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		<title>An Idea to Improve</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Williamson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I follow Scott Bourne on Twitter and ran across a post of his that I found VERY interesting. It linked to a blog by Tarsa Mar, a photographer who had talked to Scott about how to improve her photography. As a result, he challenged her to become better. His challenge to her was simple. View [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I follow <a title="Scott Bourne on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/ScottBourne" target="_blank">Scott Bourne on Twitter</a> and ran across a post of his that I found VERY interesting. It linked to a <a title="Tarsa Mar 365" href="http://www.tasra365.com/?p=3" target="_blank">blog by Tarsa Mar</a>, a photographer who had talked to Scott about how to improve her photography. As a result, he challenged her to become better.</p>
<p>His challenge to her was simple.</p>
<ul>
<li>View another professional photographer&#8217;s work.</li>
<li>Read one page in her camera manual.</li>
<li>Take at one picture.</li>
</ul>
<p>Each day. Every day.</p>
<p>She is blogging about it in order to document it and to encourage her to do it everyday.</p>
<p>I LOVE this idea. With some changes.</p>
<p>Instead of reading one page of the manual, I will read at least one page of a photo related book.  I am always trying to find ways to be utilize the camera to it&#8217;s fullest capability. I have read my manual three times and will continue reading it.</p>
<p>I will be taking one picture each day, but with my iPhone. I think that a good photographer can take a good picture with any camera and I ALWAYS have my iPhone with me. In addition, I have several apps that I can use to edit/manipulate the images and then upload them to this site. In other words, every image posted to here for this assignment will be shot, edited, and uploaded with my iPhone.</p>
<p>I will view at least one other photographer&#8217;s images each day, but they don&#8217;t have to be professional. I think there are some GREAT amatures .</p>
<p>When I say once each day, I will try to average five times a week. Being a teacher, water polo official, and actually having a life, I think that 5/7 days is a very reasonable and doable goal. Yet, it will still be challenging and educational.</p>
<p>Why change the challenge? Because every individual needs to be challenged in a unique and personal way. As long as the challenge is real and goal oriented, I think that every person should modify their goals to fit themselves. I can&#8217;t be Tarsa Mar. I wouldn&#8217;t want to her any more than she wants to be me. Therefore, I choose to modify the challenge.</p>
<p>As I said, I will be posting five times a week and will include my reading and whose images I viewed. I encourage your comments and input. Be brutal, but be nice.</p>
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