I'll compile all my hard-learned lessons into a blog post.
Read my blog post on water droplet photography!
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-Mkg8Q9Q/1/Ti/2011-01-17%20Blue%20Splash-Ti.jpg "__01/17/11__ Aqua Splash
Water Drops, Day 4
My fourth water droplet photograph! The splash formation is similar to my 1/14/11 photo, but today I changed up the lighting and used colored milk instead of water. I wish I could say that this photo is unaltered but even with tons of food coloring, the SOOC photo was a bit dull. The photo has been cropped a bit, and the white balance changed to give more a blue/aqua color.
Oh yeah, of course I have a setup photo. I think I'll probably do one more photo with some more experimentation, and then I'll compile all my hard-learned lessons into a blog post.
Read my blog post on water droplet photography!
[last year]")
![__01/14/11__ Sunset Splash
Water Drops, Day 3
Day 3 of water droplet photography, featuring a 'splash crown' - I'm not sure if that's a real term or not. Today I played with colored backgrounds and taking the photo at the same level as the water. I'm compiling everything I'm learning into a blog post, but I do have a setup photo for you today. I still have a few more things to try before I'm ready to share all my secrets.
I really liked this shot because of the nice high 'crown' and the pleasing arrangement of the mini-drops flying off. Out of hundreds of photos, I got about 20 shots of this phenomenon. There are some extra colors (pink, green) because of the other backgrounds I was using. I wish the focus was on the front waves instead of the back, but oh well. Next time.
Read my blog post on water droplet photography!
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-wVT2Wpd/1/Ti/2011-01-14%20Sunset%20Splash-Ti.jpg "__01/14/11__ Sunset Splash
Water Drops, Day 3
Day 3 of water droplet photography, featuring a 'splash crown' - I'm not sure if that's a real term or not. Today I played with colored backgrounds and taking the photo at the same level as the water. I'm compiling everything I'm learning into a blog post, but I do have a setup photo for you today. I still have a few more things to try before I'm ready to share all my secrets.
I really liked this shot because of the nice high 'crown' and the pleasing arrangement of the mini-drops flying off. Out of hundreds of photos, I got about 20 shots of this phenomenon. There are some extra colors (pink, green) because of the other backgrounds I was using. I wish the focus was on the front waves instead of the back, but oh well. Next time.
Read my blog post on water droplet photography!
[last year]")
![__01/09/11__ Sphere
Water Drops, Day 2
My second attempt at water droplet photography. Today I used off-camera flash and a bigger bowl than Friday's photo. Embarassingly, I had my off-camera flash set up on Friday but I forgot to turn it on. I was so focused on the timing of the drops that I didn't notice the only light was coming from on-camera.
I added quite a bit of contrast for definition and noise reduction for smoothing. I would have done a setup photo but it's a little late, sorry! I'll do one eventually.
I'm still a bit in shock about yesterday's attack. I learned that in addition to the man who was 2 years ahead of me in my high school, Giffords herself attended, and the deceased includes a member of my parents church. Tragedies like this affect so many people.
Read my blog post on water droplet photography!
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-TbxLv2z/1/Ti/2011-01-09%20Sphere-Ti.jpg "__01/09/11__ Sphere
Water Drops, Day 2
My second attempt at water droplet photography. Today I used off-camera flash and a bigger bowl than Friday's photo. Embarassingly, I had my off-camera flash set up on Friday but I forgot to turn it on. I was so focused on the timing of the drops that I didn't notice the only light was coming from on-camera.
I added quite a bit of contrast for definition and noise reduction for smoothing. I would have done a setup photo but it's a little late, sorry! I'll do one eventually.
I'm still a bit in shock about yesterday's attack. I learned that in addition to the man who was 2 years ahead of me in my high school, Giffords herself attended, and the deceased includes a member of my parents church. Tragedies like this affect so many people.
Read my blog post on water droplet photography!
[last year]")
__01/26/11__ Bottle Drop
Water Drops, Day 5
Well this is it, my fifth and final water drop photo. For now, anyways.
Over the past 3 weeks I've posted 4 other water drop photos and I pushed myself to keep experimenting with each subsequent photo. Today's photo doesn't represent any great leaps in technique - it's mostly that I used a water bottle instead of a much wider container. I also played with half-and-half as a liquid, but I ran into some limitations - read my upcoming blog post to see what I mean.
That's right, I'm sharing all of my hard-earned secrets with you! Eventually... I have to write them down first. Stay tuned.
Read my blog post on water droplet photography!
[last year] firey...
Water Drops, Day 5
Well this is it, my fifth and final water drop photo. For now, anyways.
Over the past 3 weeks I've posted 4 other water drop photos and I pushed myself to keep experimenting with each subsequent photo. Today's photo doesn't represent any great leaps in technique - it's mostly that I used a water bottle instead of a much wider container. I also played with half-and-half as a liquid, but I ran into some limitations - read my upcoming blog post to see what I mean.
That's right, I'm sharing all of my hard-earned secrets with you! Eventually... I have to write them down first. Stay tuned.
Read my blog post on water droplet photography!
[last year] firey...
__01/26/11__ Bottle Drop
Water Drops, Day 5
Well this is it, my fifth and final water drop photo. For now, anyways.
Over the past 3 weeks I've posted 4 other water drop photos and I pushed myself to keep experimenting with each subsequent photo. Today's photo doesn't represent any great leaps in technique - it's mostly that I used a water bottle instead of a much wider container. I also played with half-and-half as a liquid, but I ran into some limitations - read my upcoming blog post to see what I mean.
That's right, I'm sharing all of my hard-earned secrets with you! Eventually... I have to write them down first. Stay tuned.
Read my blog post on water droplet photography!
[last year] firey..." href="javascript:openLB(1169155959,'',XLarge,'',1024,685);">![__01/26/11__ Bottle Drop
Water Drops, Day 5
Well this is it, my fifth and final water drop photo. For now, anyways.
Over the past 3 weeks I've posted 4 other water drop photos and I pushed myself to keep experimenting with each subsequent photo. Today's photo doesn't represent any great leaps in technique - it's mostly that I used a water bottle instead of a much wider container. I also played with half-and-half as a liquid, but I ran into some limitations - read my upcoming blog post to see what I mean.
That's right, I'm sharing all of my hard-earned secrets with you! Eventually... I have to write them down first. Stay tuned.
Read my blog post on water droplet photography!
[last year] firey...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year3/i-v8PgMXn/1/L/2011-01-26%20Bottle%20Drop-L.jpg "__01/26/11__ Bottle Drop
Water Drops, Day 5
Well this is it, my fifth and final water drop photo. For now, anyways.
Over the past 3 weeks I've posted 4 other water drop photos and I pushed myself to keep experimenting with each subsequent photo. Today's photo doesn't represent any great leaps in technique - it's mostly that I used a water bottle instead of a much wider container. I also played with half-and-half as a liquid, but I ran into some limitations - read my upcoming blog post to see what I mean.
That's right, I'm sharing all of my hard-earned secrets with you! Eventually... I have to write them down first. Stay tuned.
Read my blog post on water droplet photography!
[last year] firey...")
__01/26/11__ Bottle Drop
Water Drops, Day 5
Well this is it, my fifth and final water drop photo. For now, anyways.
Over the past 3 weeks I've posted 4 other water drop photos and I pushed myself to keep experimenting with each subsequent photo. Today's photo doesn't represent any great leaps in technique - it's mostly that I used a water bottle instead of a much wider container. I also played with half-and-half as a liquid, but I ran into some limitations - read my upcoming blog post to see what I mean.
That's right, I'm sharing all of my hard-earned secrets with you! Eventually... I have to write them down first. Stay tuned.
Read my blog post on water droplet photography!
[last year] firey...
Water Drops, Day 5
Well this is it, my fifth and final water drop photo. For now, anyways.
Over the past 3 weeks I've posted 4 other water drop photos and I pushed myself to keep experimenting with each subsequent photo. Today's photo doesn't represent any great leaps in technique - it's mostly that I used a water bottle instead of a much wider container. I also played with half-and-half as a liquid, but I ran into some limitations - read my upcoming blog post to see what I mean.
That's right, I'm sharing all of my hard-earned secrets with you! Eventually... I have to write them down first. Stay tuned.
Read my blog post on water droplet photography!
[last year] firey...
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