I'm excited to take part in the "Week in the life of..." challenge by Ali Edwards from April 19-25. One week in my shoes, documented with photos and words in a simple 8.5x11 scrapbook. It's only for 7 days (7+ photos per day); a visual journey through my daily life in 2010...and looking back at this project, I hope to learn something about my muse.
Why not join in the challenge? Think about it: what motivates you, inspires you, to get through the day? Follow yourself around for a week with your camera and get a glimpse at your life - maybe you're not where you want to be in 2010, or maybe you are...either way, enjoy the 'right now' and keep it as real as possible.
Here is the process and tips (directly from www.aliedwards.com):
Take photos. Commit to keeping your camera with you throughout the day. Capture everything. Capture things that may seem silly or dumb. Capture the normal. Capture little things. Capture your environment. Here's a couple questions I ask myself or I keep in mind as I am going about this project: what's my daily routine, where did I go, who did I see, what do I do, what does the inside of my home look like, where do I spend the most time, etc. Capture stuff that you use everyday: your computer, a coffee mug, a favorite pair of shoes, a book, etc. Make sure to take a photo of yourself each day. See the list of possible photos below.
Upload photos. Take a bit of time each evening to upload your photos for the day. You can use this time to eliminate duplicate shots and if you are really on top of things you could print them out or upload them to your favorite developer to have them ready to create with the following week.
Designate a place for notes. Have a notebook or a couple sheets of paper set aside to jot down notes, stories, things to remember about each day. Don't make this complicated. Don't run out and buy a new notebook. The back of some junk letters, the leftover pages in a journal you have always meant to get around to, etc. You simply need somewhere to write down notes over the course of the day.
Take notes. Once you set up something to write on, do the writing. What should you write? Thoughts you have during the day, things your kids or your boss or your partner say, things you notice (simple and profound), what you ate, etc. Go for the basics. These notes will be transferred into your album when the time comes. See more about recording the story under the category heading below.
Designate a place to store life-stuff. Part of the process is collecting bits and pieces of your life over the course of the week. For this I recommend setting up an envelope or folder for each day. You may use some of this stuff and you may not. I tend to keep things like receipts, handwritten notes, etc. These will be companions to your photos + words.
I'll keep you posted on my journey for this one week. Enjoy yours!
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