Pushing Past the Fear Factor


There aren't many things I do every single day. I brush my teeth. Read. Look out the window. Eat. Move my feet. Say "I love you." Tap on my keyboard (though not necessarily in this order). And while caffeine consumption does make the list each day, things like showering, vacuuming and staying properly hydrated do not. So when the idea of Project 365 entered my periphery, my first instinct was to let it blur into oblivion.
Project 365 is a flickr group of nearly four thousand members who shoot and share one photo every single day, consecutively for 365 days. Eek. How could someone commit to this, I thought.
Well, Danisoul did and her inspiring Project 365 flickr set intrigued me enough to bring the project and my fear of commitment into focus. Do I really need another something to do each day? No. Not really. Well. Maybe. Will it improve my photography skills? Probably. Might it push me to carry my camera with me more places? Yes, I suppose it would. Would I discover inspiring photographers and bask in new perspectives? Well, yes. What if I want to stop? Hmmm. Could I push myself through lapses in creativity and find something beautiful each day? I wasn't sure, but made an assumption.
So I've been shooting photos every day for 103 days, contributing to the Project 365 flickr pool and building a set of images to serve as a visual landscape of one year in time. I'm loving this project and the much needed discipline and challenge it's brought to my creative process. It's opened my eyes in many ways.
What about you? Do you take photos everyday? Are you participating in Project 365? Inspired to start "day one" today? Do share a link to your flickr set or blog in the comments so we can follow you.