What I'm learning from my 52 week project: it's possible to make a small project like taking one picture a week into something onerous. I've learned that being constrained by a weekly theme can feel both liberating and restrictive. I've learned that my eye, when left to itself, has a certain darkness, an uneasiness and shadows around the edges, even when I shoot with the utmost love and happiness. I have learned that there is a takeaway from shooting something boring and mundane. I have reminded myself how much I love my work and how easily I can get lost in taking a simple photo once a week. Week 4 | Cake (in this case, out of desperation, a canned spotted dick, frosted)
52 week project - cake in black and white
52 week project - week 5 low light hand grasping
Week 5 | Low light
Week 6 | Abandoned - I chose to use the "carefree" interpretation of abandon
52 week project - week 6 abandoned boy smiling looing up
52 week project - week 7 black and white boy in a suit
Week 7 | Black and white
52 week project - week 8 peeps in black and white
Week 8 | Same but different
52 week project - week 9 paper airplane in sky
Week 9 | Shapes
If you're interested, check out what other photographers in my group have done on this project: Kimberly Tank Art & Photography, ShutterBEAN Photography, Wojo Image Photography, Close Your Eyes Photography, JG Images, Caitlin Domanico,Marena Beck Photography, Songbird Photography, Defining Moments Photography, Floyd Family Photography, Mz Photography