Ideas for a project 52?

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Hope,

I wish you luck and trust you'll keep going longer than I managed last year (just 17 weeks, even though I had photos taken as far as week 23).

You have received a lot of good advice above and I cannot really improve upon it.

Here is the index post to everyone's P52 threads from 2012.

Project 52: Index and FAQ

My 'angle' was to try to provide something "instructional" for members, but I found this just took too much time to prepare and I am ashamed to say I lost interest - however, you may find them helpful.

Project 52 by Dave Humphries

I would recommend separate threads, perhaps with a link back to an Index post, (like I did for Week 17)

Good luck,

[Mike Buckley]

It's interesting that Colin recommends Light: Science and Magic. I refer to it regularly but would never recommend it to a relative novice such as yourself because it's reasonably advanced, especially because it doesn't even address most of the basic concepts that you are considering for your 52-week project.

[Colin Southern]

It's interesting that Colin recommends Light: Science and Magic. I refer to it regularly but would never recommend it to a relative novice such as yourself because it's reasonably advanced, especially because it doesn't even address most of the basic concepts that you are considering for your 52-week project.

It covers the full spectrum - so Hope definitely won't be needing the more in-depth stuff right away (but it'll be there when she does). Reason I recommend it is that it sets a VERY solid foundation one the single most important part of photography -- understanding light -- a part that's mis-understood by many (far too many to be honest).

My thinking is that anyone (Hope included) will benefit greatly from an accurate introduction at the earliest opportunity, before bad habits get picked up.

eg learning to appreciate (and look for) (and understand) diffused directional lighting outside for all kinds of Photography -v- hard direct light. It's the kind of thing that makes the difference between an amateur looking out the window and thinking "what a great day for photography this bright sunny day is" -v- a pro who looks out the window on the same day and thinks "what a crappy day for photography - hard light everywhere"

[IzzieK]

My highly recommended book is Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson.