Feature Friday: “Photography made me understand my potential.”
From stuck in a rut to energetic dare dreamer… fellow tasra365 photographer Marianna shares her inspiring story. It’s never too late to join the challenge with nearly 500 photographers and change your life forever! When I started this project, last autumn, I didn’t realize my life was about to change. I was bored. I had bought my camera because I wanted a hobby that had nothing to do with my day job (I work for a video games magazine).... [Read More...]
Featured Photographer: Just Be Better Than You Were Last Week
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 reading about summer camp as I read the course description and... [Read More...]
Images Inspired by Jerry Ghionis and Jeremy Cowart on Escalate Live (D260)
Photography is more than your camera, it’s a tool, not unlike a paintbrush or instrument, that has the power to evoke emotion, transform a life, and leave an indelible mark on our souls. Listening to the teaching of master photographers like Jerry Ghionis and Jeremy Cowart, each different and yet similar, I was reminded that returning to who we are at the very essence will inform, improve, and shape our images more than any photography class... [Read More...]
An Unforgettable Evening with Gary Vaynerchuck, author of Crush It! (D200)
It’s Day 200 of the tasra365 photography project that started with a challenge from Scott Bourne, photo guru and PhotoFocus blogger. What a wild ride it’s been, with more than 400 aspiring and professional photographers joining me on the journey. DAY 200 MILESTONE MOMENT The milestone of Day 200 had to be pretty incredible. I decided to spend the evening with Gary Vaynerchuck, author of Crush It!, the book that will forever change the... [Read More...]
And the Winner of the Dual Notebook for Creatives is… YOU!
I’m serious! Remember a few weeks ago when I introduced you to the latest revolution in notebooks, the RevolveR? We replaced our moleskins and fell in love with the duality of this amazing journal. YOUR INSPIRED IDEAS I had some of the best comments and ideas about how people would use this notebook to make their lives better. Here are some of my favorites… That is brilliant! I’m forever carrying around several books…one... [Read More...]
Inspiring Images from Project 365 Photographers
MORE PHOTOGRAPHERS JOIN EVERY DAY! We did it! Surpassed the 400 mark with photographers who have joined the tasra365 challenge! The recent surge of new photographers ready to learn their craft and improve their photography 300% in one year came from a guest blog post I wrote on Scott Bourne’s uber-popular blog, PhotoFocus. WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS UNLEASHED If you haven’t checked it out, please do and let me know what you think! I wrote... [Read More...]
Found Art: Discovering Beauty in Foreign Places Giveaway & Challenge
“Found art is created when odd, disparate, unlikely, even long-abandoned castoffs are put together with other similarly unexpected remnants to create something new and, if all goes as planned, lovely.” —Found Art by Leanna Tankersley It’s been five years now since I embarked on an idea, a project, a dream that became my first published book. It’s been said that beauty often emerges from our areas of greatest weakness and... [Read More...]
What do you do when your real life exceeds your dreams? (D174)
It’s a good problem to have. Where do you go, what do you do after you’ve hit your target and reached or exceeded your dreams? The title of today’s post is actually a quote from the late 80’s movie, Broadcast News. Quite relevant, since my image today is the front page of the newspaper. Leave it to my filmmaker husband to have such quotes always at the ready. Here’s why it fits… THE FRONT PAGE! Today my contest... [Read More...]
12 Life-Changing Reasons to Join a 365 Photo Challenge + Feature Friday
This week, I’m featuring an aspiring photographer relatively new to the tasra365 project, Greg McMullin. Despite being new to the project, he has already gained perspective, motivation and discipline along the journey. I’ll let you read his story… he tells it so much better. But before that, I thought you might want a quick Cliffs Notes version. Bokeh Sponsored By Mastercard © Greg McMullin 12 COMPELLING REASONS TO START A 365... [Read More...]
A Man’s Best Friend is Not a Dog—Husband Project Day 2
Photo courtesy Dave Wild via Flickr It’s true ladies (and men). Or maybe it would be better if I said a man’s best friend shouldn’t be a dog… if he’s married it should be his wife. That’s what Kathi Lipp, author of The Husband Project says. A Little FUN Many husbands, mine included, end up giving up or seriously limiting time and attention they once devoted to their favorite hobbies or pastimes. There are some... [Read More...]