My Photo Bucket List
Things that my camera and I want to do “before the warranty expires…….”
2013 UPDATE
- Snowdon summit
- A weekend in Barcelona (without the kids)
- Print a panorama (need to find a good printer)
- A weekend in New York
- Black & White fine art shot – take, print & frame (see 11 below)
- Learn to use PS6 and LR4 more effectively
- Long exposure photography (received ND filters for Christmas)
ACHIEVED IN 2012
Try HDRÂDONENorthumbria castles and landscapesDONECanal shootaboutDONESell a photo!Sort of done see My first book…. postBuy a fast lens (need to sell more photos) DONE – Nikkor 50mm f/1.8Purchase Nik’s Silver EfexPro DONE
What’s on your bucket list? Leave me a comment below.
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32 Responses to “My Photo Bucket List”
I love 9 and 10 🙂 I also love that you have successfully used the word shootabout in a post 🙂 I recommend a 50mm f/1.4 or 1.8 if you don’t have one yet. Fastest lenses on the market for the money
Thanks for the post. “Shootabout” is just a great way of describing a day out with your camera!
Hadn’t thought about which lens yet so thanks for the recommendation.
Purchased the 50mm 1.8 today – waiting for the rain to stop so I can get out and about with it.
Re no.10: A fast lens and selling photos are two totally separate things. However, You wont go far wrong with a 50mm f/1.4
Haven’t sold any photo’s but I have bought the lens so you were right!
I like the list. “…targets gives you something to aim for…” – Bruce Lee
Lets see that HDR… if you have questions, feel free to ask 🙂
I have experimented but haven’t yet found a result I like enough to post! I am using Photoshop CS3 which has a blend to HDR mode – is there anything better out there? Any tips greatfully received.
Photomatix is a must in my opinion. And once you do that, the key is to mask your HDR image with original RAWs and make it more subtle… a lot beginners think that after the HDR software you are done. HDR software generally works on the general image, there will always be areas that you need to fix after (99% of the time that is the case) 🙂
Thanks I’ll check it out.
This is a great idea! I think I’ll have to start thinking about what I would want to do.
love your pictures!
good luck!!11
Thank you Gail
A weekend in New York? I once spent a dizzy w/e in NY. So little time, so much to see. Make it longer. You need time to adjust and then see the sights. Also try to get to Long Island. Such a contrast and yet so near.
Thanks for the advice – still saving for the trip!
Very impressive list. I’ve done 3 – HDR, Silver Efex, and sell a potograph.
Thank you Claude
Hi ! Thanks for reblogging some of my photographs!
There are some nice pictures in your blog!
Cheers.
Great idea, I shutter to think what you had for #2…. 🙂
Font error – now corrected. Nothing to see here!
This is a great idea – which may force me to follow up more effectively on ideas. Therefore in leadership terms I will adopt this idea as my own and pursue my own list 😀
No problem Scott. Good luck with your list, mine is becoming stale as I haven’t been able to cross any off recently. Therefore in true management style I may just change a few to more easily achievable targets!
Walk the Great Wall?…..Come on your know you want to…:)
I do Mark, I also want to tour India, visit Macchu Picchu, and Patagonia, amongst many other places. Need to be realistic unfortunately!!
One step at a time my friend, you will get to all those places 🙂
Happy New Year to you and your family.
Regards
Mark
Happy New Year Mark.
Now you’ve got me thinking Adrian. Nice list indeed.
Inspiration! Now I’m going to work on my own. Thanks!
Look forward to seeing it.
I hope you are as successful with your list for 2013 and you were with 2012’s list, Adrian.
Thank you Lynne.
As far as software goes, I’m satisfied. I have a hell of a time making Nik software work for me. I mean it’s awesome, but I can’t keep my foot out of it… so to speak.
I love my gear, but it has limitations. I want a D600 fitted with a Tokina 11-16 ultrawide.
I would seldom use it, because I have a true hatred for DSLRs, but I sometimes just need that ultra wide lens over a full frame sensor.
Really I just want to be able to have a backup DSLR to make me feel like a real photographer. 😉
I want to get serious acclaim for my work. That’s a ways off, I know. But I’ll get there.
Here’s a link to some sample shots with the d300/tokina 11-16 set up. These are not mine. obviously.
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/post/39962137