Wednesday, April 12, 2006

1000 Words

For the past two weeks Matt and I have been taking at least one picture day and have been uploading daily to a flickr stream which can be access here.


We are trying to become better photographers, be a little more artsy, get Matt's money's worth for his fancy schmancy new camera, and maybe force ourselves to be a little more interesting since you can only take so many pictures of inanimate objects on finished wooden surfaces before you are compelled to ask yourself "why do I suck?" (By the way, the ipod photo wasn't a total cop-out, it is for my education website that will feature podcasts!)

Please come and look - boost Matt's self-esteem and repeatedly view photos featuring him to inflate his view numbers (pictures of my get significantly more hits because my dad loves the internet I am so adorable).

I love the idea of documenting your existence on a daily basis. I used to be a big journaler (pronounced GURN-al-er) but I've been sporatic about it for the last year or so - I guess I blog instead. I acutally attempted this picture a day project about 6 years ago after seeing Bill Gates (omg) on Oprah where he shared that he documents each day with a photo. Then I was using a 35mm manual (Nicromat) and usually forgot what I took when once the pictures were finally developed.

I also have my own flickr account - someone from Germany loves to comment there.

2 comments:

Michael said...

alright, i know that this is an older post but I want you to know that I've bookmarked your stream. I hope this makes you (and Matt) happy. I dig the picture (and story) about the cut on M's head- I just don't believe it.

Also, back in '96 (or there abouts) I drew a self portrait every single day for (nearly) a year on a blank, pre-addressed postcard and sent it to my friend kate lacey.

She recently asked me if I wanted them back.

Maura said...

i want them.