An Interesting LinkedIn Post

I have what I consider ambitious projects - remember my Twelve Days of Photography series? Some of my best work came from that effort, including:



However, I also recall becoming exhausted by day 10, even though I wasn't really wiling to admit it at the time.

I came across a post on LinkedIn about a woman who embarked upon a photo a day project. She set up this really interesting Facebook page where she began posting a new picture every day since her birthday in April. I thought about it for a few minutes, and realized that I could never do this for the following reasons:

1) I have to be inspired - and that doesn't happen for days and days on end for me.

2) I'm extremely picky about my work - what would happen if I couldn't take a good picture that day? Would I post something that was less than perfect?

3) Would this cause my portfolio to lose focus and direction? I don't always find good subjects everywhere I go - and I certainly don't carry all of my lenses around when I do.

Am I just being lazy?

Fortunately, for me, this photographer shared some of the same concerns. However, she's done a better job (look at her site) than I could, given the circumstances. One of her lessons learned that I need to apply is to be more focused and committed like she is - even though she didn't expect it of herself. And to be less hard on myself.

Next time - taking the stock photography plunge. Really. I know I've been procrastinating.