December Photo Project: Q&A

Questions regarding DPP:

1. “Does it have to be a picture you took on THAT day?”
2. “Do we just post them to our own blogs?”
3. “I am not really a very good photographer, and I don’t know how to use the camera very effectively. Still, I am tempted. But wary. Do I really want/need to add this to my December???!!!! :) On the other hand, one doesn’t need to blog if one doesn’t want to, since one is posting pictures every day.”

Hmmm.

Answers:

1. [Big smile]
2. The general idea is that you allow others to see the month of December through your eyes—and that you challenge yourself to:
   1. Post every day through December 25 and
   2. Use your camera on a regular basis

   So nope, you don’t have to take a photo every day necessarily. I do (except that time I was in the hospital…) take pics every day, but that’s just the way I like to do it. And yes, you do post it to your own blog. I’ve had blog-less friends in the past who simply posted them to the Flickr group site (TBA).

3. I definitely think you should join up! This is a very lightweight and fun blog project with guidelines, not rules. Most folks I know don’t end up with 25 posts by the end. No guilt though. Just fun.

14 Comments

1. Floreksa Nov 29, 2008 6:24 AM

   YAY!

   I loved doing this last year!

2. Kerri Nov 29, 2008 3:51 PM

   Okay, I guess I’m in.
   In a Charlie Brownish kind of way.
   :)

3. Mrs. Wittmann Dec 1, 2008 9:07 AM

   I’m in.

   How do I get the cool DPP pic on my blog?

4. Bethany Dec 1, 2008 11:13 AM

   I have a question. Is there any way to have a single RSS feed that would add all the blogs participating? Or would I have to make my own RSS folder and manually add all the blogs to it as separate feeds?

5. Jeremy Dec 1, 2008 2:17 PM

   Hey B, as time permits, I’ll look into the RSS feed question. I don’t believe WordPress offers blogroll feeds out-of-the-box, so I will probably have to do some customization.

6. Bethany Dec 1, 2008 2:21 PM

   Cool. I don’t know much about RSS, so I wasn’t sure if that was something that could even be done. For the time being I’ll just add blogs individually to a DPP folder in my RSS reader.

7. Jamie Dec 1, 2008 6:12 PM

   How fun! I’m in and my first post is already up.

   http://umbrellablog.com/inspire/december-one/

8. Abbie Dec 1, 2008 8:20 PM

   sounds wonderful! I usually don’t post 7 days a week….but I definitely love posting photos.

9. ReneeW Dec 1, 2008 8:53 PM

   Add my hubby ben to the list. http://www.benstead.blogspot.com

10. tracey Dec 1, 2008 9:05 PM

    I love the idea. I’ve had trouble committing to 365 so this should be a good way to get my feet wet. : )

11. zebu Dec 2, 2008 12:29 AM

    Hi! I just came across your blog tonight. I’m not sure how to do your DPP, but I have a picture on my blog (URL above) that I took this evening. This Santa is well over 40 years old. I remember him from my wee days when I was shorter than he was. Oh the memories of Gramma’s house that are weaved in Santa’s and my hearts!

12. Floreksa Dec 2, 2008 6:24 AM

    Where did the badges go?

13. Jeremy Dec 2, 2008 9:21 AM

    Floreska … that was my mistake. Sorry about that. I’ve fixed it so you can now find the badges on Flickr again. :-)

14. Joanna Dec 2, 2008 7:55 PM

    I remember some of my bloggy friends doing this last year, and it looked like a lot of fun. So I’ll *try* it this year. :-)