365 Project: August Collage

And down goes another month! It's gotten to the point with my 365 project that it seems as if I've always taken pictures every single day. It is so interesting to me how my whole day revolves around my project. On one hand it's not so great, because I'm so focused on getting my pictures taken that I am very protective of my time and sometimes feel worried if we spend the whole day out because I need to be sure to get my picture done. On the other hand, I'm very good about going out and spending just a short time taking pictures and I'm finally ok with it. That used to be a real battle for me. I'd see something I wanted to take pictures of, but I knew I already had plenty of images to choose from for my project, so I'd force myself not to take the pictures, which would make me very annoyed. Now it doesn't bother me at all. Unlike at the beginning of the project, I'm now confident that the relatively small number of pictures I take will be plenty. Only rarely do I have to take more. It's nice to be getting a higher ratio of good pictures, and I can tell you this: I would not be as good at photography if I hadn't taken on this challenging project! It's made me a bit obsessed about getting my pictures done, but it's a small tradeoff for getting such a rich reward!