500 posts! How did I manage that?

It started back in July 2006 with a post about my new 30D. I think there may have been a couple of posts before that that got lost in the move to WordPress. Way back then, it was pretty much a blog about the photos I had taken. It just so happened that a month or two after I started the Blog I took off on my first road trip. A lot of the early posts were about that trip and the photos I was taking.

Shots like that. Obviously, I was in the phase of putting frames around my photos. In August 2006 I published an article that talked about how I learnt about depth of field. My first venture into discussing how I learnt about photography. September 2006 saw my first of many chats about Photoshop and how it was ruining photography. Actually, that first article was pretty tame. I have railed against it much more aggressively since then. I also had a pot shot at security guards and their chest beating tough guy ways.

In October 2006, I discussed my adventures whilst out taking night time photos around Lilyfiled rail yards. Oh the excitement. In February of 2007, I decided to get some thoughts down about the previous year and my photographic adventures. In what has become a yearly event, the first chapter of norbs, a photographic history, hit the digital pipelines that are the internet.

For reasons that escape me now, I then had two rather long breaks. A six month break first, it would be August 2007 before I penned this little rant about crop factor cameras and zoom. Another post in August about the lunar eclipse, and then I had another long break. The next post being the second chapter of norbs, a photographic history. It is my humble opinion that that yearly summary showed off probably the best of my photography.

July 2008 and it was film. My first roll of film processed at home gets a mention. We are two years into running the blog and still only done roughly 30 posts. In August 2008, I moved across to WordPress. What a change. Hosted on my own server, it was a great platform. I will for ever be in the debt of Mick Orlosky for the advice he gave me to give WordPress a try.

August also saw me off on another road trip. Bourke and Broken Hill were on the cards for this trip. This trip was the first road trip that I took videos and uploaded them to Vimeo. This blog post lists a heap of them. October 2008 and I started writing what I called discussion pieces. What might be called slightly controversial topics. Things like a discussion on whether photographers are born or trained. And this little beauty that even got a comment from Mr Stobist himself, Dave Hobby. More chat about film and what makes it so addictive.

November 2008 and things are hotting up. More posts and more discussion. My take on fanboys was just one of the November posts. It also saw my first, of what would turn out to be many, of the Boston Globe’s excellent site, The Big Picture. I also look into Bokeh, a word that still knocks over my cup of joy.

December 2008 and something new, interviews. The lucky first person was Lakshal “Lucky” Perera. I really should look into doing more of these. I also did a 16 survey.

2009 rolled around and I had a bit of a look at Australia Day, through my camera lens. February 2009 saw chapter 3 of the norbs, a photographic history. Also, mistakes were made. And again!

April 2009 saw a lot of black and white action. Street photography and shiny nails. The annual trek to the Sydney Royal Easter show also gets a mention. May, and a bit of patting myself on the back, with my first front page photo. It was also the very first Explorer Shuttle. My fancy way of saying Photo of the Day.

It was about this time that the blog took a slight change of direction. I decided I would try and post the latest and greatest news off the internet regarding photography and cameras. Originally it was going to be a four week trial. It actually went for four months, with some days having four or five posts. From May 4th to the 24th August, there was at least one new blog post every single day! Traffic went through the roof. It proved to be too much work though, and I pulled the plug on it. They were exciting times though. Keeping up with all the latest news and trying to get it out there as quickly as possible.

September was still photographic news, but much less of it. One of my favourites from the month was the bat photos story. Now that’s dedication. October 2009 saw my guide on how to do a road trip. Also, some photos from the most recent of my road trips.

And that brings me to now. Post #500. It has certainly been a lot of fun, and a huge learning curve, putting this blog together. I hope people get some enjoyment, and maybe even learn a thing or two. Looking forward to the next 500 posts.

Thanks for all the support.