I have a confession. I missed a day. The 4th August. I don't know how it happened... just had a really busy day and I only realised the following morning that for the first time my whole 365 project I hadn't taken a daily photo. I was devastated!
It did make me have a good hard think about whether to carry on or not as I'd broken the one and only rule that I had imposed on myself... and I've been struggling a bit recently with keeping up.
For the majority of this project, I've loved every moment of it. It has pushed me along a steep learning curve, opened up a world of creativity and been a ton of fun. Sadly, the last month it has just been hard work, life has been getting in the way, my creativity has been stifled and I've been getting increasingly depressed about having to post photos which I feel are not up to standard. I've also got other very time-consuming (and more important) projects taking up my focus as well (new business etc), and I can't do all of them at once.
So.. it's my project... my rules... and I'm changing them!! I'm still going to be here on 365 and I'm still going to be taking and posting LOTS of photos! The only difference is... it wont always be one every single day... (probably still most days though!) I'll take photos because I want to, not because I feel I have to.... and I'll post the photos that I'm proud of, that showcase my creativity and that make me feel happy.... because at the end of the day, isn't that what this is all about? :)
The photo above.... I took on my first ever proper "photowalk" after buying my dSLR.... I hardly knew how to work the camera and just had a vague instinct for composition. I was so ridiculously pleased with myself for getting this shot even though it's not as sharp as I would like nowadays.... but 10months down the line, I'm still really proud of it :)
Super shot, glad you have decided to stick around. It's a real drag sometimes and even becomes counter-productive I think. Sometimes you end up hating photography because of the need to satisfy the project... Like you said, it's your project, your rules.
Yeap. I think we've all been there. My horrid month was in June AND July. Things change as you progress through the year. The time you thought you'd have is no longer there. Great first shot by the way.
oh am so glad you are staying around, I really wasn't liking what I was reading then. I am sorry you've been struggling of late - I do know how you feel. Some days I take hundreds of photos and I could take my pick out of so many and other days, I just am rushing around (like today) and then have to grab something close to hand ....
Like you say, it's your project and your rules, so do what you feel is comfortable...and I am sure you may find it all starts flowing again !
I love how your title breaking the rules applies to your photo and what you are doing within your own project...I have broken that rule long ago, infact I find myself having difficulty keeping up too and have been doing the same. I am posting shots that I like even if I didn't take them that day. Don't sweat it, most people have no idea when you took the shot anyway :)
I like your rules...I have to fall back on a previous photo from time to time also, but so what? This is certainly a photo worth sharing even if it is not from today.
love the lines leading right into the shot. Great. Life is to short to put stress on yourself. I simply can't get a shot each day what with Natalie and my Mom's care this past four months, When I get out, I really enjoy what shots I can take and post as I can. Don't be to hard with yourself, live beats you up enought.
... and for me too. The punchy b&w processing really impresses.
As regards rules, sometimes life intervenes, and other times you'll get half a dozen good photos on one day. Anyway, it's not as if this that old a photo ... I posted one taken more than a decade ago the other day :-)
Love the composition - great lines & juxtaposition of elements.
Like you say, it's your project and your rules, so do what you feel is comfortable...and I am sure you may find it all starts flowing again !
As regards rules, sometimes life intervenes, and other times you'll get half a dozen good photos on one day. Anyway, it's not as if this that old a photo ... I posted one taken more than a decade ago the other day :-)