Project 365

One of my goals for this year was to do a 365 Project for photography.  Every day I take a photo.  Seems like an easy enough goal, right?  Well, some days it is easier than others.  Some days there is something that catches my eye (and I actually have my camera with me) or a quiet moment of everyday life that stikes me.  But some days I forget until we are getting ready for bed and I find myself trying to find something to take a photo of while feeling completely uninspired.  Light has been a challenge.  While our new apartment has really good light, it is dark when I get home from work so I guess that the upside on the short winter days is that I am getting plenty of practice using a tripod. 

It has been a lot of fun too.  I am now constantly composing photos in my mind throughout the day.  I have taken the camera with me to work so I can sneak out during my lunch to do a mini photo walk.  But I am always thrilled when I have the chance to take photos when there is some lovely natural light, I can't wait for spring and summer!

While it is sometimes a challenge to fit this into my "corporate career lifestyle" and be able to get the photos that I want to be taking (it was killer to have to go to work on beautiful sunny day after our largest snow storm as all I could think about was the photo opps that were out there...), I am excited to see what I pick up from this project.  Thus far I haven't done any sort of "theme" or focus for a time period and have gone with a more "freestyle" approach.  But I am considering trying a theme for a set time period to help me have a focus... I am project manager by training so some type of plan and scope definition gives me comfort!

These little mosaics are just the thumbnail versions, the full images are on Flickr in a set for the project.