Here are some unpacking photos of my new Timbuk2 Commute bag. I’ve been using it for about a month now and I actually love it more than my Blogger.

With the end of 2007 comes the end of my Project 365 photography experiment. One picture a day for one year. While it doesn’t sound hard, it really became a challenge to find something new to photograph each day. As much fun as it was, I’m glad its over. I learned a lot about my Fuji V10 and when I finally switch to a DSLR, I may do another Project 365. Overall it was a great way to learn about my camera capabilities and also keep a daily photolog of my day to day life. I will almost definitely do another one when I purchase a DSLR but this year, I’m going to enjoy the time off.

Timbuk2 recently contacted me about using one of my photos for a redesign of their webpage. Of course I said yes as I love my Timbuk2 bag. Well today is the day they launched the new website and my picture is part of the header for the laptop section.

Check it out.

They also gave me a $125 gift card for using my picture and I made waste to that on a new Commute bag and a Monroe Wallet in a matter of minutes. I love my Blogger but hoping the Commute will be a little smaller. I do like the fact it has a place for water bottles on the outside. I’ve also given up on Jimi wallets as they keep breaking on me so I’m going to try my luck with a wallet from Timbuk2.

The folks from 123flickr have released a new service at host.123.flickr.com that takes your Flickr account and gives it a “dynamic, functional, cool interface”. All you need to do is go to host.123flickr.com, enter the URL to your Flickr account, then it will generate a page for you complete with a URL you can give out or link to. Its a great way to show off your Flickr photos as a gallery. You can see my page here. A few drawbacks I’ve seen so far is that it will only show the first 30 pictures from any of your sets, it will not show pictures that are not in sets and there is no way to go from one picture to another without going back to the main page. Otherwise its a nice way to show off your portfolio to friends, family or potential clients.

Some of my photos from the Lost Planet Release Party in San Francisco were recently featured in the e-zine Science Fiction/San Francisco issue #38. That issue is now available for free download.

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Wizard #185 – Page 4-5. Notice anything familiar? Maybe a certain page photo?

Its probably just a coincidence…but maybe not?

My first month of Project 365 is complete. Its been an busy month for me and I’ve been able to keep new idea coming but I have a feeling this is going to be a long year. Its going to be tough to photograph something new everyday but thats the kinda challenge that will make me a better photographer. I’ve learned a lot this month just about the way my camera works and what settings work best. I’ve taken some pictures I’ve loved and I’ve taken pictures I’ve hated.

I’ve also started posting my Project 365 pictures to Blipfoto. Blipfoto is a daily online photo journal that is perfect for One-a-day photo projects.

You can view and subscribe to my Blipfoto page here.

Back in July, i bought a new FujiFilm V10 digital camera to replace my aging HP Photosmart 315. I wanted to get into photography a little but never found the time. Well, with the start of the New Year, I’m going to start my own Project 365 by taking a photo every day. This will help me learn more about photography and just help document my life in a whole new way.

I’ve already started and you can view my Photoset on Flickr.

Links:
Project 365: How to Take a Photo a Day and See Your Life in a Whole New Way
Lifehacker – Project 365: Take a photo a day for a year
Lifehacker – Hack Attack: Photo projects for the New Year
Project 365 Flickr Group