Photo-A-Day | Documenting my children every day for the month of January.
Every year, I start out with great intentions with personal shooting projects (365 days, 52 weeks, 12 months) and I never, ever complete them. I tend to get busier as the year moves on and then I just give it up altogether. And then I have this self-loathing about it all because I’m a photographer, so why can’t I complete just ONE personal project?
Well, for the past 3 years, I’ve followed Australian photographer Kristen Cook’s awesome work, and every year in January, she does a photo-a-day project, shooting images of her children every day in the month of January. This year, I decided that I wanted to do that too. It wouldn’t commit me for a full year (although I really wish I could follow through on it), and January is usually a pretty slow month business-wise, so it makes it less stressful to do this kind of project. Sure, I photograph my family all throughout the year – games, school programs, church functions, playing outside, whatever – but I don’t usually shoot with intention to really capture who they are. Well, I do, but not like I really want to do – the little details, random stuff, the things that occur day-to-day.
So, with all that said, I’m committing myself to a Photo-A-Day Project for this January, and hopefully for the rest of my Januarys. I want to do all black and white images as well, not just because Kristen does hers in b/w, but because it’s one of those editing techniques I’ve yet to truly master and I want to get some practice on it with my personal images. Some days, I may post more than one image – hey, I can do it however I want! LOL So here it goes, if you feel inspired to do that same, by all means, do it! I’m excited to finally feel like I won’t be overwhelmed with an image to shoot every day, every week or every month of the year, although I will continue throughout the rest of the year with shooting at least one a week to share – something to document my children, our days together, something about them and being sure to use my big camera, not my iPhone.
Here’s day 1 – January 1, 2013:
Harper was playing with her new Zany Zoo on her very first New Year’s Day.
But big sister Aubrey can’t just leave her alone. Ever.
Big sis always wants to carry her and hold her.
And she loves to kiss her baby sister with her big, beautiful lips.
Sisterly love. Please let it stay this way. Always.
