Who says you have to start a calendar project on January 1st. I get some of my best creative ideas while driving in my car. I was in my car on my way to pick up my oldest daughter from track practice. Callie was in the back seat when this idea popped into my head. I want to start a 365 photo project and I know exactly how I want to document it. I saw these pretty red flowers and Callie was wearing her favorite shirt. I asked Callie if I could take her photo in front of these pretty flowers and she was excited to do so. So on March 10, 2015 my photo project begins.
I'm using a
6x8 album that you can purchase
here. It's a light blue faux leather album. I ordered 2 because I'm pretty sure 365 photos won't all fit into one album.
I'm using these
6x8 photo pocket pages that hold four 3x4 photos. I'm completely stocked up on these. This is my opening page. Simple. Here's the journaling: "I love, love, love taking photos. I'm excited to be embarking on a new photo project that will commence on March 10, 2015. I am going to take one photo a day for a year. These photos will then get printed and neatly tucked inside this album. On March 10, 2016, I will have compiled 365 photos that represent a little bit of me and my every day life. So let's get started."
For the photos, I'm using a company called
Persnickety Prints. I'm having them printed as
3x4 poloroids. The
Collect app for my iPhone is where I select which photo I want to use. Then I add the journaling. Super easy.
Here's a look at my first page. I'm hoping my oldest daughter will let me capture some photos of her for this album. She's a teenager who's at this "please-don't-take-my-photo-and-post-it-on-Facebook-phase." I know how to bribe her, so I'm very optimistic.
Here's a look at the left side. I started by ordering a weeks worth. I've never used this
company, so I wasn't sure about the quality. It's fantastic and I highly recommend them. The 3x4 polaroids are little more expensive but I love the look and it's perfect for this project. I plan on ordering a month at a time. When this month is finished, I'll order the remaining photos. I'm so excited to get this album filled with the remaining 358 photos that represent me and my daily life.
I've thought many times, wouldn't it have been so cool if my grandparents had access to all this technology. I wonder if they would have been interested in documenting their daily life. Sure they have photos, but what they lack is organization with dates and captions. My grandfather has passed on but my 93 (she'll turn 94 next month) year old grandmother is still living. 48 years from now (if i'm still alive) it will be so rad to see all these photos I've collected for my girls (and their kids) to flip thru and enjoy.
