Project 365 - January 2014

All filled up! That little number on some of the pictures means that I have that many pictures for that day (just in case you were wondering) and the app I use is called Collect and it's iPhone only (sorry!).

P365 Update!

It's July 1st and I'm still TOTALLY caught up! Every little square is full. Someone be proud of me, please!

Project 365 Goog-style

Did you know that the whole point of P365 is to become a better photographer?? I had no idea. I thought it was just like a photo journal of my days, and that's what I use it as. I'm going to give you an example. These are the photos I took on 4/20

Guess which one is my P365 picture? Of course it's the erasers! Because it is about my life. On this day, I found these erasers that my friend Ajae loves, AND they reach come with a refill, AND it's her birthday! So I got five - four for her and one for me. While the flower photos are beautiful, it just so happens that I was in a flower store (nursery? garden center? I don't know) and I think flowers are pretty. But seriously - it was half an hour out of my day, and I was WAY more excited about the erasers. Erasers are something I use every single day. Are they beautiful? I guess not. Is it a wonderfully taken picture? I've certainly done better. But it made my day and is going to make Ajae's.

What's the point, Goog?? The point is this: every picture I have for P365 tells me a little story. Maybe not a thousand words, just a little memory brush - Oh, yeah, I remember that, it was fun! What would the flower pics say to me? Probably something like - where the fuck was I then and why the hell did I take some many pictures of flowers?

I'm not trying to "improve" anything. I'm just keeping a record. An honest record of my actual life. In a hundred years, will anyone care what my real life was like? Maybe not. But I guarantee you they'll be more interested in ME than in a picture I took of blue orchids that can't survive Minnesota winters.

P365 Update!

Who's keeping up?? This girl! This app is SO helpful because it sends me a reminder every day!

P365

I downloaded a Project 365 app! It lets me set a reminder to take a picture every day!! OK, some of my friends would be like "Why the F would you need to do that? You take MILLIONS of pictures!", which is TRUE. However, sometimes I get in the funky head place and don't take some for days or even a week or two at a time. So I think this will help. Bottom line: I'm excited. Look how it stores them in a little calendar!