If you want to improve your images 100% in one year, carry your camera everywhere you go. If your camera is with you every day, it will be easy to take at least one photo a day. If you don't have a camera bag that is portable, get one. There are so many options for bags that are stylish and portable, there's no reason to not take it everywhere. If you want to improve your images 200% in one … [Read more...]
Sharing your images helps quiet the "lizard brain" as Seth Godin calls it. It gets you past the fear of putting your art out into the world. When you share every week, you build a community, a connection and open yourself up to feedback which can transform your images. So let's get started! GUIDELINES: Post your photo of the day on your blog or photo sharing site, with a link back to … [Read more...]
Twitter Tuesday exists to inspire, encourage and motivate YOU to keep creating images to share with the world. Don't be shy... leave your link and let the world see and celebrate your art! Guidelines: Post your photo of the day on your blog or Flickr account, with a link back to this post so others can play along too. Tweet your image and link with hashtag #tasra365. Add your twitter … [Read more...]
Twitter Tuesday exists to inspire, encourage and motivate YOU to keep creating images to share with the world. Guidelines: Post your Tuesday photo of the day on your blog or Flickr account, with a link back to this post so others can check out the list too. Tweet your link with the hashtag #tasra365. Add your name (twitter handle, blog name or image title is fine) and URL to your … [Read more...]
Everyone loves feedback, comments and people to see the images they've taken. Especially for those of us taking images every day, getting feedback and comments can be just the encouragement we need to make it another day. That's why Twitter Tuesday exists... to inspire, encourage and motivate YOU to keep creating images to share with the world. Guidelines: Post your Tuesday photo of the … [Read more...]
Twitter Tuesday is a success and after the great response from last week's group of photographers, we're ready to make this a tradition. I LOVE seeing your creative images and being inspired by your photography and your writing. Not to mention being introduced to new photography masters that you are studying! Guidelines: Post your Tuesday photo of the day on your blog or Flickr account, … [Read more...]
I never thought Twitter Tuesday would get so big that I would have a hard time finding everyone's posts. I LOVE seeing your creative images and being inspired by your photography and your writing. Not to mention being introduced to new photography masters that you are studying! Guidelines: Post your Tuesday photo of the day on your blog or Flickr account, with a link back to this post so … [Read more...]
Even though I haven't been formally trained and didn't graduate from photography school (my degrees are in English & Education), I have been informally trained by many photography greats. I'm really not even sure if there is a standard definition for what makes one a "master" versus a "great." STUDYING THE MASTERS Either way, one of the challenges I've wanted to undertake in tasra365 is to … [Read more...]
Humbled. Captivated. Every ounce of pride and self stripped away. That was my experience as I walked through A Gallery on Chartres St. in New Orleans tonight. I saw images that steal your breath and capture your imagination. I was a kid in a candy store, Charlie in Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, absolutely awe-struck by the intentional thought and delivery of images that leave you speechless. I … [Read more...]
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Add Your Image to tasra365 Twitter Tuesday
Share, connect, encourage... it's what Twitter Tuesday is all about. Ready to get started? GUIDELINES: Post your photo of the day on your blog or photo sharing site, with a link back to this post so others can join too. Tweet your image and link with hashtag #tasra365 (you can use Facebook if you're not on Twitter yet). Add your twitter handle or blog name and URL to the Linky … [Read more...]