Monthly Archives: December 2009

2010 Photography Goals

By Alan Olson | Published December 31, 2009

I haven’t been much a of a goal-setter up to this point but was challenged by a good friend this summer to start thinking about what I wanted to do in life (better late then never, I guess :) ). With photography being my main hobby (plus bringing in some revenue in 2009) it was important to set some goals for 2010. So here goes…

  • Shooting five days/week. More would be good but at a minimum, I’ll be shooting five days/week. To many days, my camera just sat there. No more.
  • Blogging more frequently. Starting January 4th, I’m starting a weekly project where every Monday, I’ll be posting an image. Not just some “let me throw something up get a post” but putting up what I would consider my better images. I’ll probably start posting to Flickr a bit more to get more feedback as well.
  • Education. Between books and various blogs I frequent, I have a unlimited amount of information and pictures to look at to gain knowledge and inspiration. I’m spending a minimum of 30 minutes/day (five days/week) on this.
  • Putting together a portfolio by July 1st. I have some connections to get in some model homes to potentially shoot this spring so I need to take advantage and put together a portfolio of my work.

    • That’s it for me. So what are you photography goals for 2010?

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    Isaac the Drooler

    By Alan Olson | Published December 7, 2009

    I’ve been shooting a bit more lately as part of plan/vision/practice and was able to get my trusty sidekick, Isaac to sit there and look cute while I rattled off a few shots using my flash from different angles and different power (while I can before he starts crawling). This ended up being one of my favorite.

    Flash: On camera, aimed left with bounce card up, 1/2 power.

    Exposure: 1/200 sec, Aperture: f/5.0, Focal Length: 70 mm, ISO 200

    Isaac Drooling

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