The Starting Point

​Having decided to start on a #365 #photography project in December may have been a bit counter-intuitive, on reflection. Not only is this a ridiculously busy time of year (for anyone), but it's possible not the best time of year to indulge in what is, let's be honest, a somewhat solitary and introspective activity.
Having got off to a rather haphazard start, I'm slowly managing to make/take at least one image a day and I'm realising, in the process, that I've missed practising my craft on a daily basis. I've also realised just how rusty I am after so many months of not working every day - in fact, can I even call myself a photographer after such a long period of inactivity? Does one need to shoot every day to trully call themselves a photographer, or is it good to step away from something if one just isn't "feeling it"? Thoughts on a postcard, please!
I'm hoping that as I continue with this challenge, I will become better at managing my time and workflow (translation: get better at juggling the-rest-of-my-life and my work, and procrastinate less), and that I will get a better idea of who I am as photographer. To keep myself motivated, I'll be setting myself regular mini-challenges, from trying different techniques and genres (although always #streetphotography is, and always will be, my first love). If you have any suggestions for topics or techniques you've found fun/challenging/interesting, I'd love to hear from you.   
To paraphrase a cliché, if it is about the journey and not the destination, then I hope that having started at some random point on the calendar will have little bearing on what the next 12 months will reveal.  It will no doubt be a tough journey, given the commitment it requires, and I suspect there will be a few bumps along the way, contrasting moments of ennui with enthusiasm, fear with frivolity, but hopefully I'll reach day 366 having learned loads and had some fun en route. 
I would love it if you would join me on my journey by following me on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter at: 
thesometimephotographer/ or 
facebook.com/LyndaHPhotography/ or 
twitter.com/sometimephotog
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