I stumbled upon blipfoto.com two days before the new year started and began a "365" (photo-a-day) project on the site right away. I've found it to be a perfect place to post a photo per day, which is what a 365 project is all about. Having posted a photo each day for 5 years straight (2001-2006) on http://pqdsms.net, then occasionally, in streaks, on that same site and on flickr.com, I know how difficult it is to keep up with such a project. Most recently, in 2009 and 2010, I've attempted the true "365" project in which you post a photo that you have taken on the same day, every day of the year. I've failed in both of those attempts, doing okay up until September, when things fall apart as the fall semester of teaching begins.
This year, I'm doing parallel photo-a-day projects on flickr.com and blipfoto.com. So far so good. On most but not all days, I post a different picture on each site. It's a good feeling to post a photo each day on the Internet. It's fun posting them at all, even if it's not every day. Somehow, in addition to being a great way to let your friends and family what you've been seeing, it seems like the photos may be around for a while. Even if nobody looks at them, that's a comforting feeling.
My most recent "blips" on blipfoto.com, which actually does NOT allow its users to post more than one photo per day, are shown in a box on the right side of this blog. So, if you want to go see what I've been seeing, click on the flickr slide show that's below my picture or on the on the 4x5 array, right below that.
