I have now had the iPad for a few months and thought I'd give my impressions of the device and also how it can work into work flow as well as help the business side of photography.

First off, the iPad as a consumer device is intriguing and over the first 2 months, Apple has sold 2 million units. There is obviously a demand for this form factor. The ability to surf the web, watch movies, looks at pictures, controls your email and more cannot be understated. This will truly be a laptop replacement for long flights. Airlines don't give you enough room to eat your pretzels let alone open a laptop to work or watch a movie. The iPad solves this issue, being small and compact allows it to easily fit on the tray table in front of you. Also the 10 hour battery life blows away any laptop out there.

How will it help with general photography and workflow? The ability to place your photos on a device like this and hand it to a potential client, is invaluable. Intuitive controls and a beautiful screen will sell images for you.

As for the work flow, the iPad could really make things interesting. Obviously it can't possibly match the power of Photoshop, but I have found a pretty good competitor. An app called Filterstorm allows me to basically do any adjustments you can do in Lightroom, and do it on the run with some added features that you would even have to use Photoshop for. This app will cover 90% of what I do on the computer, which if you need to do some corrections quickly and send a picture out right there and then, it will be irreplaceable. Not replacement for the Adobe suite, but great in a pinch or while traveling.

On the business side of things, the iPad provides great calendar and email integration along with great apps for organization. I use Bento to schedule and track shoots for later reference.

I do not like how closed Apple is with their ecosystem, but they are slowly making changes to work out the most pressing issues like multi-tasking. I may even consider moving to an Android tablet if I see one that is good enough to provide what I need.

Overall I am very pleased with the iPad, and I am excited to see new apps come along and really make the iPad even better. I think one of the best examples of the power of the iPad is the following. A photographer with the camera connection kit can shoot the beginning of a wedding, and before the reception starts, do a quick edit on some imported photos, then use the iPad to do a slideshow of the ceremony for all of the guests to see. I think there are so many possibilities with the iPad, and I can't wait to see where Apple and other manufacturers take the tablets.

I have come to the conclusion that this project 365 just isn't the right fit for me. While I can see my improvement and I have taken better pictures as of late, I have already missed many days. Unfortunately work and personal life interfere all the time. To be honest, it seemed that some of my pictures I was posting have been sub-par and placed up just meet the 365 theme.

I'd rather stop this project and make an effort to continue this as an unofficial project that doesn't force me into putting out a photo every day. In the last few months I have been making an effort to grow this site and possibly turning this hobby into something more in the future.

I will continue to post pictures as often as possible and continue a regular posting schedule for the site and social networks. I want to start moving a direction that gives me experience in the types of photography I want to specialize in. At the moment those include weddings, modeling and landscapes, but as I find my niche these things may change.

Please continue to follow the site as I expand things and work to focus my photography. Please let me know in the comments if anyone has any suggestions for me or if you have any comments at all.

~Nate~