A 52 Week Photography Project

This is a quest; a 52-week quest to get better at photography. Using the equipment I have, I want to see how much better I can get in a calendar year.

I love photography. I have always loved it and those close to me can attest to the huge smile I get when I’m carrying around a camera at a wedding, at the ball diamond or some random event. I love it enough to try and get better at it: learn new techniques, try new lenses, try different angles, lighting; the possibilities are endless.

This is the first post in a weekly series. Every week I will post at least one photograph – likely a couple – of a random topic from that week. I will be posting them to my blog in the “52 Week Project” category as well as on my profile at 500px, a photography site that I adore – it helps that the founders are from Toronto.

Each week, an image will be uploaded on Wednesday night – no time guarantee, but it will be there Thursday morning, guaranteed.

Do you have any ideas for topics as I go through my 52 weeks? Use the comments below as your soapbox.

  • Em

    Kids at play… probably one of the toughest topics since they are constantly moving around!

    • http://taketheleap.ca Kevin Gamble

      Good call Em. I know just the kids to use. :)

  • Sixer

    HA! here’s a challenge… Photograph a Toronto Maple Leaf holding a Stanley Cup over his heard!
    Seriously though, I promise to take you somewhere challenging for a shoot and I can probably show you a few things from my film days.

  • Sixer

    HA! here’s a challenge… Photograph a Toronto Maple Leaf holding a Stanley Cup over his heard!
    Seriously though, I promise to take you somewhere challenging for a shoot and I can probably show you a few things from my film days.

  • Aleah

    a trick for photographing children – always make sure your shutter speed is at least 1/250 of a second and take LOTS of photos!!
    my suggestion – any landscape with a crazy cloudy sky

    • http://taketheleap.ca Kevin Gamble

      HA! Yeah, that’s usually my “technique” with fast-moving subjects: crank the camera to a fast shutter and a high multiple exposure rate!