Over at Sky Minded and Ever Growing and An Offering of Love they have officially kicked off their 2012 Photography Challenge.
I want in! 
I have been wanting to do more creative work with my camera and maybe kick it up a notch and get an old fashioned (I mean OLD) 35 mm. I love my digital, but I want to experiment with a Hasselblad 500 (not 35mm but medium format photography) if I can get my hands on one that isn’t too expensive. Anyway, This is such a great opportunity for me to focus on something that I’ve been wanting to do for well over a year!
I had been hoping for the opportunity to spread my wings personally and do something for myself that makes me very satisfied inside. My goal was to have one weekend a month that belongs to only me. A weekend where I can drop all the roles I play in life, be silent (my favorite past time) and reflect on what I’m looking at. I try to do that each day, but the demands of motherhood, of being a wife, homesteader, daughter, are often overwhelming and I lose sight of me. Yeah, me. I forget at times who that person is when I’m overwhelmed with things I’m supposed to be doing.
I take this photography challenge to heart because it gives me the platform I’ve been looking for to express inner thoughts without speaking. I love capturing my world but I love even more when I’ve been fully present in it.
I’ve copy and pasted the 2012 Photography Challenge:
This challenge is a bit broader conceptually and will leave some room for your artistic exploration. The themes for the months are:
- January: You / self-portraits / home
- February: Black & white photography
- March: 5 senses
- April: Flowers / leaves
- May: 1 thing from different perspectives / points-of-view
- June: Water or liquid
- July: City landmarks / street photography
- August: Macro photography
- September: Lines or shapes
- October: Doors and windows
- November: Silhouettes or mirrors or shadows
- December: Glass or metal
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Yay! I look forward to seeing your shots!
Thank you for inspiring me! I’m actually going to see a camera tomorrow. If this oldie is functional I’ll be using both my digital and an oldie camera.