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!
![2013-04-22 Benjamin
This cutie is Benjamin! We tried to coax a smile out of him, but he was pretty tired. It was understandable, because he and his family just flew into California from the East Coast earlier in the morning. We had fun meeting them for dinner at Ruby's at the end of the Huntington Beach pier, which you can see in the distance.
Also, Happy Earth Day! I was excited to see some dolphins from the pier, and earlier in the day at work I saw a raccoon up in a tree outside my office window. YAY TEH NATURE.
[last year] bow chicka wow wow...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year6/i-LjC64dz/0/Ti/2013-04-22%20Benjamin-Ti.jpg "2013-04-22 Benjamin
This cutie is Benjamin! We tried to coax a smile out of him, but he was pretty tired. It was understandable, because he and his family just flew into California from the East Coast earlier in the morning. We had fun meeting them for dinner at Ruby's at the end of the Huntington Beach pier, which you can see in the distance.
Also, Happy Earth Day! I was excited to see some dolphins from the pier, and earlier in the day at work I saw a raccoon up in a tree outside my office window. YAY TEH NATURE.
[last year] bow chicka wow wow...")
![2013-04-06 Hermosa Beach Pier
Happy birthday to my wonderful wife! I took her out to breakfast at the Good Stuff next to the Hermosa Beach Pier, of which I took this photo from underneath. It was a beautiful day, and after hanging out at the beach we saw a performance of the hilarious Avenue Q.
I like this photo because of the crazy patterns on the weather-worn concrete.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year6/i-kQRd3dJ/0/Ti/2013-04-06%20Hermosa%20Beach%20Pier-Ti.jpg "2013-04-06 Hermosa Beach Pier
Happy birthday to my wonderful wife! I took her out to breakfast at the Good Stuff next to the Hermosa Beach Pier, of which I took this photo from underneath. It was a beautiful day, and after hanging out at the beach we saw a performance of the hilarious Avenue Q.
I like this photo because of the crazy patterns on the weather-worn concrete.
[last year]")
![__01/26/13__ Amusement
Tonight I headed out to the Santa Monica Pier to utilize my rented ultra-wide (Tokina 11-16mm) before I have to send it back on Monday. It happened to be incredibly foggy. This view of Pacific Park rides was my favorite, and it fills up the 11mm field of view quite nicely. I took a lot of shots and they all turned out different. This one stood out mostly because of the purple glow in the fog and reflected on the wood planks.
[last year] mmm...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-b7X3V7S/0/Ti/2013-01-26%20Amusement-Ti.jpg "__01/26/13__ Amusement
Tonight I headed out to the Santa Monica Pier to utilize my rented ultra-wide (Tokina 11-16mm) before I have to send it back on Monday. It happened to be incredibly foggy. This view of Pacific Park rides was my favorite, and it fills up the 11mm field of view quite nicely. I took a lot of shots and they all turned out different. This one stood out mostly because of the purple glow in the fog and reflected on the wood planks.
[last year] mmm...")
![__01/06/13__ American Coaster
This is the roller coaster on the Santa Monica pier. I composed so you could only see the top part of the track and nothing else, and then I went nuts in Lightroom to make it more dramatic in a very Instagrammy sort of way. It's not the greatest photo for sure, but it's because my main focus was on this:
http://youtu.be/v57S-IQUU1A
That's right, I'm working on time lapse stuff! I finally have all the equipment I need to do a decent job. My Nikon D7000 has an intervalometer built in, I have a battery grip so it can stay powered for hours, I have an excellent tripod that won't move, and I have a computer with QT7 and significant processing power and disk space. I'm hoping to piece together a nice little video of the pier with multiple time lapseses.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-V5RgpKq/0/Ti/2013-01-06%20American%20Coaster-Ti.jpg "__01/06/13__ American Coaster
This is the roller coaster on the Santa Monica pier. I composed so you could only see the top part of the track and nothing else, and then I went nuts in Lightroom to make it more dramatic in a very Instagrammy sort of way. It's not the greatest photo for sure, but it's because my main focus was on this:
http://youtu.be/v57S-IQUU1A
That's right, I'm working on time lapse stuff! I finally have all the equipment I need to do a decent job. My Nikon D7000 has an intervalometer built in, I have a battery grip so it can stay powered for hours, I have an excellent tripod that won't move, and I have a computer with QT7 and significant processing power and disk space. I'm hoping to piece together a nice little video of the pier with multiple time lapseses.
[last year]")
![_12/31/12_ Center Cloud
[almost] HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I headed down to the Santa Monica Pier to get some sort of end-of-the-year sunset shot. I really like the shapes and lines in this scene, and how the cloud was pretty much dead center. (I always keep the grid turned on in the camera app to help frame stuff like that.)
Unlike most folks, my 365 project does not end today - it ends on February 28th, and then I'll start Year 6.
[last year] still have some of these, kinda forgot about them...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-bszLfqN/0/Ti/2012-12-31%20Center%20Cloud-Ti.jpg "_12/31/12_ Center Cloud
[almost] HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I headed down to the Santa Monica Pier to get some sort of end-of-the-year sunset shot. I really like the shapes and lines in this scene, and how the cloud was pretty much dead center. (I always keep the grid turned on in the camera app to help frame stuff like that.)
Unlike most folks, my 365 project does not end today - it ends on February 28th, and then I'll start Year 6.
[last year] still have some of these, kinda forgot about them...")
![_10/06/12_ Santa Monica Pier
I never mind coming back here for more photos. Today was a gorgeous sunset, followed by some bright pink dusk clouds. As another photographer on the scene said - awe-inspiring.
My plan was to use my graduated ND filter, but I didn't need it - this is just my bare lens and various adjustments in Lightroom. I spent a lot of time cleaning up dust spots, thanks to a horribly dirty sensor. I really need to get it cleaned this week.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-2kmvx5X/2/Ti/2012-10-06%20Santa%20Monica%20Pier_original-Ti.jpg "_10/06/12_ Santa Monica Pier
I never mind coming back here for more photos. Today was a gorgeous sunset, followed by some bright pink dusk clouds. As another photographer on the scene said - awe-inspiring.
My plan was to use my graduated ND filter, but I didn't need it - this is just my bare lens and various adjustments in Lightroom. I spent a lot of time cleaning up dust spots, thanks to a horribly dirty sensor. I really need to get it cleaned this week.
[last year]")
![_07/17/12_ Seagull
Take at the Santa Monica Pier. This young seagull let me get surprisingly close before pooping on the wood plank. Then it flew away.
Please note that this is a fairly wide angle shot - my S95 was zoomed all the way out. I was only a few feet away from the seagull when I took it.
Did you take note? Are you impressed?
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-Rx6xWJh/1/Ti/2012-07-17%20Seagull-Ti.jpg "_07/17/12_ Seagull
Take at the Santa Monica Pier. This young seagull let me get surprisingly close before pooping on the wood plank. Then it flew away.
Please note that this is a fairly wide angle shot - my S95 was zoomed all the way out. I was only a few feet away from the seagull when I took it.
Did you take note? Are you impressed?
[last year]")
![_05/27/12_ Face Sculpting
I started watching a Lynda.com course about night and low light photography, so I headed down to the Santa Monica pier to try some of it out. I definitely got some cool photos, although it's hard to remember the techniques while also searching out good photos.
One thing that stuck with me - find the good light, and then work with it. In this photo, the bright overhead light in between the sculpter and sculptee offered some drama to the scene, and so I took several shots of it.
The kid looked very cold and not particularly happy. This is why people only smile for the camera, and not the paintbrush. Or... whatever people use to mold clay. You just can't stay happy sitting still.
[last year]](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year5/i-7FQpR9k/1/Ti/2012-05-27%20Face%20Sculpting-Ti.jpg "_05/27/12_ Face Sculpting
I started watching a Lynda.com course about night and low light photography, so I headed down to the Santa Monica pier to try some of it out. I definitely got some cool photos, although it's hard to remember the techniques while also searching out good photos.
One thing that stuck with me - find the good light, and then work with it. In this photo, the bright overhead light in between the sculpter and sculptee offered some drama to the scene, and so I took several shots of it.
The kid looked very cold and not particularly happy. This is why people only smile for the camera, and not the paintbrush. Or... whatever people use to mold clay. You just can't stay happy sitting still.
[last year]")
2013-04-22 Benjamin
This cutie is Benjamin! We tried to coax a smile out of him, but he was pretty tired. It was understandable, because he and his family just flew into California from the East Coast earlier in the morning. We had fun meeting them for dinner at Ruby's at the end of the Huntington Beach pier, which you can see in the distance.
Also, Happy Earth Day! I was excited to see some dolphins from the pier, and earlier in the day at work I saw a raccoon up in a tree outside my office window. YAY TEH NATURE.
[last year] bow chicka wow wow...
This cutie is Benjamin! We tried to coax a smile out of him, but he was pretty tired. It was understandable, because he and his family just flew into California from the East Coast earlier in the morning. We had fun meeting them for dinner at Ruby's at the end of the Huntington Beach pier, which you can see in the distance.
Also, Happy Earth Day! I was excited to see some dolphins from the pier, and earlier in the day at work I saw a raccoon up in a tree outside my office window. YAY TEH NATURE.
[last year] bow chicka wow wow...
2013-04-22 Benjamin
This cutie is Benjamin! We tried to coax a smile out of him, but he was pretty tired. It was understandable, because he and his family just flew into California from the East Coast earlier in the morning. We had fun meeting them for dinner at Ruby's at the end of the Huntington Beach pier, which you can see in the distance.
Also, Happy Earth Day! I was excited to see some dolphins from the pier, and earlier in the day at work I saw a raccoon up in a tree outside my office window. YAY TEH NATURE.
[last year] bow chicka wow wow..." href="javascript:openLB(2472181261,'',XLarge,'',1024,768);">![2013-04-22 Benjamin
This cutie is Benjamin! We tried to coax a smile out of him, but he was pretty tired. It was understandable, because he and his family just flew into California from the East Coast earlier in the morning. We had fun meeting them for dinner at Ruby's at the end of the Huntington Beach pier, which you can see in the distance.
Also, Happy Earth Day! I was excited to see some dolphins from the pier, and earlier in the day at work I saw a raccoon up in a tree outside my office window. YAY TEH NATURE.
[last year] bow chicka wow wow...](http://www.jawsnap.net/Daily/year6/i-LjC64dz/0/L/2013-04-22%20Benjamin-L.jpg "2013-04-22 Benjamin
This cutie is Benjamin! We tried to coax a smile out of him, but he was pretty tired. It was understandable, because he and his family just flew into California from the East Coast earlier in the morning. We had fun meeting them for dinner at Ruby's at the end of the Huntington Beach pier, which you can see in the distance.
Also, Happy Earth Day! I was excited to see some dolphins from the pier, and earlier in the day at work I saw a raccoon up in a tree outside my office window. YAY TEH NATURE.
[last year] bow chicka wow wow...")
2013-04-22 Benjamin
This cutie is Benjamin! We tried to coax a smile out of him, but he was pretty tired. It was understandable, because he and his family just flew into California from the East Coast earlier in the morning. We had fun meeting them for dinner at Ruby's at the end of the Huntington Beach pier, which you can see in the distance.
Also, Happy Earth Day! I was excited to see some dolphins from the pier, and earlier in the day at work I saw a raccoon up in a tree outside my office window. YAY TEH NATURE.
[last year] bow chicka wow wow...
This cutie is Benjamin! We tried to coax a smile out of him, but he was pretty tired. It was understandable, because he and his family just flew into California from the East Coast earlier in the morning. We had fun meeting them for dinner at Ruby's at the end of the Huntington Beach pier, which you can see in the distance.
Also, Happy Earth Day! I was excited to see some dolphins from the pier, and earlier in the day at work I saw a raccoon up in a tree outside my office window. YAY TEH NATURE.
[last year] bow chicka wow wow...
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All photographs © Jonathan Wilson