Grab your camera
OK – it’s a new day, a new year, a new chapter in your life ready to be written. I saw several pictures yesterday and posts on Facebook about 2014 being a blank book, just waiting to be written. Think about it being a blank photo album waiting to be filled with everyday photos, not just those you take on special occasions.
Almost everyone has a camera you love to use but then again who doesn’t have a phone with a camera these days. I’m still old school and love my camera but when you do want to snap a quick picture, grab your phone. I can remember many times in the past thinking “I wish I had my camera with me”. That doesn’t have to happen now.
This is my camera of choice. Although, it ‘s a great camera, I’m so tech challenged I still use it almost as a point and shoot. Maybe that should be a resolution for me – learn to use my camera.
There are lots of ideas and groups around for taking a picture everyday to document your life.
365 Project is a great site to join in (Free) to follow along others, get ideas on pictures, and discuss this project with others. Go here to sign up now. http://365project.org
If you want to try a photo challenge, here’s a great one. http://captureyour365.com It actually gives you a list of pictures for every day of the month. Would you have ever thought of any of these on your own?
How often do you actually get a picture of yourself? Of course since a selfie has become an actual word, it’s easier to be in a picture. I remember looking back at vacation pictures and maybe I would be in one in about every 25 or so. I was always behind the camera.
Go out today and grab your camera and start snapping. But don’t stop there. Don’t leave these in just a digital form – get them printed and in an album. I would love to say I would go a step farther and get them scrapbooked too. Well, I can always dream.
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Happy Travels,
Rosemary
Hi Rosemary,
I like the Capture 365 idea! I’ve seen it before around the web and it’s such a cool idea to remember a year through pictures.
I have become very interested in photography since I started blogging, and I’m always looking to improve! And I’m like you too — I’m never in any of our family pics because I’m always behind the camera! I’d love to continue improving and maybe even show up in some pics this year. And I definitely need to do better at printing photos and putting them in albums!
Thanks Erin – I would love to learn how to really use my camera. I know they say to get out and play with it, maybe I will try to do that.
Well, my husband takes the “real” pictures, and I take the iPhone pictures, so I’m in quite a few. However, I wish there was a lightweight and compact camera that works as well as a DSLR.
I would love to get one of the newer cameras that will post pictures directly to FB and sites without having to download. I think that is part of the problem and downloading, editing, posting – such a time consuming process. I know there’s a quicker way, but I just don’t know it.
This is a great post! I just started blogging a few months ago, and I can’t wait to improve my photography skills! I’m trying to break out of point and shoot mode, but it’s tough 🙂 The 365 day challenge would be the perfect motivator.
Thanks Angela – I promise myself that I will learn my camera so I can start some great photography.
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Thank you so much for the compliment. I did have it designed for me by Janel but had a general idea of the look and colors I wanted. Here’s her email. She has done several for friends and is prompt and reasonably priced. Tell her I sent you. Janel Hutton [email protected]