One photo per day...

This is an excerpt from a forum (Martin Bailey Photography Forum) post:

Rick wrote:Landon - After the last one/day/365 project you did (which was awesome by the way), what were your feelings after you finished it? Do you feel it pushed you as a photographer or was it more of a pain to shoot every single day?

It did many things:
1) Allowed me to experiment often
2) Allowed me to see the potential in the everyday while planning and hoping for great light
3) Got me out shooting almost every morning, so I saw a lot of great scenes to photograph
4) Got a lot of people following the progress daily and lots and lots of feedback and such
5) Got people excited about the project and got them wanting to be part of it in different ways, boosted print sales, boosted portrait work, etc.
6) I had to make, edit and share a compelling photo every day, so it kept me thinking, thinking, thinking
7) Net result was images that I would not likely have gotten if not doing the project, plus I have sold and licensed images I probably would not have had without the devotion

The downside for me was that it really is not my style. I like to plan a bit more and not be rushed to force an idea. I like to be creative on my toes, but not on such a forced schedule so often. I also took a few too many shortcuts, hasty decisions, grab shots more often than I liked. Was a GREAT exercise though! It really allows you to grow, learn, find, share, feel your way to the next level. I would highly recommend it. But havin g done it for a year, I will not likely do it again. I do photography related stuff virtually every day, and try to make images every day, but I am not forced to do so. A bit more planning has allowed me to concentrate more on single ideas and not be rushed like I was last year.

-Landon