{"id":209,"date":"2024-12-23T13:03:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T13:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/100000grapes.com\/?p=209"},"modified":"2024-12-23T13:17:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T13:17:04","slug":"52-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/100000grapes.com\/?p=209","title":{"rendered":"52\/2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part of this post is a recap or catch-up of progress I made last week, and another part of this post is the plan ahead. The last post of 2024 is going to be 53\/2024, some time before 1\/1\/2025, and will be a recap of my 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some progress updates to note for last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I took advantage of some lingering Black Friday deals, and I&#8217;m happy I was so diligent about keeping track of prices for things I&#8217;ve been interested in all year. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>That means a new square filter set and holder (polarizer, some NDs)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I also purchased some motion control items, that will help me automate pans, panoramas, as well as stitching large landscape shots<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I purchased a Nikon Z 50mm f\/1.8 for an all time low, and found some goodies and a discount code<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some sundry other items now in my arsenal: a shutter control, and a little velcro attachment for tripod use, a free filter set, a level that I can put in my hot shoe, and some step up rings to be able to use with those new filters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I travelled up to NH for a drone class last week, and spent an entire day studying  for the 107 certification. I will post a separate series on drone work but the goal here is to earn the 107 by February. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I updated the website posts to include a side bar so that the Lessons Learned, Thoughts, and Weekly Updates are more easily navigable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lastly, I got a boatload of books for cheap (like $8 or less, each), and also picked up or located a few at the library, so that&#8217;ll save me some money. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>These books center around composition, light, the digital photography workflow, as well as creative prompts and exercises <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I don&#8217;t think I took any photos, but as of today (12\/23\/24) I am posting a few posts, including one of photos I took today &#8211; that&#8217;ll be in my second lesson&#8217;s learned post. Because I learned some things, unfortunately &#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So that wraps up last week: drone class, took advantage of some last minute and clearance deals (so I think I have all the gear I need now). Next up in this post is the week ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christmas and holiday is coming up &#8211; so that&#8217;ll mean some family and chilling. I will not be breaking out my camera for this &#8211; iPhone is plenty, and my family is pretty headstrong on who takes what photos anyhow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So that leaves a few mornings this week to take photos, and put together a plan and post it here. I&#8217;ll plan to use hashtags and WordPress categories to help me review the plan over the year and evaluate if I need to course-correct. But as of today December 23rd, I still don&#8217;t have a formal plan or anything to evaluate off of. Coming soon, and ready before the new year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alright, closing this post &#8211; I still need to warm up my fingers from today&#8217;s shoot. Will post a lesson learned one the feeling returns to my digits!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part of this post is a recap or catch-up of progress I made last week, and another part of this post is the plan ahead. The last post of 2024 is going to be 53\/2024, some time before 1\/1\/2025, and will be a recap of my 2024. Some progress updates to note for last week. 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