So I have set up themes for myself, have a whole list of ideas, and want to participate in all the themes everyone does here. The only problem is I tend to putting off taking my picture till night right before bed then it's always too late to do what I wanted. How do you guys get over your procrastination? I try to take my pictures when my baby naps but then I always want to nap do and end up doing that instead...
I just want to know how to overcome procrastination, nothing I have tried helps! Maybe I have low willpower?
I can't answer to that, as I have exactly the same issue with napping when my baby naps, lol. But I can tell you that I post my shots first thing in the morning that I took the day before. Still counts as a photo a day - I'm just always a day behind in uploading.....
Well first stop pressuring yourself , its a personal project, and if you load a photo a day, then thats great, but if you dont, then its no skin off anyones nose..
Do what you can, today I didnt even pick up the camera so I loaded a photo from last month,
I think its about priorities too. You have a child, a family , a house to run, maybe a job outside the house.. and these things take up time. If you dont mind dishes in the sink, then do your shot when you should have done the dishes.. etc.
Some times life just gets in the way.. and we cant do everything we want.
I will quite often get to the end of the night and not have a shot, so I do a selfie..
If I want to do one of the challenges , I just make sure I make time..... and do it.
I like taking naps while my daughter naps too. Sometimes I'll do that shots, and only take a nap for an hour, instead of the whole time she naps [two hours]. Either that, or I wait until right before midnight. Well, look at that, it's 11:50...guess I should go get my challenge shot for today.
@ibelayni Is it really procrastination - or are you actually too busy/tired? I remember those days, and there were no ways I could have done a 365 project when my boys were little. Be gentle with yourself, you will have the interest when you really have the time.
@ibelayni if you're tired, sleep. Babies wipe you out and you'll be no good for anything if you don't get the sleep you definitely need. From a photography point of view your eye won't be as good....and from a humane point of view- sleep deprivation is a form of torture. Is that really how you want to view your 365?
When I am really busy I upload from the day before. My eldest has started doing this- she has school and then swim training every day of the week. There is no way she will be able to take a shot every day...and I won't let her....so she'll have to mass shoot when she gets a chance.
take photos of things around you, lots of your baby, selfies .....because one day you'll wish you had. I wish I had. Do easy things for now. As time goes by and your baby grows older you'll go out for picnics and trips to the park....and you take shots there. This is meant to be fun.
There's no prize so unlike the Nike adage......don't just do it if the cost is greater than the reward.
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Do what you can, today I didnt even pick up the camera so I loaded a photo from last month,
I think its about priorities too. You have a child, a family , a house to run, maybe a job outside the house.. and these things take up time. If you dont mind dishes in the sink, then do your shot when you should have done the dishes.. etc.
Some times life just gets in the way.. and we cant do everything we want.
I will quite often get to the end of the night and not have a shot, so I do a selfie..
If I want to do one of the challenges , I just make sure I make time..... and do it.
There are no tricks. Just heed Nike's creed. If you actually wanted to do it, you'd be doing it already - so if you do want to, do it.
When I am really busy I upload from the day before. My eldest has started doing this- she has school and then swim training every day of the week. There is no way she will be able to take a shot every day...and I won't let her....so she'll have to mass shoot when she gets a chance.
take photos of things around you, lots of your baby, selfies .....because one day you'll wish you had. I wish I had. Do easy things for now. As time goes by and your baby grows older you'll go out for picnics and trips to the park....and you take shots there. This is meant to be fun.
There's no prize so unlike the Nike adage......don't just do it if the cost is greater than the reward.