Kalie Garrett
here's to an effort. day one.
I write this tentatively because I know myself too well and recognize that if I start something like this again, I wont let myself leave it unfinished.
I have decided to start another 365 project.
With that said, the series may differ slightly from my last one and I may include photos that simply document the day instead of a self portrait. This may be less conceptual.
I was remembering how I felt throughout the project I completed several years ago and how motivated it made me. I had no idea the simple act of having to take a picture each day for one year, of fully committing myself to a project, would influence other areas of my life. I love that I can look through that series and remember all I went through. I also grew tremendously in skill level and I'd like to grow even further.
As I did when I started the first, I thought about where I will be If I complete this project-I will be a second semester senior in college at the end. That thought is terrifying but all the more reason to give this a shot. Last time I was about to graduate highschool; it was a massive undertaking and now I am once again at a huge stepping stone in my life as I grow closer to the end of my college career. I want to try and capture that process.
On another note, know that I am in a very different place than I was when I last did this. I have grown up in a lot of ways and fallen back in others but I do know that I have become less "enchanted" with the internet world than I once was. That's part of the reason why I chose not to start another 365 project until now-I was simply worn out from spending so much time online as silly as that sounds but it was my life.
Now on the other hand, I have been touched by so many people who follow my work. The amount of stories I have read from people who have been influenced by my photos is priceless. I started taking photos because I wanted to relate to people and that bit hasn't changed. I want to do this as much for me as for those who gain something/anything from my photos. I want to motivate, touch, connect with, help, and relate to as many people as I can and if it means starting another journey like this then so be it.
So here's to an effort.
Here's to project 365 year 2.
Woo!!
Like always: listen.
here's to an effort. day one.
I write this tentatively because I know myself too well and recognize that if I start something like this again, I wont let myself leave it unfinished.
I have decided to start another 365 project.
With that said, the series may differ slightly from my last one and I may include photos that simply document the day instead of a self portrait. This may be less conceptual.
I was remembering how I felt throughout the project I completed several years ago and how motivated it made me. I had no idea the simple act of having to take a picture each day for one year, of fully committing myself to a project, would influence other areas of my life. I love that I can look through that series and remember all I went through. I also grew tremendously in skill level and I'd like to grow even further.
As I did when I started the first, I thought about where I will be If I complete this project-I will be a second semester senior in college at the end. That thought is terrifying but all the more reason to give this a shot. Last time I was about to graduate highschool; it was a massive undertaking and now I am once again at a huge stepping stone in my life as I grow closer to the end of my college career. I want to try and capture that process.
On another note, know that I am in a very different place than I was when I last did this. I have grown up in a lot of ways and fallen back in others but I do know that I have become less "enchanted" with the internet world than I once was. That's part of the reason why I chose not to start another 365 project until now-I was simply worn out from spending so much time online as silly as that sounds but it was my life.
Now on the other hand, I have been touched by so many people who follow my work. The amount of stories I have read from people who have been influenced by my photos is priceless. I started taking photos because I wanted to relate to people and that bit hasn't changed. I want to do this as much for me as for those who gain something/anything from my photos. I want to motivate, touch, connect with, help, and relate to as many people as I can and if it means starting another journey like this then so be it.
So here's to an effort.
Here's to project 365 year 2.
Woo!!
Like always: listen.