Tomorrow I will be kicking off the first in a series of 12 photo day projects. This is a brand new challenge for me so I don't have a specific example to send you to but it is a miniature version of my annual "Day in the Life" project that is hosted each May.
The 10 on 10 project's goals are:
1. On the 10th of each month in the year, capture an image once an hour for 10 consecutive hours.
2. The subject of the photos is up to interpretation but my personal goal is to document what a normal day is like in our family. I'm guessing there will be laundry piles, plates of food, a living room scattered with toys, shots of grocery bags and bathtime ritual shots.
3. Since the focus is on 10 images for a day, my goal is to make each of those 10 as strong as they can be. Lighting, composition, my final editing, it all matters to me for this project. I want to capture our everyday in the most beautiful way possible.
At the end of the year, I'm looking forward to seeing how our everyday changed over the course of the next 12 months. This also allows me one day a month to spend really analyzing how the light changes in the same spaces across the seasons.
If you've participated in the Day in the Life project, the goal for that is to "shoot, shoot, shoot" and document every last detail of your day. My annual project usually has 80 – 120 photos. The 10 on 10 is much more focused and purposeful and requires a lot more thinking than shooting. It definitely ties into my "slow down, edit more, delete more" goals I'm still really working on.
So are you interested in joining me? The first day is tomorrow. All you need to do is:
1. Pick 10 consecutive hours for your project. I think I'm going to do 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. tomorrow. This may change for me month by month, but it could also be the same if you wanted to.
2. Shoot one photo an hour. Generally, you should do it at the top of the hour so they are evenly spaced, but I won't be checking your Exif data to make sure.
3. Select and edit 10 single photos. This is the only hard and fast rule. This is a project that requires 10 single images. I'm all for bending rules on everything else we do, but this one seems pretty clear to me.
4. Load your 10 images into a set on Flickr and then share them in our group. Please tag them: #10on10develop so I can find them.
I suspect that some of you are intrigued by this but think that your everyday moments are not something you're necessarily interested in capturing. Your subject matter is very much open to interpretation.
Alternative suggestions for themes:
– 10 macro shots of everyday objects
– 10 shots of the same spot to see how light changes in a day across the seasons (a window, a tree in your yard, etc.)
– 10 self portraits that may or may not include your face
– 10 portraits of people you encounter in your day
– 10 shots of a traveling object (teddy bear, silly figurine, etc that is placed in unique spots in your office and home)
Feel free to play and have fun with this!
Any questions? Let me know in the comments. I'm excited to try this new challenge together.
Stefanie says
I *might* try this too…we shall see. Question about tagging though — when we tag it 10on10develop do we need to include the # before hand or not? I’ve seen it both ways on Flickr….
Tiffany says
Good question! When I do my searches on Flickr, I do include the hashtag in the search but results appear to come up with or without it. On other media (Pinterest and Twitter specifically) I think the hashtag is more crucial. I just got into the habit of adding it everywhere so I don’t have to remember! Lazy me. π
Nina Dierick says
This looks like a great project. I’ll try to participate, though I’m really terrible at keeping up such challenges :/ I guess I have way too much stuff going on (and way too much kids running around) to be really able to focus on anything at all :s
Tiffany says
No worries, Nina. I think that even if you only managed one of the 12 days it would still be a neat project!
Katie Bryan says
I’m so excited about this! I just hope that I can remember to to take a picture ever hour, and not forget like I normally do… hehe π
Tiffany says
Katie, I plan to set an hourly alarm on my phone to help me remember! My days get too busy too. I’d be so likely to forget otherwise!
Shannon Mucha says
What a fun challenge! I look forward to being a part of it!
KariVCG says
I teach high school and don’t always have the ability to take a photo there (limited breaks, no photos of kids, etc). In the summertime or on weekends, though, this would be a fun project. Would it be okay if I jumped in when the 10th falls on a day I actually have 10 hours in a row to take photos?
ps – Thanks for all the continued inspiration. I’m LOVING Project 2012 and getting tons of ideas for my own photography.
Tiffany says
Kari, You are more than welcome to participate as much or as little as you’d like this year. I personally think it would be ok if you even fudged the date and did a Sat/Sun instead of the 10th. But there’s no problem at all just doing it once or a few times as it fits your schedule. But, it also might be fun to see small non-kid details of your classroom throughout your time there. What’s on your walls, your desk, your board, etc. Even if you did it between classes instead of top of the hour. Just something to consider! Not sure what class you teach, but could you even share the project with your students? Not sure if it could tie into your subject or not. Just thinking ‘out loud’. π
Georgia says
I think this is a great idea and would love to do it! I am learning Flickr and am still confused by it but will try to post pictures there. How do I know if I am in the group?
Tiffany says
Georgia, once you have an account on Flickr, just go to our group page: http://www.flickr.com/groups/develop2012/ and join the group pool from there. If you’re in the group, you’ll be able to add photos to the pool.
tovashova says
tomorrow happens to be my sons 1st birthday so i think im gonna accept this challenge! π
The-moss-garden.blogspot.com says
I’m sad I missed this! Hopefully I’ll remember to jump in next month. π
Jenni Connolly says
I love this idea..and did it. I chose to take a photo of the same thing(my kitchen bench) over the 10 hour period…12- 10 pm. I thought there would be far more changes than there actually was!! Hurry up February!!
Jenni
ardith says
I am up for this too!
ardith says
Hey Tiffany, I ended up in the hospital the past week and couldn’t snap my shots. Just didn’t want you to think I bailed. Looking forward to seeing all the new images.
replacement windows says
That’s an amazing 10 and 10 project. Update us on how it turns out ok?