Elevate the Everyday
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 by Tracey Clark 
"The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life and elevating them to an art." -William Morris
What better way to spend the whole of August than to turn our attention toward all the details of our daily life and elevate them to a photographic art? As we kick off a brand new One Word Project, we invite you to join us and the amazing folks at Paper Coterie as we ELEVATE the next 31 days.
Inspired by the arrival of my new book Elevate the Everyday, we want to focus on all the parts of our lives that can so often be overlooked; those spaces and places, affections and connections, routines, milestones and details that make our ordinary life so extraordinary. And there is no better time to begin than right now!
Stating today we will prompt you to discover something that you can elevate, through your lens, from your heart. August promises to be full of inspiration and insights, gratitude and creative joy. Just take a peek at our calendar and you'll see what I mean! We are so excited to have you with us as we elevate the everyday together.
And just to elevate things, Paper Coterie is offering a 25% discount when you buy a copy of the book and/or any of the lovely products from the companion series. There's even a limited edition bookmark signed by yours truly included in your book order while supply lasts! Fun!
We will also be giving away a few copies of the book this month too...starting right now! Just leave your comment here between today and midnight Friday night EST for a chance to win your copy! Wheeee!
Be sure to tag your elevate images with our tag #sselevate in whatever social media platform you're on! And don't forget we've got a OWP flickr group too so add your images to the pool for a chance to be featured here.
YAY! We can't wait to elevate!
Reader Comments (66)
http://frog-photoblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/LookDown.html
Thank you very much for being there!
Warmest regards from Germany
Jule
paintingthequeensroses.blogspot.com
I'm writing to ask you to consider that the photos that you select and encourage are almost formularic in style and composition: horizontal, out-of-focus or blurred or textured, 50 mm (preferably macro), backlighted, nostalgic or sentimental or "cute" moments, often with feet, shoes, or painted toenails somewhere in the frame.
That's OK, it's your website, your choice, but I think it's to the exclusion of women who have a different vision, style or training. It's also misleading to women whose first experience of photography is via Shutter Sisters. They'll never understand the distinction between a postcard image that says "wish you were here" and a novel one that contains universal truths. Nor will they understand why photo editors of reputable publications will not accept images that have been texturized or blurred to cover one's lack of understanding of white balance, focus, contrast, composition, etc.
In your reaction to the disciplines of traditional photography I fear you've thrown the baby out with the bathwater.
Marcia