Take or Post a photo / day????

[lglasgow]

I'm new here.. and I think I could post a photo a day, but taking one per day is a bit of a stretch... Is posting one per day ok?

I dont want to cheat

How many of you actually take and post the pic per day?

[rphoto]

I take and post one a day but there are many that do just post one a day. Some days are real hard to get a picture and you can tell those of mine that are like that.

[camera0bug]

There are no hard and fast rules here.

Some take the photo on the day of posting and some just post
"a-picture-a-day", whatever that means to them.

Decide for yourself what works and go for it.

PS: If you miss a day, don't worry. You can play 'catch-up' or just
post the next time you're able.

No one is looking over your shoulder.

[gavia_immer]

As mentioned it means different things to different people. Personally I think it should be more than just simply posting a picture a day. I think the useful thing about PAD is it motivates you to do something to improve your photography each day.

For me this doesn't necessarily mean taking a picture each day but I do at least try to process the picture I post on the day I post it. This is an area I need to work on too and there are many days when I don't take pictures because of sechedule and work but I can at least find a little time to spend on the computer looking at recent shots and selecting something to process for that day's post.

Many other people approach it differently of course.

[pathfindar]

I always felt the intention was to shoot and post a photo a day- but as stated, there are no hard fast rules. I always felt it should be at lleast somewhat current (recent) work in most situaitons. I will dip into my archives for the past week when I get really tied up- or I will just skip a day. Sometimes I get several pictures in one day I would like to share in PAD and use those on days I can't get out. Some people go on vacation or travel and can't post and then post those pics one a day when they get back. There are some people that, for health reasons, can't go out and shoot any more and they partiicpate by using their archives. I think all of it is cool and the important thing is the spirit of the thing and not any hard, fast rules. Just my opinion.

[dmajfsharp]

I try to take and post one per day, however, lately I have been battling illness and I have not been able to take one every day. If I do miss a day, I post two the next day acknowledging that I have failed to post one one the previous day.

[floradoragirl]

I try hard to shoot something every day - it's that stretch that makes it worth doing for me. I don't always succeed but I usually do 6 days in 7. I also try to post something every day but usually I'm at least a few days behind in posting the picture I've taken. For me the important thing is to use the camera every day, not sit at a computer, posting it to the internet on the same day. I stress this is what's important in Picture a Day to ME.

[gsansoucie]

I've tried to shoot a photo a day, but with work, family, vacations, etc. it isn't always possible. This past week, my wife & I got away (from the kids) and were camping (far away from any wifi hotspot...). Even then I wasn't able to take a photo a day. When we got back, I was able to "catch up" by prepping the photos I did take over our vacation and posting them for the days I missed. Starting today, I will be back to take a photo a day (at least until Tues/Wed when I have to go to NC on business).

Some people do a PESO Photo Every So Often, which greatly relieves the pressure of having to get something up here every day. Though I'd like to do a PESO, I think I would quickly forget and wouldn't have anything out here for a long while...

-=Glen=-

[djwixx]

I generally take and post a picture a day, but if for whatever reason I can't I will dig into the archives and use a picture that is relevant to the day, i.e. I could have taken it if the time or inclination was there. When I'm on call and unable to get out and about I use other pictures, but they won't be holiday snaps etc. when there wouldn't have been a hope of me being able to take the shot.

There are other forums that suggest there's too much, and I quote, 'crap' in the PAD galleries. For the die hards it has to be a picture taken and posted a day. My view tends to be, why post a picture from the day, if it's only going to be sneered at. It's your paid for space, use it to show 'the good stuff'.For me reviewing and contemplating a picture you have taken, that may appeal to others is more important than than posting a shot for the sake of it.

At the end of the day, for me PADing has been a great education. I know a great deal more about photography, about editing, and about what can make an interesting picture. Previously I would have only taken 'tourist' shots, but I think/hope my horizons have expanded greatly through the PAD experience.

It can be hard work, but it's fun, and the one thing I love about it, it makes you look at everything you've taken for granted in a completely different way.

[bobhate]

I'm new here.. and I think I could post a photo a day, but taking one per day is a bit of a stretch... Is posting one per day ok?

I dont want to cheat

How many of you actually take and post the pic per day?

The only PaD rules that matter are the ones you set.

I did a year recently and posted something every day, except for two 5-7 day periods when I was traveling without internet access. More than 92% of my shots for the year were taken that day and posted that day. The rest came from "other" shots of the year that I photoshopped or edited in some way on a slow or crappy shooting day.

I believe that most people doing PaDs massage the "rules" in whatever way works best for them.

Enjoy yourself!