I decided a couple weeks ago to try my hand at a 30-Day Photo Challenge (found here) for a laugh. That, and I haven't been taking too many photos lately, and that bothered me.

I threw in some self-imposed rules on top of the challenge. Just to make it a lot more of a challenge. Basically, I have 5 minutes. Total. That includes Setting up the shot, setting up lighting, setting up my camera, taking my photo or photos, and then post processing. That's not a lot of time. And when you also have to come up with an idea for a shot every day, based on the theme of that day, well, it gets tougher still.

Some of my photos, well, I'm not proud of them. But that's also not the point. The point is to get me shooting. The point is to get me thinking. The point is to try and make me more creative. The point is to get me to be able to setup and bang out shots in a very short period of time. And so far that's what it's been teaching me. Thinking on my feet. Going with it. Not taking a lot of shots. Working with what I have.

It's been tough, I have to admit. Working 10 hour days, then getting home and dealing with life, while trying to also brainstorm an idea for the photo of the day, it's tough. I have respect and admiration for folks who make photography their profession. I can only imagine how difficult it can be daily for them.

14 more days to go. And its still fun.