Project 365

Well, it’s been 365 days since I started this journey and it’s time to wrap up and review.

When I started this, it was all about the photography and the DSLR camera that I was enjoying to use. I wanted to have a focus for using it on a regular basis, learning new techniques and basically getting out there. I think that this was true in the early days, but then looking back things have changed. Most strikingly it has become more of a journal for me and not a showcase of work. Taking a photo every day is not an easy task, and on many days, it was the last thing that I wanted to do, and in some cases it was the last thing I actually did in the day! However, I am a so pleased with how it has turned out.

Several things come to mind as I review this project:

My photography skills might not have of improved drastically (in my opinion), but what has improved is the ability to see a shot in almost any situation. This in itself is a great accomplishment and one that will stay with me. I do think that there are some really good shots that I have taken over the year, and my task now is to get some of those printed and framed.
Looking back at each photo, I can tell you a story of what was happening in that day – which is immensely powerful at times. The past year has had its highs and it’s lows, that is for sure! There have been deaths, funerals, good days, bad days, relationship highs and relationship lows. There are things that I would’ve done differently and things that […]

Little to be said here other than the weather outside is a reflection on how I am feeling at this precise minute, with a few more emotions thrown in.
Good night.

Yeah – the sun was out again today, which makes a huge difference. Whilst up and down the M40 today I decided to call into Rosalyn’s on the way back. Partly as she was continuing to have a bad day, but also because I needed to borrow her DLSR for my final photograph and pick up some stuff for Tilly.

Roz has been a true friend recently, and listened to me no end, so today it was great to be able to return the favour and sit and talk her through a major anxiety attack without her running away. It seemed that ‘floating’ through the anxiety was the way to do it – not sure that I was any good, but it seemed to work for Roz! For Roz this was a big step, so just happy (and somewhat humbled) that I could be there to return the favour.

Either way, as I was nicking her camera I thought that I would take some snaps to remember the day, and this was by far the best one of the bunch.

Although it was a manic morning today, it’s been a quiet yet productive day at work with my head to the grindstone. Other than that, I had the opportunity to return the favour of offering a shoulder to cry on for a good friend.