Re-thinking 365. Tonight I am seriously contemplating giving up on the 365+1 project this year. There have been several times when I just haven't felt like dealing with it - or even if I did try to come up with a shot - there was little I liked about it. During the week I seldom get off work before dark and I'm tired its just not conducive to the kind of photography I like to do which is making use of natural light. The dogs are a nice subject but they aren't like kids - there is a limit to the ways I can pose them. I don't really think I'm getting what I wanted out of this project - the little 365 cafe has made me realize just in the short time since I've joined that most of my 365 shots are not worth the time it takes me to edit them. While I may learn from the constructive criticism - like being in a class - I am finding a lot of my shots (except the weekend shots) are not my best work. I'm considering re-thinking the project and editing one photo a day to work on my editing skills even if it was taken a while back. I think the 365 project may be better suited to studio photographers? or people with more flexible work hours. I'm still undecided we'll see how the rest of February goes.
I am also considering what to give up for Lent. I'm not really Catholic any more and growing up my mother didn't really emphasize the whole Lent think. In fact I remember being told fasting was for grown ups not kids. Still, there is something to be said for a bit over a month of some sort of austerity or discipline. In past I've given up things that I thought would help me (sugar, caffeine etc) I have fasted I can't recall what else. That all seems selfish as it benefits my health. I need to think about what would be a fitting sacrifice for me that would lead to contemplation and growth. That would make the sacrifice Jesus made more real to me - and less abstract.
