What’s all this then?
This is a City Daily Photoblog, bringing a bit of New Providence, New Jersey to you every day! I also feature nearby towns; generally, I try to keep it to a 10-mile radius from New Providence.
So you take a photo every day? Wow.
No. I make sure a photo is *posted* every day. I leave for work before the sun rises and come home after it sets, so I’m usually only in New Providence when it’s dark and everything’s closed. I stock up on photos during the weekend.
Are you some fancy photographer with a fancy camera or something?
ABSOLUTELY. No, not really. I use a megazoom point-and-shoot digital camera that a *real* photographer probably wouldn’t be caught dead with. But I’ve taken my photography classes, and I shoot manual mode most of the time. I’m an amateur, but I’m not a TOTAL n00b.
I’m at the point where I’m seriously considering upgrading to a DSLR, but (a) price = ouch, (b) I love that I can abuse my poor little camera and get the shot I want because of it, and (c) a better camera won’t automatically make me a better photographer.
So who are you then?
Hi! I’m Josy.
Here are some things about me:
- I’m a nerd.
- I grew up on the Jersey Shore. No, it isn’t like that, shut up.
- I don’t really like cities. There are too many people and not enough trees.
That should be enough.
Can I use your photo for [whatever]?
At the moment, no. These photos are all copyright Josy C. (me).
The copyright on the vintage photos is kind of questionable, but I don’t own them; I’m claiming Fair Use or Expired Copyright.
The maps, however, are released under a Creative Commons by-sa 3.0 license; use ‘em as you see fit.
So… why do you do this?
Back in December of 2006, my friend from undergrad, James [formerly] of Bath, contacted me and bullied me into publishing his City Daily Photo posts while he was out of town.
Me: Fine, okay, I’ll post your darn photos. How do I do that?
James: First, go to WordPress.com and set up a blog of your own.
Me: I need to set up my own blog? But what should I blog about?
James: WAYSIDE NJ DAILY PHOTO!
Me: That’s dumb. You’re dumb. There’s nothing here worth taking photos of.
I eventually compromised with “Monmouth Daily Photo,” satisfied that there was SURELY enough stuff in the entire COUNTY to fill a photoblog.
I won’t bore you with the details, but bottom line, photoblogging got me out and about (!) and generally improved my life (!).
When I moved to Chicago in 2008 for grad school, I had to give it up. But I’m back in Jersey in 2010, so here we go again!
