Smokey/Chuck Project

The Subject: "The Daily Chuck" Heather B. Armstrong (aka Dooce) the blogger who began all blogs. Published two books, in 2005 revenue from ads on her site supported her family, honored by Forbes magazine in 2009 as one of the Top 30 Most Influential Women in Media. Beneath it all, she takes kick a** pictures, and no one can touch her.

The Contender: Code hacker/blog designer/mommy by day, blogger by night. Too tired to take a night class, too young to throw in the towel. Cynthia was looking for a challenge to take her photography to a better level, and in the Smokey/Chuck Project, she found it. Risking her marriage, her sanity, and her cat's well being she has signed on for a deranged assignment.

365 days. Roughly 2 pictures of Chuck a week. One determined bad photographer. One descent camera. One fat lazy cat.

How far will it go? We can only wait, and wait, and wait...

There you have it...I checked in on Dooce this morning and I saw the headline Don't Try This at Home. What? Don't tell me what to do:P

Next thing I knew, Little Man and I were bopping down to Walgreen's to buy tea lamps.

If Chuck can do it...Smokey can do it (unless it involves moving:/)

After today, I resolved I had bitten off more than I can chew...but, I read 40 pages of the Nikon owners manual today, and learned a lot about my camera. Judging by the crappy picture I took (seriously, Holy bad picture Batman), it can only go up from here...right?*

On a side note...Heather, can I call you Heather? Do you have a light source coming out of your arse or something? Maybe you live in Heaven? Your lighting is AMAZING! Seriously...how can I take a good picture when I live in a cave?

*Smokey was not harmed during today's photo activity...Chuck, no more open flames...m'kay?

14 comments

  1. This is hilarious! You have to keep doing this.

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  2. I, for one, will watch and cheer you on. Unless you want me to join along and take pics of Oscar, but he sucks at posing, while I can take awesome photos of him.

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  3. I'm going the distance girls...and I need all the help and support I can get:P

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  4. MOTHER of GOD.......are you an F-ing cat blogger now? Is this your way of coming out of the "cat blogger" closet? Please tell me it ain't so. Do we need an intervention?

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  5. I think she takes all of her pictures in midday sunlight. But I like the light coming out of her arse theory. There would be a revolt in my house if I attempted something of this nature. Good luck!

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  6. HEHE natural light is best best best...overcast actually works great. If you have to use a flash an off camera one works best. You can also try to diffuse your on camera flash (try a piece of frosted scotch tape).

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  7. A good laugh to end the day! Have you seen the book/website Stuff on My Cat? You might find inspiration there. Who needs a good camera when you have mad photoshop skillz dahlin?

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  8. Keep it up. Should be a fun ride.

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  9. Yes, you will have to take pictures during the early afternoon for great natural light. I just bought an older model D-SLR camera and I am trying to get the hang of it as well. I love it, though. Keep with it, maybe we can help each other learn. Two old gals (wait I don't like the sound of that) learning fancy cameras. We should do a documentary.

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  10. HAHA I just now noticed that you had a candle up there!

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  11. This is so hilarious. (And yes, I do believe there is a light source that only she and a few others can access - I hate that!)

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  12. She also does this "glow" thing in photoshop.
    http://www.dooce.com/archives/photos/01_31_2003.html

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  13. Do you have a photoshop or at least a picasa3? You can increase your light on the pictures pretty dramatically by using the hightlight tool (not the "increase light" that one will just make it dull) also the flash and the lens make a huge difference. Good luck!

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