Why a Photo365 is a Good Thing, and Why I’m Not Doing One
January 25th, 2010
It’s a simple idea – take a photograph each day of the year and post it online.
Generally seen as one for the amateur as a way of getting into the habit of taking more photographs and ’seeing’ more photographic opportunities.
It’s definitely great for some – and if you’re someone who wouldn’t be inclined to take photographs often enough I would recommend giving it a go.
I tried it in ‘08/’09, taking the slightly unorthadox start/end date of my birthday in July. It was fun, some of the time, however, I only lasted 3 or 4 months. As the days got shorter and colder fewer opportunities for good images presented themselves to me and so I abandoned the project, as I suspected I would, fed up with filling my Flickr stream with images I wasn’t happy with.
While, it’s a fun project, there will always be days where imagination is not on your side or outside influences prevent a photo from being taken… And so this year I won’t be doing it.
Kate has started a themed photo idea called ‘Chooseday’ – Each Tuesday a subject will be chosen and photos can be posted to the Flickr group. It’s great for when you’re stuck for ideas.
While still deciding whether or not do one one this year, I took a few images I could have potentially used:
Jan 1st
Jan 2nd
Jan 3rd
Jan 4th
Jan 5th
Jan 6th
When an image of the kitchen appears you know it’s time to stop. But I was never really planning on doing it anyway.
Are you doing a Photo365 this year? How long do you reckon you’ll last?
