My Goals

Maybe if I actually write them out I'll be more likely to accomplish them. I've always enjoyed a good list--crossing things off is so satisfying! I learned in my teaching classes that it's best to make measurable goals, so I'm trying to make these as specific as possible. Here are my photography-related goals (for now):

1. FINALLY get a new camera!
2. I've been doing more weddings than senior shoots, even though seniors are my favorite.  Book at least one senior portrait session for this summer (Wisconsin or California).
3. Do an individual portrait session with each of my boys.
4. Take each of my boys on an individual photo outing and work on composition.
5. Hang one more piece of student artowork in my home (this will make a total of three if you count my family session photos as one piece--even though I have 6 pictures from that session hanging.)
6. Take Becca's portrait in California--I always shoot her in Wisconsin.
7. Do something to give back with photos.
8. Go to LA. With my camera. Without my kids. Walk around. Take photos.
9. Create my own AP Concentration to really walk in my students' shoes.
10. Get 90% of my AP students to pass the exam! 100% Passed in 2015!
11. Take photos of a stranger.
12. Go to Yosemite!
13. Pass the CSET practice test for fine arts--better work on my drawing skills.
14. Visit a museum that I've never been to before. The Broad with Photo and Art Club
15.  Try street photography (no cheating and using my telephoto lens.)

15 goals for 2015.  No obsessing over them.  I want to have fun with photography this year--not feel burdened by it.  But if I can cross at least a few of these off by the year's end I'll feel pretty accomplished :)

2011
1. Get 20 critique-style comments.
2. Post at least 4 photos a month.  6 months out and so far so good on this one
3. Create a once-a-month "brag post" with accompanying link (no, not bragging about myself---about my amazing students of course!)  This one is a fail, but I'm still glad that I tried--these photographers deserve  recognition!
4. Create a once-a-month "what inspires me" post  Another fail...
5. At the three month mark have at least 51% of my photo posts be something other than photographs of my twins. (at that point I'll re-assess and see if I can set a higher percentage.)  70% at three months!  Let's see if I can maintain that 70% at the nine month mark.
6. Get at least 10 of my students blogging (and following and commenting-on my stuff, on each others, etc.)   DONE!  But I can't take all of the credit--or even most of it.  Karolyne is the blog-master!  Thank you!
7. To learn how to create an HDR (Ruben? Joey? The tables have turned--teach me.)
8. Take and post a picture of myself that I'm really proud of.  June 2011
9. Update the family photos in my living room. (They're still the boys' newborn portraits!) Thanks Ruben!  I absolutely adore them!
10. Shoot portraits of someone other than my immediate family.  Thanks Katie!
11. Capture a portrait of someone with freckles (I love how freckles look in black and white!)

There! 11 Goals for 2011! Wish me luck, and be sure to let me know if there's something on here you can help me cross off : )