May 1
Okay, so I was having mobile upload issues today. I don’t know. So I uploaded them all tonight. Which is preferable insofar as it gives me the chance to clean them up a bit beforehand. Here’s what I captured today:
Some interesting wrinkles that appeared in my plan: 1) I was in the shower when one of my alarms went off. I actually didn’t hear it, even though the phone was sitting just a few feet away, but I probably wouldn’t have leapt out to take a photo anyway. I did take one immediately after emerging, though (try to guess which!). 2) I actually went to a movie tonight-Iron Man-which I don’t do especially often, and I opted to turn off the alarm during it. But I did take one immediately before it started, and one immediately after.
In practice this first day was kind of a pain in the ass. It reminded me a lot of my very first photography courses, and not just because I’m so terribly out of practice. Just like having to have a certain number of photos to show off on a certain day of class in high school, having to take a photo at a certain moment can be a little stressful. And as I predicted, some of them are pretty boring. I spent most of the day at home today, which is particularly challenging because though there are things to photograph in and around my building, I don’t see them because I’m so used to being there and, well, not seeing them. I predict that it will be easier on days when I’m out of the house. Or I may just go crazy.
I still have to come up with a better timer mechanic. Using my phone’s calendar kind of spoils the spontaneity because the phone’s main screen tells me when my next appointment is coming up.
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