30 Day Photography Challenge

I just spent the entire month of November doing the hardest photography challenge I’ve ever completed. The rules were simple

Take a photo every single day of the month
Edit that photo the day it was taken
Post it for the world to see

Now on the surface this doesn’t seem like too hard of a challenge BUT I refused to settle ordinary photos. I wanted as many of the images to be as unique, creative and thought provoking as possible.

DAY 1

The first image really set the tone for how the rest of the images would kinda flow. I had written down a list of potential ideas and one of the ideas was a lamp post. As I went out to take the first shot I threw on my jacket and decided to get this side profile shot and I really wanted something to capture the audience attention so I messed around in photoshop and came up with this.

Day 2

I wanted to maintain a similar color aesthetic as day 1 and I have shot this image in the past but never in a vertical format, my good friend Marc was the inspiration for this image as he had done a great job capturing it in the past as well.

Day 3

The lightbulb. I had the idea to photograph a lightbulb as it was burning out. So I went to the internet and found out that if you break the glass the bulb will lose vacuum and this will cause the filament to ignite as soon as the power is turned on. I only had one chance to get it right and we nailed it!

Day 4

The lonestar rally was happening in Galveston so I new I wanted to get a shot out there. It’s a fun shot, this one had a huge response on social media and looks amazing as a Print.

Day 5

There were some mushrooms growing in my front lawn and my fiancé recommended it as my next photo. So I took her advice and got this really interesting shot, I went a little crazy with the edit but it just felt right and I have had a ton of people using it as thier screen savers on their phones.

Day 6 and Day 7

Due to the time of the year the time change made it so the sun set right af 5:30pm every day. I don’t get out of my day job til 4:30pm, which gives me just under an hour to get an image. Well this limited some of my options but I got these two great shots.

Day 8

I had the idea of using this culvert at a local park for the next photo. I used a led panel, a small flash and a tripod to get this image. It was on this day that I decided to try and film as many YT shorts as I could, time permitting for as many of the photos as I could

Day 9

On my way home from work I saw one of the only overpasses left on the main Interstate and this too will be gone one day so i walked up on the shoulder and got this long exposure image. This is a 5 second exposure of the vehicles passing by

Day 11

Rain , rain go away. On this day it rained all day and me trying to stay positive decided, why not use the rain to get a shot today. With the creative use of a tripod, 2 umbrellas, and my fiancé I was able to get this shot.

Day 12

I worked at a rodeo and got this Image of a Bull

Day 13

The rain was gone and I wanted to try a levitation photo, it’s been a while and to be honest doing shots like this by yourself with quickly fading sunlight is not easy. But I think it came out really good either way.

Day 14

I wanted to get. Low key photo, if u don’t know what low key lighting is, it’s where the subject is lit up but the background is completely dark. Went through a few different poses and liked this one the best

Day 15

My brother in law recommended this spot to me, on the way out I saw this little trail off to the side and decided to grab this image. The light was all gone so I used my phone flashlight to create a light down the path. It kinda looked like a ghost so I called this one spirit

Day 17

I had made a post asking if anyone had ideas they would like me to photograph and one said train tracks so… we got some train tracks

Day 18

I got some flowers and I wanted to freeze one in some water. Shine light through it and then take the pic. Here is the result

Day 21

I went to downtown Houston to be a guest on a podcast and captured a couple images from the city at night with this fun upward tilt view

Day 22

I went to a local spot on clear lake got this pier shot and met this 77 year old man fishing so I got a few of him and sent them to him as well. Really nice guy

Day 25

I’ve driven past this church a million times and decided to stop and grab this shot, it was cold and rainy but I think it adds drama to the image

Day 27

I’m not gonna lie at this point I was feeling pretty drained but I had my daughter help me with these shots. They were fun and I always enjoy including my family when possible.

Day 28

I had a random idea pop into my head on the drive home from work. I love Reeese’s peanut butter cups and had my fiancé pick me up a couple and I dropped them in some milk. Really fun taking photos like this and just playing with the results

Day 29

I had an idea to make an epic burnout picture and asked a buddy of mine to bring his motorcycle out and we got tons of really awesome photos. But this is the one I used.

Day 30

This shot I had planned on thanksgiving but decided to use it as the last shot. I had my family link arms in the kitchen and we got this shot and of course 1 of my dogs just had to join in lol

Thank you so much for checking out all these images. I really appreciate you. If you would like to get a print of any of these images just head over to my store and pick one out!

30 Day Photography Challenge

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