Hello, and thanks for visiting! A couple of months ago a good friend nominated me in one of those Facebook challenges you may have seen doing the rounds - 7 black and white photos over 7 days from your ordinary life, excluding people and pets, posted without explanation. I accepted the challenge, and enjoyed the process so much that I was soon wondering how I could extend it. This blog is my answer. The photos won't always be in black and white - I've long understood how important colour is to me - but I plan to adhere to the other rules of the challenge for a full 365 days and, in doing so, tell the story of the next year in my life. Knowing how I struggle with discipline, especially self-discipline, I imagine this process will throw up quite a few challenges for me but hopefully that will all be part of the growing and learning process. There will be little or no explanation posted, though I'll be happy to chat in the comments, and I hope you find something here to enjoy.
I must say, l think black/white photos look so much better than colour, they look so eerie and full of depth, even if they are to~days photos..And, love the sepia one as well...I've loads from the old days, before l was born, Grand parents, Great~Grand parents...back in the old country, and, not holding flowers or umbrellas, but shotguns...HaHa! And, if looks could kill...! :).
ReplyDeleteI bet they're fascinating to see! I find black and white a challenge, as colour is so very important to me in all aspects of life. But it's an interesting challenge in photography as it really forces you to think about subject and composition. In this instance I wanted to convey the somewhat never-ending, mind-numbing feeling of mowing this lawn. It's a great contract, lovely people, lots of scope for developing the grounds - but that lawn is just HUGE! It didn't help that it came at the end of the day, after a whole morning's heavy pruning, and I was already tired before I started. It did look good when we finished though ......! :)
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