The B-I-G Project

So you have finally decided to tackle THE BIG PROJECT... the one lurking in the back of the closet protecting all those dust bunnies for you. You know the one... It's been there for years and every time you get ready to go on vacation you think about it and get enthusiastic about it; and then you come back from vacation with more of them to collect dust bunnies, maybe...
You have decided to get all, yes, all your photographs in order... even those old photographs that are not D-I-G-I-T-A-L-L-Y captured! That's right the ones that are backed up is on a negative... oh my... what a negative thing to say!!!
The motivation will be from friends and family who ask, "When are we going to see the pictures from your trip?" And your response, "Go and look on Facebook." Oh really now... do you want to be anti-social and send people away to another digital place to view digital images in a "cloud?"
This is an opportunity to meet, greet and eat! It is also a time to show off your photo skills too. You may have a masterpiece lurking among the dust bunnies and didn't know it.
Your first question is... "Where do I start?' Don't start with the closet first... first start with that which will build your courage, enthusiasm and confidence... begin with the last vacation or last set of photos taken. Was it a birthday you just celebrated or maybe you've not touched the camera since Christmas... that's a start... so what are you waiting for... Christmas.
As you get into the project you may find some interesting photos that "weren't there before." Oh, how time helps us make new and exciting discoveries. Let the creative juices flow and think how to show off these most recent photos…

You have many avenues to display your photos:
1 Post your photos on Facebook
2 Print (or have one of the “1 Hour” photo drop-offs print your photos) and pass around photos at gatherings
3 Put photos in a scrapbook… OK SCRAPBOOKERS here’s your chance
4 Make a video of your photos and post on YouTube
5 Purchase the large frame with multi-opening matting where you can display many photos in one from… a “themed” frame
6 Write a book… that’s right… write a book

Hold that thought for the next blog posting… in the meantime… gather your photos you want in that one “display.”

And don’t forget to take the lens cap off…