Resolved

Time to check in with my photo-related New Year's resolutions from last year. I had three:

1. Get bored with the Diana so I can move on finally.

Unsuccessful. Still using.

Sadly, the Diana still makes me happy
2. Acquire 10 photographs through barter.

I acquired 29 photos through barter. Resolution successful.

This Mike Peters photograph was one of my favorite swaps in 2009
3. Photograph for at least twice the hours spent watching TV.

As a rough guess, a roll of 35mm film lasts me about an hour, a roll of 120 about 45 minutes, and it takes roughly 2 hours to get through a roll of 220. Last year I shot 560 rolls of 35mm, 105 rolls of 120, and 110 rolls of 220 for a total of 858 hours shooting. I shot 2700 digital snapshots but those were quick hitters, probably around one every 12 seconds, which brings the total hours to 867. I often shoot multiple cameras concurrently so I should probably factor that in. I'm going to guess 10% shrinkage which leaves roughly 780 hours of shooting.

Calculating TV time also requires some guesstimation. I figure I watched one sporting event (compressed via commercial-free DVR) and two films per week for a total of 5 hours per week. On top of that I'll throw in 2 hours per week vegetating in front of miscellaneous crap. 7 hours per week adds up to 364 hours per year watching TV.

780 is more than double 364. Resolution successful.

Here are my photo-related resolutions for 2010:

1. Acquire and master one new camera.

2. Photograph for at least twice the hours spent blogging.

3. Self publish a book of b/w photos.