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The pool at Hotel Wailea on Maui is my favorite hotel pool on all the Hawaiian Islands. 

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Sunrise in the Mojave Desert, November 2010, as a Tiny Planet.

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It's been two weeks since I last posted to my 365 Project. I had reached a point, after 90 days, of really dreading trying to find or create an image to post each day. For some, creating content every day is not a problem. It has been a problem for me. One of my long standing, self-defeating issues I'm working on is the pressure I place on myself and the comparisons I make between myself and others (artists, programmers, creators in general) regarding  the quality and quantity of work they put out. When I feel I can't put out what I consider to be my best work, all the time, I get frustrated and tend to look for other distractions or plunge myself deeper into billable client work. 

Instead of doing that two weeks ago, I decided to simply take a break, re-focus on what I want to accomplish with my 365 Project, and not make a big deal out of not posting anything for the past two weeks. Initially I thought I'd take a week off but last Friday I still wasn't ready. Today I'm ready. 

Here's what I've come up with:

1. My 365 Project is simply going to be about posting an image every day. No pressure on having a deep, philosophical meaning, or it being the absolute best or most creative image I've ever created. Just simply post a photograph each day. 
2. I may or may not post a description with the image. But at the very least I'm going to give each one a unique title and list the apps used.
3. Use my 365 Project as a venue to experiment with the incredible apps that are available for the iPhone and iPad. 
4. Loosen my self-imposed restrictions of the photos having to have been taken on the iPhone. While I still won't be posting images I take with my Canon, I will be using some DSLR images within the iPhone and iPad apps that I experiment with. 
5. I've identified several other websites that I will use to post what I consider to be my best work. I can relax into my 365 Project as a venue for fun and experimentation.
6. I'm lifting the restriction of only posting via my iPhone or iPad. I've proved it can be done everyday. It simply takes a lot longer than posting with my MacPro and full-sized keyboard. "Time" is one of my most important non-renewable resources. Using my time wisely is one of my guiding principles. 

So, with that in mind, the image above was created last week using a very fun app called Tiny Planets. It takes a photograph and "spins" it around on itself. It's a blast and creates some really incredible photos once you know how to compose the original source photo. There will be many more Tiny Planet photos in the days and weeks to come. 

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Only 5 people in the world know how I did this shot with only 3 source photos. I'd be interested to hear how others guess the shot was created. 

And yes, this is a real hotel room and I was really there in front of those sliding glass doors in two of the source photos. 

It's the last day of March, the month of my self-imposed self-portraits within my 365 Project. And I'm going to break one of my self-imposed rules. I took this photo (actually 3 photos it took to create this image) with my Canon and not my iPhone. But it was composited and effects applied on my iPad. 

This is the first levitation shot I ever created. 

I took this several months ago in a hotel in Sherman Oaks, CA after spending the day at a workshop hosted by the brilliant and talented photographer, Brooke Shaden. This is the first time I've posted it publicly. 

This was more of a test of technical ideas with not to much of a concept behind it. So I'm not going to make up any deep meanings.

There are a LOT of "levitation" shots to be found online. Brooke's are brilliant, both in concept and execution. Most of the levitation shots I trip across online involve wispy clothing, dresses, coats, etc. It helps hide the boxes or furniture that the model is actually supported by and which have to be removed (erased) as several versions of the shot are composited together. I simply wanted to see if I could create a convincing levitation shot without flowing garments or other elements.

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Guest photographer for today's 365 is @RoxanneDarling with this shot she took of me on a recent hop to Maui.

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Long work day. Energy and creative reserves running low. Dipping back into a self-portrait from a week ago with a fresh run thru Plastic Bullet.

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Day 87 of my 365 Project. Day 28 of "self-portrait" March. Most days it's still a bit of an energetic and creative struggle to keep with the project. I want to produce shots that I'm proud of and enjoy doing, but it remains difficult at the end of some days...

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Always a tinge of melancholy when leaving Maui. This photo I took of my reflection in the Hawaiian Airline' window as we taxied. And, thus is the first 365 I've posted while still on the plane.

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We're on Maui today and tomorrow to move out of the studio (long story) and look at properties on the North Shore. Today's 365 photo is a "guest photo" taken by @RoxanneDarling while I was checking email this morning at HNL before our flight to Maui.

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No "artsy" photo or special apps tonight. Just a fun photo @RoxanneDarling and I took yesterday at the Halona Blowhole on our way to Whole Foods in Hawaii Kai. The waves were huge and the blowhole was going off larger than we had ever seen.

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My 365 post today shows how I created yesterday's "Gingered Torso" work using images from my iPhone and several apps on my iPad. 

Additional details as well as info on the Contemporary Photography in Hawaii 2011 juried exhibition the piece was selected for is available on my website at: http://www.shanerobinson.com/contemporary-photography-in-hawaii-2011-my-photo...

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A departure tonight from both my "Self Portrait March" and my self-imposed rule of only posting my daily 365 via my iPhone or iPad.
Today's 365 Project post is one of my favorite works to date. "Gingered Torso" was created entirely on my iPad, with photos taken from my iPhone, using several iPad applications. The details of the applications used, including a QuickTime video of the entire process, is available on my main website at http://rsr.me/makingtorso

I'm also thrilled to announce this work was selected for the "Contemporary Photography in Hawaii 2011" juried exhibition and was awarded the Juror's Award. Information on this event is also available on my website link above.

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> > > > Almost done with Self-Portrait (SP) March. Might continue it again later in the 365 Project but right now, I don't have the time to put into it each day that I would like.

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