Marta Tomaszewska Fortunately we live in the times when we communicate with pictures - there is hardly a chance that I've not taken any pic a day.
And yes - I'm proud of many of my pic and I know that I couldn't be a photo of a day everyday. And it's also is meaningful that I've got first one at my third year here - despite seeing progress in my photography by myself it's also some external measure ;-)

But I generally meant this "so close" feeling, Exactly as in the description of your photo - few years, it should be a habit, but still there are moments when you don't match the dots together ;-)

..and honestly - I don't know if "joy" is the right feeling there in my case. It more about achievement and creation of something over average. I still love photography, but right now it's more like craft not an art.

Paweł Kadysz Maybe simple reminders at 9am, noon and 9pm would help?

rajmann The problem is that photography is an art in which you achieve the effect rather immediately. Think about other areas of art - Michelangelo did not paint the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel in one day, it was many day of everyday hard work. When you think of your project as a whole you will lose the feeling that it's just a craft.
I think there is a very thin line between craft and art in many areas and I think that's fine - maybe this thought will bring you some new joy in photography.
I hope you will find new reasons and continue your project. :-)

Marta Tomaszewska But "craft" is a very good reason ;-) you know, I'm an engineer, IT girl, and I'm OK with my lack of "art feeling". I can do awesome things that are appreciated and it's enough for me. I do not try to make additional meaning to my work, just to pass something "nice" to the world.

And for sure I'll continue, At least to 1024 photos. Or 2048 :D

rajmann So I wish you all the best in your project continuation :-)

Marta Tomaszewska I'm proud, very proud :D but frequency of this "so close" moments raising up so high recently somehow makes me wonder what's going the wrong way ;-)
I don't wish anybody here a feeling when you're so far in your project and its already next day and you have no idea if you even took any photo yesterday, and sometimes it's literally one and only shot. Stress level of such moments is incredible :D

Marta Tomaszewska you should see original pic of that "3.156" ;-) Yes, sometimes I try very hard to make anything "viewable" from what I have ;-)

But in fact I noticed that even such "documentary" and "messaging" shots I make I try to make it properly. Just in case ;-)

Marta Tomaszewska should we report you to some animal protect society? :D

But one thing that you have no idea/bad mood but you still remember about 365. I can make streak photos, it's ok. I have many things at home and background/lamp. It's quite easy.

Worse thing is when 365 disappears from your mind. And you wake up next day with big "oh [...]" and desperately check your phone if there is anything in a picture gallery :D

Paweł Kadysz The *my* project is such a good approach.

Marta Tomaszewska It's very good, that's why I'm not ending because I don't have a "good" photo. But you know - I feel responsibility for other's feelings and try to give them the best content I can make. The "would I be pleased seeing such image" question is still somewhere in my mind.

bizon When I choose an image I just compare other photos I took this day - photos I took in the past or ohters photos don't exist - it's just the best photo I took this day. If I took only one bad photo it's still the best in this day and it's okay. Maybe this approach would help you? :D

Marta Tomaszewska Ekhm... I'm talking about the situation when there is no other photos to compare, when I had only photo of air conditioning settings made for showing it to the technical support :D

And yes, I had better and worse days - but those were days when I took pics remembering that tookapic exists. It's ok that it's not amazing all the time. The problem is when you totally loose focus on 365.

Marta Tomaszewska thank you ^_^ and it worked, my nephew didn't cry and even gave me five ;-)

Marta Tomaszewska Realizing that at 0:14. Fortunately I have a choice this time in the gallery 😉

Marta Tomaszewska But I enjoy it, really much.
But sometimes it just disappears from my mind. If I remember to take pic I can always make something - there is a lot of world around. If not - it's scary to check if you took at least one pic by chance on the previous day ;-)

Paweł Kadysz Yeah, 365 is simple but not easy. Definitely worth it though!

leszek55 You are a consistent person and take your strength from it. Let my thoughts support you.

Basia Thank you:)

rajmann I shouldn't write anything because I'm here just a month, and I had in my photo project almost two decades brake, but I found yesterday interesting sentence I would like to share because I see you have doubts: "Just when you think you've reached the end, turn the corner and begin again" .
And good luck in any projects :-)

Jan Buchta Very well said. Nice sentence. I like it because I think simple solutions are the best ones very often :) Thank You good luck for you too :)

Lauren Huston Funny you suggest writing a guide. I actually wrote for myself a photo to-do list. So that on the days that I'm not feeling particularly inspired, I can look at the list of things that I do want to get around to taking a photo of. Kind of like our theme weeks I guess, but personalised for me.

Jan Buchta You're right It is a good solution. Just be prepared on these days. Check the list and use one of this points :)
I think everyone can have different ideas on his own list. Maybe it would be helpful to have ideas from different people in one list or sth :) Yep, I definitely must create my own
list just like you. Thanks for sharing your opinion.

Lauren Huston Not sure if the link works, but this is something I came up with based on locations. It was never completed (obviously) but maybe one day.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d...
Let me know if the link doesn't work!

Marta Tomaszewska The one thing is funny - it's much easier for me when there is a routine home-work-home. It's standardized, "boring", with a lot of place for hobby ;-) There is always something nice in the world (and home) to be captured. If you have some place with free wall/bookshelf, you can set up small photo studio and it's never-ending source of possibilities :)
The problem is when life speed up to the level when you don't have a time for basic duties like doing dishes. When you're in chaos, without power, in stress, with everything needed to be done for yesterday. Those are the moments when making your mind having power for even remembering about this one damn pic is extremely hard ;-)

I hope you'll come back, I liked your photos :)

Jan Buchta This is exactly what I meant - different people = different ideas about list. I was thinking about what I can do in days when I when I'm not feel inspired. What kind of picture I can take easily. But I didn't think to base this list on locations :) great idea :)

Phillip Flores I like this idea of having a place in the house that can be a photo-studio (even just a desk). Thanks for the idea Marta.

Marta Tomaszewska I have a roll (right now three of them) of cheap background (like 7-8EUR each) lying on my bookshelf and just roll it down when needed. Accompanied by simple lamp of constant light for another 25EUR, All my home studio gallery is from this setup: tookapic.com/galleries/1908-ho...

120mr Nice and simple idea @Marta !

Jan Buchta Yep. It is good idea. Be prepared and use a wall or table as a mini studio and create a frame always when we don't have a time or idea while the day. It is s nice backup option.
I have to think about it.
Generally, I prefer when some stuff is going on around and I can take a photo of that. I mean, when it is natural situation, not set scene. But time is changing and it good to be prepared for different situation.

Thanks Marta for your good tip and nice words :))

Marta Tomaszewska I also rather prefer to capture the reality and not to create it, but it's just a reality in different light 😉

Jan Buchta Right :) other thing - not always we have what we like / prefer ;) Sometimes we need to create it :)

Marta Tomaszewska Specially for you - how my home studio looks like from behind ;-) "3.211"

And with this creation - putting something in a frame and set up lights is rather arrangement of reality, a "lifting". You see something and you want to show it in the better/more attractive way. I'd have a problem when for example someone comes to me and ask me "make me a photo". And ask me what to wear, where to go, how to pose. When I have to create whole image of this person. I'm totally powerless in such moments :D And admire people who can create whole photo sessions with some idea behind them. But as I wrote earlier - this is a difference between art and craft ;-)

Jan Buchta Really nice idea with these backgrounds. Where did you buy it? (Is it smaller than most of photo backgrounds?).
Yep :D set up someone to photo is higher level ;)

Marta Tomaszewska It's exactly "Tło polipropylenowe FreePower jednobarwne 1.6x5 m" bought in one of the most known photographic shops from Gdańsk, available also online in variuous colors, 29PLN each ;-) The lamp is: "Zestaw oświetleniowy Funsports zestaw Powerlux Sunlight 425 + świetlówka 85W 5400K" - it was for 109PLN
It's not a solution when you need to capture whole person, but for portraits and product photos it's nice. I saw posts where people were complaining for the structure and so on, but... c'mon, it's the price of two coffees ;-)

Jan Buchta Thanks :) looks interesting. I have to check that and organize some place at home like this to have possibility to take some quick good looking picture 👍

Marta Tomaszewska there is still a difference when you are busy but have the moment "I need to take anything for tookapic" and you make a streak pic - this is what I can live with happily - and when you totally forget about that and only living in XXI when people communicate with images and there is a chance you took a pic to show something to someone and it saves you ;-)

agnieszka bladzik Personally at my point I think I would feel relief. For me it's not "not remembering to take the photo" (although recently it happens and at 9pm, I'm like "oh fuck I need a photo"), it's rather lack of ideas, a lot of "good streak picks" and one after another leads to missing the fun of this project.
I still encourage you to go and not put it on the shelf, it won't be perfect, but it shouldn't be.

Phillip Flores This happened to me much earlier in my first year. After 210 continuous days I missed a day and the unfortunate effect of that was that I lost interest and did not have the motivation to 'restart' and so I started skipping days. I would go for a week and then miss another day. I did not matter to me anymore if I had the streak or not. Once I had reached my 365, I decided to try and not miss another day but to no avail. My second year was very patchy and I really sort of lost interest but continued on. When I realized that I was very near 730 it spurred me to take a photo everyday. I have now challenged myself to 'beat' my streak of 210 and to avoid mediocre streak photos (unavoidable, I know) if I can help it. What I started to do as well is to take a longer walking route to/from work to increase opportunities of taking a decent photo. Take a break if you must but try to always return.

Marta Tomaszewska I think that this relief won in the end ;-) I've counted that 961 of 1024 is 93,8% - good score! :D
Yes. it's a pity that I didn't kept that till the end and it was so close. But, how Nepali people says, "What to do?"

I'll take a short break and be back with pictures from my next trip soon.