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Photography projects: creative challenges with prime lenses and technical constraints.
In progress Project 365: 365 days taking photos
One photo a day for an entire year. Sounds simple until you hit day 200 and the world seems to have run out of new scenes. I started this project on November 10, 2018, and life made sure to test it: work, family obligations, and then the pandemic hit. There were blank months — not from lack of trying, but from creative block, from illness, from switching jobs over and over as a contractor in an industry that never sits still. I lost my rhythm, but I never stopped trying. I'm still taking photos. I'm still chasing the frame in the middle of the chaos. This project is no longer about perfect discipline — it's about endurance. I'm not giving up.
Photography project: 30 days with 10-18mm
As an amateur photographer I decided to take on my first photography project, with the goal of learning more about composition and improving my photographic eye. For this project I chose a single lens, a 10-18mm, to learn more about wide-angle photography, shooting at least one photo every day for 30 consecutive days.
Photography project: 30 days with 24mm
Continuing to learn more about photography every day, especially composition. For my second project I chose to shoot with Canon's pancake lens (the 24mm).
Photography project: 30 days with kit lenses
My third photography project. I decided to use two kit lenses (the ones that come by default with cameras and that many look down on). My opinion is they can take great photos. I used the Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 and the Canon 15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM.
Fisheye Challenge
A fully manual focus challenge with the Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 Fisheye II. No autofocus, no stabilization, no mercy. Every shot demands mastering the extreme 180° distortion and turning it into deliberate composition — where a millimeter twist on the focus ring makes the difference between a memorable photo and a spherical disaster.
Photography project: 60 days with an 8mm fisheye lens
One of my most challenging projects. First time using a manual focus lens, the Rokinon 8mm f/2.8 Fisheye II for Canon EF-M, and first time composing with a fisheye. I doubled the duration to 60 days to master it.