Today I started my first “Project 365″ photography challenge. The challenge is to take a photograph every single day for 365 consecutive days. I opted to start my challenge, as many others have, on January 1st of this new year. I’ve considered starting this project several times before, and it always seemed like quite the obligation for a man who works full-time (not in photography) and comes home to a house full of a young family. I recently got one of those fancy iPhones with a camera and lots of photos apps though, so on days when I’m able to shoot with the SLR and run things through the DAM computer I will be getting creating with the best camera found that side of my pants pocket.
When I first decided to do this 356 project I started running through ideas about what my first post would be. I love being creative and coming up with things that I think would be interesting. In reality though, it’s going to come down to what I find the time for. My family is one of those things I make time for, so I guess it’s little surprise that my first photo is of my youngest son.
We were picking up down in the playroom when I noticed he had pulled himself up on the train table and was acting really adorable. I took advantage of this and ran off to get the camera and the flash. He and I had a good time playing with different lighting by bouncing the flash off of different surfaces. Ultimately I thought this was the one to go with, with him being really interested in this little black flashbox that Daddy spent so much time fussing with.
So off I go into what will prove to be not only a personal challenge, but hopefully something that is also enriching and fun! Feel free to browse on over to my flickr pool (follow the link on the photo) and see how I progress in this new adventure!