Writings & Photography of Derek Dysart, some dude you’ve never heard of.

So with little fan fare, I just posted the final two images for my 2008 photo project, Project 365.  Due to 2008 being a leap year, there are actually 366 images.  You can check them all out below:

And so it is done. The last photo of 2008. We were packing up to head to Chicago to celebrate the new year at my sister-in-laws when I remember I hadn’t paid our property taxes yet. Granted they are due January 31st, but it’s a substantial tax deductions, so I rushed off to City Hall to pay them. I guess a resolution to stop procrastinating is in order.

The only thing he asked Santa for this year when he got his picture taken was a chess set.

Thankfully Santa told Grandma. He is bound and determined to master the game.

It hit me the other day that my photo project will be ending this week.  As of this writing, I have three more frames to make for Project 365 and I’ll have a photo for all 366 days this year.  Also as of this writing, I do have a ton of photos to process and post.  I’m setting a goal of having them all up by the end of the year.  (They’ll all be backdated to the date on the photo, so if you’re reading this a few months into the future that might not make sense).

What is next?

I guess the obvious question is what is next. While I will probably write up an account of the whole experience in a post later in January, one thing that I have had in mind from the start is making a book of the whole project and I still plan to do that.  I’ve promised copies to my folks, my brother, and the in-laws, but I’ll open it to you fair readers.  If you’ve enjoyed following along this year and want a hard copy of all the photos, let me know, either in the comments below or via the contact form on the about page.

Timeframe

Doing the layout for the book is not going to be trivial.  After all it is 366 photos to layout. Also this is something that is going to be done in my spare time, so my current goal is to at least have the layout completed by the end of February. After that there is the time of actual publishing which I’m also guess is not long, but not trivial.  I’d hope to have the books in hand by no later than the end of March, hopefully sooner.

Cost

I don’t know the cost yet as I’m still considering who I’m going to use as a publisher.  I’m not going to be marking these up in some sort of money making effort.  My plan is to sell these at cost plus shipping. Once I know more, I’ll post the details, but the plan is to do it as a hardcover book with premium paper. I do know most publishers give volume discounts, so if there is enough of an interest, the price may go down.

Chime In

So chime in if you want one.  Even if it’s dependant on the price, I’d like to get a gauge of interest. If there is enough interest I could be persuaded to do a soft cover as well to keep the price down.

My wife got a call this morning and the new physician joining her practice needed a head shot for some advertising they are doing. This is Dr. Julie DeJong. I’m quite happy with all the shots considering my equipment was all over the house from the holidays. Additionally I could only find one wireless trigger, so I had to sync the main light with a hard wire.

Watching bro play some soccer at the indoor soccer complex.

My brother who will always strike a pose for the camera.

It got real warm (i.e. over 50) and the snow was perfect for a snowman.

Christmas morning, giving his cousin a ride on his new toy from Santa (in direct violation of the product label that states only one rider at a time).

Warning: Vegetarians avert your eyes. It doesn’t get any more non-vegetarian than this - roast prime rib. A Christmas Eve tradition in our house for several years now.