Remember, you don't have to be the best. You just have to be better than you were last week. - Jerry Ghionis This quote comes from the blog header of our featured photographer... Jennifer Folz. 2012 is her first year taking on a photo project and she has some inspiring advice to share! Make sure to read her lesson on conquering those negative voices in your head! It’s never too late … [Read more...]
Featuring photographers and their images is one of the most rewarding outcomes of my tasra365 photography project. It provides a voice to other artists on their journey, and offers invaluable inspiration to fellow artists. I hope you are as inspired by these stories as I am. This week, Sandra Marek shares about her photographic learning journey. It all started about 3 years ago when I … [Read more...]
If you’re contemplating a 365 or are in the middle of one, you MUST read the powerful words and insight from a fellow project 365 photographer, Terri Bleeker. The Beginning When my son was about 14 months old I received a flyer in the mail from the local vocational school. As I looked through I was instantly drawn to information about the upcoming photography class. I felt like a kid … [Read more...]
If you're in the middle of or gave up on a 365 project, you need to read this guest post by Christine Nielsen. She had two goals: venture beyond auto mode on her camera and find herself. Would it be possible to accomplish those two goals with a simple project 365? Read on to find out. My name is Christine, and I am a Project 365 addict... This story began over a year ago, when I started my … [Read more...]
Guest post by Terri Jacobson (@greygirl on twitter), one of the tasra365 challenge photographers. If you’d like to be a guest blogger or featured photographer on tasramar.com, leave a comment below. Making it to the Big Time I've held an SLR camera in my hand for nearly 30 years now, my dad gave me my first Minolta SRT101 and I honestly didn't have a clue what to do with it. I hit pay dirt … [Read more...]
Guest post by Mark Churly of Prophecy Blur, one of the tasra365 challenge photographers. If you’d like to be a guest blogger or featured photographer on tasramar.com, leave a comment below. Learning from a Self-Confessed Quitter It’s quite hard to remember exactly why I started my Project 365. I do know it was after watching the film Julie and Julia on a plane. I was inspired by the … [Read more...]
That's how it worked for Dijea Coplin, our Feature Friday photographer. A little over a week ago, Dijea tweeted this: ANNOUNCEMENT! One of my 365 photos being used in ad campaign. So excited. Two days later, she shared the exciting news that her image had been chosen as the top banner for a local website: Look here's the ad my picture is in on the web...http://tinyurl.com/ya6zwwa The top … [Read more...]
How many times have you waited until the last minute, literally, to get your 365 daily photo? And then struggled to find something interesting to capture? If you've been on the 365 journey for any length of time, you may have been stumped and wondered what to shoot next. Maybe it even prevented you from getting your daily image. Of course, the inevitable feelings of guilt about putting it off … [Read more...]
I promise I haven't been smoking or sipping anything. The only thing I may be under the influence of is too much incense, which can be pretty heady stuff. Seriously though, when I started processing the new smoke trails images, I began to see something else...movement, shape, water, fire, dolphins, lions, even eyes, faces...aliens? All have an ethereal quality to them, not unlike cloud gazing when … [Read more...]
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PUBLICATIONS Top 100 Wordpress Article: Stepping Into the Frame on PhotoFocus Featured Photographer on Darren Rowse's Digital Photography School Featured Writer on 5 Minutes for Mom for Photography and … [Read More...]
I am not a sales person and actually am trying to overcome a particular disdain for anything that smacks of overt selling. I do however like to talk and write about products, services, and people that I like and love. … [Read More...]
Welcome to the new home of Real Women Scrap - the book and blog that helps people get inspired to take back their time, find balance, liberate their creativity, and pursue their passions. My name is Tasra Dawson and I’m the woman behind … [Read More...]
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