Time flies when you are having fun so they say! The 365 Picture Today Team is hopeful that you are, indeed, having fun.
With a simpler format this year, we hope that you haven't been overwhelmed with the prompts.
Keep it simple. That is a good mantra to use if you are feeling overwhelmed.
Simplicity can mean photos that are uncluttered. Simplicity could also mean taking a simpler approach to editing, sharing, and your entire photography process. You could use your phone as your camera and apps to edit. The team hopes that in the simplicity you also feel challenged.
If taking your photo a day starts to feel stressful, give yourself permission to take a break; or post once a week; or go off prompt. This project should bring you joy... if it doesn't, remember why you wanted to do this in the first place. Get better at taking pictures? Have a community of like-minded people? Record your everyday life?
Remember the reasons....
If using your camera every day feels overwhelming, use your phone for awhile. Try new apps. Have fun. Reach out and ask for support. You won't find a more caring and supportive community anywhere!
The times we live in are complicated and draining. Let your photograph give you a break from the world and just enjoy something.
Explaining the Prompts
This year we are pleased to announce a whole new look to 365 Picture Today. We asked! You answered! Instead of weekly themes, we will be featuring specific days with specific tasks.
Where I Stand
This prompt will occur on the last day of every month! You get to be as creative as you like, but the challenge is to include your feet in the photograph. It will be fun to see the different environments our photography journey takes us to.
Colour Day
Colour day is back by popular demand! Instead of a full week of colour we are introducing "colour day". It will be occurring once a month with a beautiful colour chosen by your creative team. It is completely up to you to include either a little or a lot of the specified colour.
Macro Monday
On Macro Monday we focus on the little details! On the 2nd Monday of every month we are asking you to use your macro skills to enhance the prompt of the day. We encourage you to get in close! You can use your macro lens, macro filters or simply crop your photos.
Challenge Day
This is an exciting, new and super fun challenge for 2024! On this day we will be offering you a photography challenge and ask you to recreate it!
Technical Day
This one is for the inner techies in all of us! On Technical Day we will be giving out instructions on specific photography technical skills. There will be a variety of skills explained to help you learn or enhance your abilities. We can all learn from one another.
Picture Me
It's selfie day! Once a month we will be asking you to include a picture of yourself in the daily prompt. This gives us a chance to let our community member know what we look like!
Scavenger Hunt
The scavenger hunt is a quarterly challenge. We will give you some specific words to use to go camera hunting with. This is a fun challenge that also includes your chance to make a collage.
My World
On the 5th day of every month you will take a picture in the same place. This will show the changing seasons, or just the subtle changes of the that environment. If you cannot be in the same place every month, just take a picture of where you are and what your world looks like on that day.
Guest Prompt
Once a month we honour a member of our community with a Community Profile and the chance to write a prompt with an accompanying photograph! It is a special day for community members and a chance for all of us to get to know one another just a little bit better.