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Project 365 Redux

March 1, 2015 by Doug Leave a Comment

Back in 2008, my buddy Joe Lindsay introduced me to Project 365. In a nutshell, Project 365 is a way for an artist to grow and learn by committing to creating new art; once a day, for a full year. It began with photography and has been adapted by other creative disciplines since. My 365 is photography.

My initial 365 was very short-lived. When I was away from my family in San Francisco, it was easy to make time to shoot. When, I got home; not so much. My firstborn was six months old. It was a busy time. So, it fell by the wayside.

While shooting Bokeh last summer, I got to know Briene Lermitte and Kat Gatti, two very talented young photographers on Team Bokeh. Both of them were planning 365s and have since started and maintained them. As they have done so, I’ve watched with a mix of admiration and envy.

Back on January 16, I wrote Ship or Shut Up over on PhotoFocus. Check it out if you need a kick in your creative pants from Seth Godin. In that post, I put myself on the spot to launch a new 365 by March 1.

Today, I’ve met that goal.

If you are interested in following my progress, have a look at 365-dougdaulton-com.dougdaulton.com. I’ve also added a link in the menu above.

The first rule of 365 …

Post something original each day.

Some methodologies call for carrying taking a processing a new photo each day and, I’ll admit that is probably the best use of the 365 project to force growth in a photographer. However, I have work and family constraints which make that scenario, if not impossible, highly unlikely. In addition, I have a huge back catalog of unprocessed images from the last five years of traveling the globe for work and fun. I need to find the best images of the bunch and assemble them as a portfolio.

With that in mind, here are the goals of my 365 project.

  1. One new image posted each day.
  2. Newly made images will have been processed and posted within the week they were shot.
  3. Initially, I am shooting for a 2:5 ratio of new:back catalog images. As the back catalog is cleared, the ratio will start to favor newly made images.
  4. As my initial focus is clearing my back catalog, new images will not be shot within subject themes (e.g. wildlife, portraiture) or technical constraints (e.g. 50mm, slow shutter).
  5. Once, the back catalog is cleared, I will start working on monthly, if not weekly, photographic theme designed to push me to do one or more of the following:
    • Develop a new technical skill (e.g. strobes, sound/light triggers).
    • Explore a new subject theme (e.g. astral bodies, pets, silhouettes).
    • Fill a hole in my portfolio.
  6. Coming from video production, I reserve the right to use video projects as 365 posts. Video posts will fall within the same constraints listed above.

So, there you have it. I am looking forward to this journey. If you are a friend or new follower, I look forward to your comments and critiques of the photos I post.

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Subjects: 365, Andrew Sullivan, Bokeh, Briene Lermitte, Camera, Growth, iceland, Joe Lindsay, Kat Gatti, Learning, photography, Project 365, Reel, Seth Godin, Ship or Shut Up

At Preston Castle

May 15, 2014 by Doug Leave a Comment

Back in the spring of 2009, I had the opportunity to work on my first feature film. Then called “Dark Fear”, the film was ultimately released under the title “At Haunting at Preston Castle“. I had two primary roles, BTS (Behind the Scenes) Camera Operator and Streaming Engineer.

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Subjects: Film, horror, live stream, margaret caragan, martin rosenberg, pixel corps, preston castle, Reel

Kicking Off Shark Week

August 11, 2013 by Doug Leave a Comment

Last week, I was honored to help kick off Discovery Channel‘s Shark Week with the National Aquarium, Dr. Kiki Sanford, iJustine and Matt Meyers in a Google+ HangOut. Representing the diving community, I had a great time talking sharks with Holly Bourbon, Curator of Fishes, and the rest of the crew.

From a production perspective, the Hangout was pretty special. Holly did about half of the event from inside of the Blacktip Reef exhibit at the National Aquarium. When I say inside the exhibit, I mean underwater, on SCUBA, with the resident blacktip reef sharks and wobegongs. Alex Lindsay and the Pixel Corps crew really knocked the show out of the park.

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Subjects: blacktip reef, discovery, discovery.com, dive, divemaster, dr kiki sanford, g+, google hangout, ijustine, national aquarium, PADI, pixel corps, Reel, scuba, shark week

Google+ Hangouts

June 6, 2013 by Doug Leave a Comment

Since the fall of 2011, I have been working on a lot of live streams including many on the Google+ Hangout platform. While I am not able to talk about specific projects, the playlist above shows off the the power and possibilities of this amazing platform. Much of what I’ve been working on is similar to the events listed above.

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Subjects: Reel

Pixel Corps: MacBreak Studio

December 2, 2011 by Doug Leave a Comment

While based in San Francisco, I produced and directed a season of MacBreak Studio, the long-running production podcast featuring hosts Mark Spencer, Steve Martin and Brian Gary. All totaled, I think we put about thirty-five episodes in the can during that run including Episode 100, a major milestone at the time.

Mark, Steve and Gary were great to work with over a couple of very long shooting days. Well-prepared and well-rehearsed, they were always ready to roll.

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Subjects: After Effects, apple, Brian Gary, Compressor, Final Cut Pro, Macbreak, MacBreak Studio, Mark Spencer, Motion, Reel, RIpple Training, Steve Martin

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