I'm not as skilled as many photographers at 365, but even at my level some days I just don't have it in me to put forth a good photo. I'm just proud to upload a photo for that day. Does anyone else do this? Do you have photos you took just to get one in for the day? I want to know that I'm not alone in this. Show me your crappy photos :)
I have quite a few lol! I really don't want to have a gap in my project and so several days are not exactly fabulous...
Think this might be the worst though - I had a migraine!
Every time I look through my album, this jumps out at me....and I hate it! Crappy shot that I figured an over edit could fix.The only photo I took that day. As they say....you can't polish a turd.
@shutterbugger Ahh I still love that shot. Warms the heart to look at, lol
This is one of mine that I've always hated it. What I had in mind just didn't turn out, and I had nothing else to post for that day. A few of us have a Crappy Photo Challenge every now and then for fun, you should enter next time you hate your shot for the day - it's fun to see other people's crap!
Spent ages on an HDR photo for my homework and it was rubbish so I played it to death in Photo shop till I had no time left for another shot - so it had to do!
If the photo is funny or for fun, that is one thing and certainly a "why not upload" answer is reasonable. But if the upload is "just to get one in", I would say, take the day off, do something more useful, creative, or fun. You are not uploading for anyone except yourself and if you contribute junk, it wastes the time of others that respect your work. There is no rule that one MUST have taken the photo you upload on that day, nor do you have to take pictures every day. However, the project gets you thinking about taking photos every day, and looking at things in a compositional way, but often ones best work comes in bunches. One does not have to apologize for using a photo from a prior day, because it is YOUR PROJECT, not someone elses and you can do it as you want to do.
So, I would say, forget about the idea of having to upload daily, keep thinking about taking shots and get out to do so whenever you can, but to upload what you consider to be junk wastes your own time and everyone elses, as well as denegrats your persona here. JMO.
@morrisroos i don't know, i don't really mind if i upload a rubbish shot every now and again because the idea of the project for me is to record my daily life. so i don't like using photos from another day/year because they don't represent what i did on the specific day. And i can't bring myself to leave gaps, so I just resign myself to the fact that occasionally i'll be posting a crap, uninspired photo. this is just me though, and i appreciate that everyone has their own rules and reasons for doing their projects :)
Oh there are plenty in my album! XD There are sometimes many days in a row that I forget/don't have time/ don't feel inspired to take photos. In a crappy weather (which we get here often now that it's autumn) I don't like to photograph - and I keep forgetting I could at least try some new angles _indoors_.
Usually I at least take a pic of the gerbils at the end of the day but sometimes even that is too much to ask.
So you're not alone :) Whenever you feel disappointed in your photos or think you're a crappy photographer, feel free to take a look at my album. I guarantee you'll feel much better! ;D
These are 2 pretty pathetic ones from my first couple of weeks when I almost forgot to take a picture or couldn't come up with an idea of somothing to photograph. Now I've got a list of ideas to use for when I am not feeling creative to ensure photos like these never happen again. :)
OK. Here goes. I took this one for the Blue them back in January, and I was genuinely disappointed when it didn't make the top five. Who am I kidding? What a piece of crap this is. ;-)
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Think this might be the worst though - I had a migraine!
this is one from a sick day last week. hardly inspiring i know!
This is one of mine that I've always hated it. What I had in mind just didn't turn out, and I had nothing else to post for that day. A few of us have a Crappy Photo Challenge every now and then for fun, you should enter next time you hate your shot for the day - it's fun to see other people's crap!
@shutterbugger I may have to quote you :D
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Thanks so much for sharing. I'm glad I'm not alone. :)
Spent ages on an HDR photo for my homework and it was rubbish so I played it to death in Photo shop till I had no time left for another shot - so it had to do!
So, I would say, forget about the idea of having to upload daily, keep thinking about taking shots and get out to do so whenever you can, but to upload what you consider to be junk wastes your own time and everyone elses, as well as denegrats your persona here. JMO.
It doesn't get any worse than this!
look at that crappy firework shot, haha.
Usually I at least take a pic of the gerbils at the end of the day but sometimes even that is too much to ask.
So you're not alone :) Whenever you feel disappointed in your photos or think you're a crappy photographer, feel free to take a look at my album. I guarantee you'll feel much better! ;D
I guess this is the crappiest from my pics (there is a butterfly there if you can believe it)
Testing the functionality of the lens -