365 Ideas and Tips for Project 365
Home » Photography »If you are new to this photography project, here are 365 Ideas and Tips for Project 365. After 5 years of Project 365, I like to think I’ve built up enough experience and knowledge to pass on my ideas and tips to you! These are ideal for beginners and novices, or for veterans of Project 365 looking for some new ideas.
365 Ideas and Tips for Project 365
Each idea and tip is linked to the full explanation as well as the photo for that day.
You can also check out my 365 Ideas and Tips for Project 365 – 2014 Edition here
- January
- Make a list
- Patience
- Experiment with light
- A single flower
- Silhouettes
- Something purple
- Sunrise
- Pets
- Make a photo book
- Annoyances
- Something in the sky
- Black and blue
- Rainbows
- Juxtaposition
- More than words
- Evergreen
- Start uploading
- Organise your photos
- Cool down
- Texture
- Titles
- Leave it alone
- Black and white
- Portraits
- Still life
- Fill the frame
- Theme a week
- White backgrounds
- Finding your style
- Backgrounds
- Fake It
- February
- Keep track of the days – Project 365 : 2015 Day Numbers Chart
- Light and shade
- Branch out
- Don’t sweat it
- Rule of thirds
- Squared
- The selfie
- Light as a feather
- Animals
- Sculptures
- The collector
- Hobbies
- Gradients
- Roses
- Somebody to love
- Piles of things
- Celebrate
- Aid to memory
- Chinese New Year
- Broken
- Be quick
- Balloons
- Crystals
- Sometimes it just has to do
- Rodents
- Gold
- Bits and pieces
- ALL the things
- March
- Spring flowers
- Live concerts
- Turning Japanese
- Chop it off
- Go inside
- Washed out
- Oh shiny
- It’s not unusual
- Glitter
- Chilli peppers
- Little trees
- Time to blossom
- Comic Relief
- Sepia tones
- The Chelfie
- Negative impact
- Squirrels
- Cuts both ways
- Art therapy
- When things don’t go to plan
- Coloured pencils
- Somewhere over the rainbow
- Mi Amor
- Hyacinths
- What the duck?
- Actions online
- Shoot into the light
- Swan lake
- Looking away
- Tea cup
- How are you feeling?
- April
- Derelict
- Think pink
- Spring flowers
- Where’s the birdie
- Bluebells
- Maverick
- Palm trees
- Take a break
- Black birds
- One
- A quarter of
- Go somewhere different
- Aeroplanes
- Sunflare
- Give me your answer do
- Nuts and bolts
- Leaf it out
- Stag party
- Perfect in every way
- Goslings
- Seashells
- Earth Day
- The selfie
- Mandala
- Stately Homes
- Ornate
- Tweak it
- Pull over
- Bleeding heart
- Pets
- May – Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
- Purple writing
- Purple scarf
- Purple flowers
- Purple petals
- Purple varnish
- Purple beads
- Purple shoes
- Purple blooms
- Purple pumpkin
- Purple wisteria
- More purple
- Purple charm
- Purple neon
- Purple dolls
- Purple pencils
- Clusters of purple
- Purple iris
- Purple dress
- Purple filter
- Purple powder
- Purple edges
- Purple pops!
- More purple flowers
- Purple clematis
- Purple crystal
- Purple, close-up
- Purple dahlia
- Purple poppy
- Purple heart
- Purple clothes
- Hope for Hughes
- June
- Food photography
- White Dishes
- iPhoneography
- Fork handles
- Garnish
- Overhead
- Drizzle it
- Stay small
- All the colours
- Knife and fork
- Platters
- Odd one out
- Eggs
- Reflections
- An apple a day
- Larger than life
- Line up
- Talking Japanese
- Wine glasses
- Steak
- Coffee filters
- Up close and personal
- Turkish food
- Pineapple
- Prawns
- Caesar salad
- Busy with the fizzy
- Slices
- Bacon and eggs
- Get creative
- July
- Water lilies
- Fill it up
- Cat’s eyes
- Do you have a flag?
- Bubbles
- Give the dog a bone
- Together we are stronger
- Peek-a-boo
- Prom Night
- Beans
- From below
- Unusual
- Double filter
- On the move
- Something old
- Strike a pose
- Bees
- Solitary
- Instrumental
- Prickly
- Fields of…
- Be lazy
- Find your path
- Metal
- Relax
- Sheep
- Water’s edge
- Pile it up
- Pet portraits
- Sunsets
- Bright and bold
- August
- Concerts & Gigs
- Long exposure
- Lens flare
- Broken
- In the dark
- Aeroplanes
- Sweet nothings
- Serendipity
- In half
- Square crop
- Children
- Late afternoon
- Sun rays
- Ruby
- Darken
- Blackberries
- No
- Crop and change
- Goodnight Moon
- Random crap
- Fallen
- Clouds
- Gaussian blur
- Raindrops
- Yellow flowers
- Film Noir
- Dry
- Roses
- Rose buds
- Colour pop
- Showroom
- September
- Things you love
- Fallen leaves
- Red and green
- In half
- Tools
- Paper lanterns
- Trees
- Wood carving
- Add noise
- Acorns
- Feeling blue
- Confetti
- Candles
- The Collector
- A jar
- White rose
- Conkers
- Lava lamps
- Another level
- Sunflowers
- Tiny pumpkins
- Places you go
- Kitchens
- Hearts
- Flowers in jars
- Boats
- Blue flowers
- Chains
- Cows
- Shrooms
- October
- Be odd
- Mini macro
- Still
- Back to black
- Puff
- Sparkle
- As it lies
- Sparklers
- Pumpkins
- Clusters
- The best camera
- Golden brown
- On purpose
- Shades of red
- B&W
- I’m out
- Birthdays
- Set up
- Under a tree
- Calm down
- Back in time
- What’s for dinner?
- Engine
- The girl who has everything
- Shades of green
- Reflections
- Mickey Mouse
- Idol
- Castles
- Doughnuts
- Boo!
- November
- Water lights
- Show what it is
- Eruption
- LEGO
- A different view
- Star filter
- Monkey
- Started by a mouse
- Another statue
- Red
- Flock
- SOOC
- What’s this?
- Let there be peace
- Bright as can be
- More brights
- Raindrops
- Make a heart
- Hoist the colours
- Black & white rose
- With your phone
- Upside down
- So vein
- Shoot raw
- Candles
- Morning skies
- Tangled
- More leaves
- Buttons
- Ivy
- December
- Something you collect
- Red leaves
- Sunrise
- Christmas trees
- Top of the tree
- Get in close
- Let it go
- Couples
- Glitter
- Christmas decorations
- Momento
- Your favourite things
- Dark & light
- Heart shapes
- Straighten
- Hang in there
- Mini Figs
- More ornaments
- Cold
- Kids at Christmas
- Repetitive
- Reflective surfaces
- Firsts
- A different castle
- Christmas lights
- Things are not always what they seem
- Night time
- Cut it off
- iPhoneography
- Fireworks & silhouettes
- 365
Michelle Ordever
March 1, 2016 @ 4:26 pm
Project 365 is a great project – lots of commitment to keep it up though :D I have loved doing it for 5 years, but have taken a step back in 2016, with Project 52 instead. The 7 day projects sound interesting – it can be hard finding the time, and the right kinds of situation though, and I imagine that can be a lot of pressure! I am also a natural light freak – I hate flash with a passion!!!! Can’t wait for the sun to come back to UK shores. Thanks for reading!
raine_hp
December 13, 2015 @ 4:09 pm
I”m looking to do this for the new year. What’s the basis behind it? A different photo each day following a theme?
Michelle Ordever
December 14, 2015 @ 5:20 pm
The idea is very simple – take a photograph, every day, for one year. You can take photographs of anything you like – it’s your project! It could be a theme, if you like, e.g., all black & white, or all nature. Or you could do a themed week, or month.
Emma Page
September 19, 2015 @ 11:19 pm
Thank you so much for tips. I always struggle with sticking to the challenge for more than a month x
Michelle Ordever
December 14, 2015 @ 5:21 pm
It can be hard to stick to it – finding a theme to stick to seemed to help me at times! x