About – mcclanahoochie 365

This website is dedicated to my [10 years] photo-a-day project. *see update section at bottom*

Background

Back in 2012 I embarked on a journey that has changed the way I live, forever, for the better!

I originally began a “photo 365” project years ago (beginning of 2012), as a way to force my self to go take pictures each day with my new DSLR.

Very quickly, the project became a lifestyle, and morphed from “let’s go take a nice picture with my new camera” into “let’s just take many photos each day, and go back and select the most representative photo for that day”.

Basically, I discovered photo journaling, and this has become my new way of living.

Early on, I had to set a calendar reminder for each day, so I didn’t forget to take a picture that day. It didn’t take long for that to become a habit, in which, everyday I am instinctively thinking about making sure I take a photo sometime that day.

A rhythm and definition of my photo-365 projects evolved: I now intentionally take many pictures each day, and go back select the one (or sometimes make a collage) that best represent that day (or sometimes the photo I think is most artistic).

Since my requirement is that the photo has to be taken on that day, I run into interesting issues sometimes. Some days, I have so many pictures to share that it is hard to choose, while other days I’m left with some extremely ordinary/boring photos. Nevertheless, it’s best to not distort history and more importantly, this rule actually inspires me to be more aware of how I spend my days.

I encourage everyone to try doing this for a year. It’s really fun to look back though albums of each year and re-live your life.

Also follow me on Instagram @mcclanahoochie365

Chromecast

Some of my photos are featured on Google Chromecast! (For sale @ https://mcclanahoochie.darkroom.tech/)

10 Year Update

After doing this for 10 years, I’ll be taking a break from posting daily pictures, and focus my attention on other photo projects. Thank you to all who follow me 🙂

More details @ https://mcclanahoochie.com/blog/2022/01/10-years-photo-every-day/