January Photo Challenge

You guys? ZOMG, you guys!   This is it!  This is the LAST photo-a-day challenge for us.  What started on a whim one February has developed (pun intended) into a daily diary of photo snaps and fun times.  Have you been consistent in taking your pictures every day? Have you had fun with it at least? I know I have.

The first few months, I looked to pre-made photo challenges to try, but by June, I decided that I would create my own challenges.  I did my best to be creative and to inspire others to think outside the box with their photos.  I truly looked forward to my IG newsfeed everyday.

Now that I have these 365 images, what to do? what to do?  I'm leaning heavily towards making a photo book via This Life or Printsagram.  Just my own little souvenir of this adventure.  I do have my tumblr where I have been keeping track of my snaps, but I'd like to have something to hold in my hands and thumb through in the future.

Would I do this again? I liked how it forced me to stop and think about what was going on around me.  I liked how creative I could be when it came to certain words.  I liked how easy it could be when it came to others.  I even liked laughing at myself for all the botched selfies I took trying to get one that was worth posting.

So, here it is. The January Photo A Day Challenge courtesy of Hilary with One L. 

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For those of you unfamiliar with the Photo A Day Challenge, I've provided you with a list of prompts or suggestions for each day of the month.  On the designated day, you snap a photo of the suggestion or a photo of your interpretation of the suggestion and post it to Instagram.  You can add a caption to your photo, as well as the hashtag #hilarywithonel so we can keep up with you.  If you input #hilarywithonel in the Instagram search box, you'll be able to see what others have already posted.

These monthly challenges are part of my greater year long challenge to take one photo a day.  You can follow my progress here: f/365

Don't beat yourself up if you miss a day. It's just a fun way to be creative.  No penalties for missed days, and no prize for hitting all the days - well, satisfaction is a prize in and of itself right?

Snap on, my friends, snap on.