The 365 Project

One of my goals for the year is to actually complete a 365 Photography Project.  In case you are unfamiliar with this, the project consists of you taking a photo a day for an entire year.  I did not come up with this idea (even though I wish I had) but have loved the idea of it ever since I first heard about it.  

I attempted one last year but only made it from November to March.  Which I guess is pretty good but most of the photos were taken with my iPhone.  Which is also fine but since I have my phone with me a majority of the time it wasn't as much of a challenge to get photos.  This time I hope to use my DSLR a majority, if not for all, of the project.  I hope this project will challenge me creatively, force me to go outside of my comfort zone and encourage me to really learn how to use Photoshop and Lightroom properly.

It has only been 10 days into the project but I am so far having a lot of fun and get a little excited about getting out there to photograph.

Here is what I have captured so far:

12/21/12: Day 1 of 365

"Winter Berries"

12/22/12: Day 2 of 365

"Christmas decor silhouette" 

12/23/12: Day 3 of 365

"Jack" 

12/24/12: Day 4 of 365

"STL fire" 

12/25/12: Day 5 of 365

"YAHTZEE" 

12/26/12: Day 6 of 365

"Wine Collection"

12/27/12: Day 7 of 365

"Christmas Tree Heart Bokeh"

12/28/12: Day 8 of 365

"Retirement Flowers"

12/29/12: Day 9 of 365

"Wintery playground" 

12/30/12: Day 10 of 365

"7up" 

My goal is to share with you my progress once a week in a post.  They are also on Flickr in my The 365 Project set if you are interested in checking them out on a daily (hopefully) basis.  

What about you?  Have you ever started or completed a 365 Photo Challenge before?  If so, what did you find the hardest part to be?  How did it help your photography?  

Cheers.