30 Day Photography Challenge

So I've started a 30 Day Photography Challenge. I love photography, but I just never really focus on it. I should... I go through phases, I suppose.

Anyhow, this challenge is going to keep me inspired, I hope!

Day 1: Self Portrait

This was tough. I took a bunch, and it definitely came down to a toss up between two. Both I really liked, one for its vibrancy of colour, one for its shadows and light. Although I like the first colourful one as a photograph of me, I have chosen the second. I think it's a better photograph. But tough!

Day 2: Something I Wore Today

Today I am meant to take a photo of 'something I wore today'. BANAL! I suppose the challenge is to do something that is NOT banal... but I failed. I'm not much of a 'still life' photographer. Hate em, in fact. But in this way, it's good for me.

I tried taking a photo of my dirty shoe against the cobbles.

I tried taking a photo of my big wooden bangle next to a bunch of other round things...

I tried taking a photo of my shirt drying on the balcony...

Hated everything.

So I went with the banal. The boring. Will be happy to ignore this one in future.

Day 3: Clouds

AURGH! Clouds are my favourite thing to photograph! But yesterday was a wholly SHITE day for cloud photography! Nothing remotely interesting - just whispy clouds at best, with no real form or body, and I was looking after my friend's baby for the whole day, so I couldn't go out and explore... it was bloody tough.

So here is my official DAY 3 PHOTOGRAPH (taken at sunset, obviously, at netball training):

Now, just for reference, here are the kind of cloud pictures I like to take (not saying this is perfect, far far far from it, but you get the idea), and, incidentally, I took just five days ago. When the clouds were good. Stupid clouds.

Day 4: Something Green
(can you spot it?)

I had fun with this one. Yes, it's another bloody still-life, but I enjoyed it!

To me, this photo is evidence of my expat life: In Australia, only the rich and famous could afford a load of berries like this! I feel as though it also demonstrates my current health-kick.

I still don't really know if it works to have my hand in the pic...



... EDIT: I'm giving up on this photography challenge. I hate having to take pictures of things I don't want to photograph, simply because it's 'clouds' day, or whatever. I know, I'm a quitter. But even after four days I am in the habit of bringing my camera with me places, which was really the point anyhow...