Monday, January 3, 2011

53 Weekly Themes For Your 2011 Project 365

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Then end of one year brings the promise of something new in the one ahead. Last year DPS challenged you to start a Project 365, or Photo A Day, in 2010. We’re doing the same for 2011 and we’d love to know your plans!


As a helpful suggestion, I have complied a spreadsheet for those needing some structure or looking for advice. The sheet is available here for download in Excel format (Project 365 Calendar). It contains a list of 52 different themes, one for each week of 2011, to aid your creativity if you get stuck. By no means is anyone required to complete this assignment exactly as written because a Project 365 should be about what interests you. It’s merely meant to help keep the motivation up when it starts to wane (around week two).


I’ve also included a column for each day of the week for those planners out there who want to list it all out. It’s also a great way to capture future image ideas and reference them later. Need further help in staying motivated? Jim Goldstein has a post here on DPS just for you; 11 Tips to Succeed with a Photo365 Project.


To recap the post from last year, ?What is a Project365?? While they can take many forms depending on your hobbies, for photography?s sake it?s the simple act of taking a picture every day for a year. Many people will then post the photos on their blog, Flickr, Picasa Web Albums or just send them to friends. The format of presenting is not the important part of the project, although it can become a very useful way to keep committed to the project.”


Now then, here is a link to the spreadsheet and below is the list itself for those wanting to adapt it to their own note keeping method. I tried to pick subject matter that did not require much, if any, travel far from home. It may take some creativity to caputure a few of the subjects, but you are a photographer, you are creative by nature! Have a great time shooting in 2011


Note: You will notice the spreadsheet starts on January 1st. That ‘week’ only counts for January 1st and 2nd. After those dates, the calendar assumes the weeks start on Monday.































































































































































































































Week StartsTheme
Jan 01Newness
Jan 03Cold
Jan 10Breakfast
Jan 17Macro
Jan 24Tired
Jan 31Sleep
Feb 07Body Parts
Feb 14Romance
Feb 21Spirit
Feb 28Vegetables
Mar 07Underneath
Mar 14Spring/Autumn
Mar 21Planning
Mar 28Fools
Apr 04Excitement
Apr 11Work
Apr 18Growth
Apr 25Trees
May 02Mother
May 09Up
May 16Anger
May 23Temptation
May 30Looking in
Jun 06Party
Jun 13Father
Jun 20Swing
Jun 27Lighting Experimentation
Jul 04Red, White, Blue
Jul 11Family
Jul 18Summer/Winter
Jul 25Time
Aug 01Water
Aug 08Shadows
Aug 15Peace
Aug 22Defeat
Aug 29Sunset
Sep 05Spice
Sep 12The Kitchen
Sep 19Autumn/Spring
Sep 26Tools
Oct 03Colors
Oct 10My Neighbors
Oct 17On The Shelf
Oct 24Memories
Oct 31Texture
Nov 07Wind
Nov 14Music
Nov 21Gathering
Nov 28Beyond Reach
Dec 05Smiles
Dec 12After
Dec 19Winter/Summer
Dec 26Oldness

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