2017 photography project - Week 1 Goal

I have been thinking about a photography project for this year for a while now.  With the holidays, the hustle and bustle of the season, and all of the little pukers over the last week in this house, I got preoccupied and forgot to do the research I had planned on doing. I knew I was going to do something so I had planned on finding 'it' when the kids went back to school yesterday.

I got the three big kids onto the bus, got Isaac his breakfast, sat down to eat mine and did a quick check of my Facebook.  Marta had tagged me so I went to see what it was.  Girlfriend must have been reading my mind (she did when I was home with puking kids and she brought me doughnuts!) because the link took me to a photography project put on by 'Click It Up a Notch' - an amazing photography blogger.  The project is called "Portraits of Me".  I quickly read the post and when I came to this line: "I wanted my children to have photos of me in their everyday lives. I was there," I knew instantly that it was perfect for me. I am always the one behind the lens.  There are very few images in this blog (turned book) that include me!

I am excited to work on mastering the light (or lack there of here in the frozen WI tundra) this time of year, learning to better use my tripod and shutter release and excited to come up with unique creative photographs and to capture some everyday moments that showcase who I am.  The project offers prompts that (I may or may not use to) help guide the project.  I am trying to keep the parameters to a minimum so that when things get hectic around here, I am still motivated to keep going.

Well, without further ado, here is my first photo:

GOAL

I guess as they say--- "go big or go home!"

This photo in itself symbolizes my goal to partake in a photography project. Right here I just started it!! And it shows what a big part of my job as a SAHM is: cleaning.  Here I am vacuuming the kitchen floor...  but you'll notice that I am rockin' out pretty hard.  Yeah.  It is hard for me to turn that part of me off.  There happened to be music playing and that whole zumba side of me is very difficult to keep in check.  You can ask my kids-- I am constantly breaking into a dance routine. It doesn't really matter where I am.  (And they'll tell you how embarrassing it is.)