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For one year I took a photograph of myself almost every day, and documented the process in a web page called "Mood Swings." I don't honestly remember what the original motivation was; it just seemed like a fun idea. As the year went on, some days were fun--I was relaxed and happy, and I liked the pictures. |
| Other times, it was a real effort to force myself to take a photograph, and on these occasions the pictures tended to be not quite so good. It was therapy of a sort for me--I've never really liked pictures of myself, I've always felt somewhat uncomfortable in front of the camera--so I thought it might be good for me to do this project, to document myself as I went through a year. |  |
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I still don't really like most photographs of myself, and I don't think I feel any more comfortable about it than I did a year ago, but I'm glad I did it. I like having this series of pictures as a tangible reminder of what was going on this year, which turned out to be quite a special year. I can look at each of these photos and remember what I was feeling when I took them. I like that. |
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I'm going to stop doing the daily photograph for awhile. It was beginning to be more of a chore than a joy, and that's usually a signal to stop doing something and start doing something else. I'll have to wait to see what that something else might be . . .
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