We were walking around Heidelberg Castle, when I saw this little left-over snow in a shadowy corner. And I was immediately reminded of Düsseldorf artist Joseph Beuys’ artwork “Fettecke“ (engl.: "Fat corner”). So, I made the first photo. Later that day we walked past this pub in the city, where we noticed the picture of Joseph Beuys inside (well, at least I think it’s likely that it’s him who’s pictured). And I made the second photo. And boom: there’s a little photo series.
Schneeecke, Heidelberg Castle, February 2015Pictures of Joseph Beuys inside a Heidelberg pub. February 2015.
58/365: Aldi at blue hour.
57/365: Currently in focus.
By the way, that’s what it looks like to see through the X100s’ hybrid viewfinder.
56/365: Something abstract.
55/365: Just an odd scene on the sidewalk.
I felt a little better today, able to go for a short walk and get some fresh air. And I was rewarded with this strange arrangement on a sidewalk.
54/365: Rear window, February.
53/365: Not much happening today. Feeling pretty sick from a cold. Spent the day mostly sleeping, reading and playing Alto’s Adventure.
52/365: With Marc and Sina in Cologne, drinking Cappuccinos at night.
I’m fifty days into my 365-days-project. Here are a few thoughts on it so far.
I’m taking way more photos
Since I’m carrying my X100s around my shoulder most of the time when I’m outside1, I’m taking way more photos than I used to. This results in being able to capture things and moments that I wasn’t able to photograph before – or was too lazy to do so.
The crucial bit really is to have the camera around my shoulder and being ready to take a photo any time.
I am carrying my iPhone and its camera with me all the time, too, but that’s always in my pocket and needs taking out. This seems like only a tiny hinderance for taking photos, but it really is way easier when you have a camera ready to go any second.
It might help me find my style
Another side-effect of taking more photos seems to be, that I’m becoming more aware of what I’m interested in with my photography. There already seem to be a few themes or projects naturally emerging, which is quite interesting.
It’s a great diary
Taking – and publishing – at least one photo every day really helps to remember what I did that day – or at least let’s me document a tiny detail/bit that interested me that day.
I often feel like time flies, and this project is a great tool to counter this feeling. And while sometimes my photos feel quite ordinary and unimportant on each day, I feel like in hindsight, it will proof to be a valuable record for me personally.
It’s going to be long!
It’s not all roses here, though. On quite a few days I have felt uninspired and halfhearted. It’s not always easy to produce an at least somewhat meaningful or beautiful photo every day for one year. But I think the effort is going to be worth it in hindsight and I’m looking forward to what lies ahead of me.
I’ve pretty much read and looked through this now. It’s a good book. It’s a mix of showing you techniques you can use on the street and introductions to photographers.
While the choice of photographers is a little iN-PUBLIC-biased (the author David Gibson is himself a member of this collective), I still enjoyed it a lot – especially for the introduction or re-introduction to great photographers and their different styles. Recommended!
Apple has launched a repair program to fix MacBook Pro machines sold between February 2011 and February 2013 that have problems with distorted video, no video, or unexpected system restarts.
As of February 20 in the United States and Canada (February 27 in other countries), users with affected machines will be able to visit an Apple Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider to receive repairs for their MacBook Pros at no charge. Customers will be able to bring their MacBook Pro to an Apple Store or service provider or send it in via mail for repairs.
That makes me very happy (if I really get reimbursed).
