This project started on 10.24.09 and is still continues today. The intention was to make photography, really shooting, a daily practice.

I had read the Artist's Way and had incorporated a bunch of things from the book including writing each morning. After many months I started to think that while I like to write, I like to take photos more....so thus began the project.

It's turned into a daily meditation and while perhaps it's become somewhat of an obsession,...
more »

This project started on 10.24.09 and is still continues today. The intention was to make photography, really shooting, a daily practice.

I had read the Artist's Way and had incorporated a bunch of things from the book including writing each morning. After many months I started to think that while I like to write, I like to take photos more....so thus began the project.

It's turned into a daily meditation and while perhaps it's become somewhat of an obsession, I do enjoy the process. Part of the project included image "development" and upload it to a designated gallery. So for those technical folks, I seldom go into Photoshop. I think in over a year there may be several I needed to take it into PS for one reason or another. Otherwise I use Lightroom exclusively. Really streamlines the workflow.

Just an update - 10.24.11 - Today marks the 2nd anniversary of The Daily Gallery. I've been fortunate enough to follow through on this self-assignment and have not missed a day during this period. It certainly has been interesting with many different challenges as well as many rewards. It's become part of my lifestyle and a great daily practice.

I started The Daily Blog about 10 months ago to go along with the gallery, so it has become part of my daily practice as well and it's still evolving.

Last Spring I was given a book - "The Practice of Contemplative Photography - Seeing the World with Fresh Eyes" by Michael Wood. Through the book I discovered Miksang, which basically, is concerned with uncovering the truth of pure perception - "...our experience and expression of day-to-day moments becomes more rich and endlessly varied--beyond what we think......" It's a philosophy and practice that really speaks to me on several levels.

This past weekend I took the Level 1 Miksang Workshop.

As I continue to move forward with the gallery, my plan is to incorporate the Miksang practice.
« less