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!
![2013-04-30 Time Broken
Farewell, April. This photo was made with a flash bulb housing and gears from a pocket watch. Both the flash and the watch were slated for the trash.
Just to be clear - this is not Photoshopped. It's two gears and the resulting reflections from being placed in the bottom of the flash bulb housing.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year6/i-BL75gnp/0/Ti/2013-04-30%20Time%20Broken-Ti.jpg "2013-04-30 Time Broken
Farewell, April. This photo was made with a flash bulb housing and gears from a pocket watch. Both the flash and the watch were slated for the trash.
Just to be clear - this is not Photoshopped. It's two gears and the resulting reflections from being placed in the bottom of the flash bulb housing.
[last year]")
![2012-03-06 Egg on Slate
I first tried to take a photo of a plant silhouette. Then I put it on some stairs. Then I took away the plant. Then I added back some eggs. You know, cause... why not?
I didn't like the eggs on the stairs, so I brought them inside onto this particularly rippled piece of slate tile. Lit from behind with a reflector in front so the egg wasn't a complete silhouette.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-5T3SV2B/1/Ti/2012-03-06%20Egg%20on%20Slate-Ti.jpg "2012-03-06 Egg on Slate
I first tried to take a photo of a plant silhouette. Then I put it on some stairs. Then I took away the plant. Then I added back some eggs. You know, cause... why not?
I didn't like the eggs on the stairs, so I brought them inside onto this particularly rippled piece of slate tile. Lit from behind with a reflector in front so the egg wasn't a complete silhouette.
[last year]")
![_11/17/11_ P25
This is a Sylvania P25 flash bulb, for use with equipment that was rendered obsolete long ago. I used my slightly-newer SB800 to take this shot - it has an 8" snoot on it and is positioned behind the bulb to the right. I used my macro lens at f/20 to try and get a lot of the magnesium filaments in focus. I wasn't expecting the star, that was a nice bonus. The blue tint is part of the bulb to give it more of a daylight white balance, I did not add it.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year4/i-2QBPS6g/0/Ti/2011-11-17%20Flash%20Bulb-Ti.jpg "_11/17/11_ P25
This is a Sylvania P25 flash bulb, for use with equipment that was rendered obsolete long ago. I used my slightly-newer SB800 to take this shot - it has an 8\" snoot on it and is positioned behind the bulb to the right. I used my macro lens at f/20 to try and get a lot of the magnesium filaments in focus. I wasn't expecting the star, that was a nice bonus. The blue tint is part of the bulb to give it more of a daylight white balance, I did not add it.
[last year]")
![_07/18/11_ White Bamboo
I set my S95 on manual to take this blown-out shot of some lucky bamboo with a curtain as the backdrop. As you may have guessed, this a desperation shot.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year4/i-jgc3JBL/0/Ti/2011-07-18%20White%20Bamboo-Ti.jpg "_07/18/11_ White Bamboo
I set my S95 on manual to take this blown-out shot of some lucky bamboo with a curtain as the backdrop. As you may have guessed, this a desperation shot.
[last year]")
![_05/11/11_ Afternoon Snack
This is a delicious farmers market almond with some peanut butter and a chocolate-covered cocoa nib (from Trader Joe's) on top. It was delicious. I ate many.
[last year] trashy...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year4/i-cdTxZBD/0/Ti/2011-05-11%20Afternoon%20Snack-Ti.jpg "_05/11/11_ Afternoon Snack
This is a delicious farmers market almond with some peanut butter and a chocolate-covered cocoa nib (from Trader Joe's) on top. It was delicious. I ate many.
[last year] trashy...")
![_03/15/11_ Flash Bus
Today I caught the Flash Bus Tour at the LA Convention Center. It's all about using off-camera small flash, taught by David Hobby (aka Strobist guy) and Joe McNally. If they're coming to your town, I highly recommend attending. They're both pretty much legends, and although they have dramatically different personalities and teaching styles, it was a pretty awesome class. I learned a ton, but to put it into practice I need to purchase a bunch of equipment. So... feel free to send me some money.
I actually used my off-camera flash for this shot, although it didn't do a whole lot - the bus is quite large. I probably should have gotten on the ground to get a better angle, but I wasn't in the mood for laying on the ground.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year4/i-r243wWC/0/Ti/2011-03-15%20Flash%20Bus-Ti.jpg "_03/15/11_ Flash Bus
Today I caught the Flash Bus Tour at the LA Convention Center. It's all about using off-camera small flash, taught by David Hobby (aka Strobist guy) and Joe McNally. If they're coming to your town, I highly recommend attending. They're both pretty much legends, and although they have dramatically different personalities and teaching styles, it was a pretty awesome class. I learned a ton, but to put it into practice I need to purchase a bunch of equipment. So... feel free to send me some money.
I actually used my off-camera flash for this shot, although it didn't do a whole lot - the bus is quite large. I probably should have gotten on the ground to get a better angle, but I wasn't in the mood for laying on the ground.
[last year]")
2013-04-30 Time Broken
Farewell, April. This photo was made with a flash bulb housing and gears from a pocket watch. Both the flash and the watch were slated for the trash.
Just to be clear - this is not Photoshopped. It's two gears and the resulting reflections from being placed in the bottom of the flash bulb housing.
[last year]
Farewell, April. This photo was made with a flash bulb housing and gears from a pocket watch. Both the flash and the watch were slated for the trash.
Just to be clear - this is not Photoshopped. It's two gears and the resulting reflections from being placed in the bottom of the flash bulb housing.
[last year]
2013-04-30 Time Broken
Farewell, April. This photo was made with a flash bulb housing and gears from a pocket watch. Both the flash and the watch were slated for the trash.
Just to be clear - this is not Photoshopped. It's two gears and the resulting reflections from being placed in the bottom of the flash bulb housing.
[last year]" href="javascript:openLB(2487099907,'',XLarge,'',1024,684);">![2013-04-30 Time Broken
Farewell, April. This photo was made with a flash bulb housing and gears from a pocket watch. Both the flash and the watch were slated for the trash.
Just to be clear - this is not Photoshopped. It's two gears and the resulting reflections from being placed in the bottom of the flash bulb housing.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year6/i-BL75gnp/0/L/2013-04-30%20Time%20Broken-L.jpg "2013-04-30 Time Broken
Farewell, April. This photo was made with a flash bulb housing and gears from a pocket watch. Both the flash and the watch were slated for the trash.
Just to be clear - this is not Photoshopped. It's two gears and the resulting reflections from being placed in the bottom of the flash bulb housing.
[last year]")
2013-04-30 Time Broken
Farewell, April. This photo was made with a flash bulb housing and gears from a pocket watch. Both the flash and the watch were slated for the trash.
Just to be clear - this is not Photoshopped. It's two gears and the resulting reflections from being placed in the bottom of the flash bulb housing.
[last year]
Farewell, April. This photo was made with a flash bulb housing and gears from a pocket watch. Both the flash and the watch were slated for the trash.
Just to be clear - this is not Photoshopped. It's two gears and the resulting reflections from being placed in the bottom of the flash bulb housing.
[last year]
See photo in original gallery.
All photographs © Jonathan Wilson