I decided to try project 365 once again. This photography project involves taking at least one photo each day for an entire year. I gave it a try two years ago but didn’t quite take all 365. Still, I learned a lot from that experience and have decided to give it another try. This time I have a number of friends that are involved so that will make it a little easier. You can see my photos here.

Animoto.com is a web application that creates MTV-style videos with the click of a button.

Users simply choose a song and images. Animoto then automatically generates a unique video for them. No two videos are ever the same.

Many of the post-production techniques that the founders used while working as producers for MTV, Comedy Central & ABC are used in Animoto’s patent-pending Cinematic Artificial Intelligence developed to think like an actual editor and director. The resulting video is produced in a widescreen format, containing the visual energy of a music video and the emotional impact of a movie trailer.

Here’s a sample video that I put together with a few of my photos.

Then with a click of a button I did this remix.

Very addictive and fun!

A little more than a year ago I had the goal of taking a photo everyday – project 365. As it turned out it was a goal that I didn’t quite achieve. I ended up with 109 photos…quite a bit short of the 365 I set out to shoot. On the other hand, I took 109 photos I might not have otherwise taken. One resulting benefit is that wherever I’m at now I can see photo opportunities that I might have previously overlooked if it wasn’t for this project. I started this project with a friend who did much better than I did. He ended up with all 365 – great job Ed!

My goal this year will be a little bit easier – at least one photo per week. You can view my progress here and in the weekly favs pool.

What have you done to keep shooting on a regular basis? Any particular projects that you have enjoyed or helped you to be a little more creative?