Why post an image a day? | a 7 Image Story

May 13, 2018 | 7 Image Stories, AF-S 50mm f1.4G, AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, AF-S DX VR 18-200mm f3.5-5.6G IF-ED, IMHO, IMHO, Nikon 1 V1, Nikon 1 V3, Nikon D300, Why post an image a day?

Why post an image a day? | a 7 Image Story  Why post an image a day for over 5 years?  Yes, 5 project 365 projects in a row.  Utter craziness, right!  Well, maybe.  Basically, I started posting an image a day to help motivate myself to capture more images on a very regular basis; hoping to improve my photography.

What did I achieve?  Certainly, my photography improved.  And, my health improved mostly due to daily walkabouts and more exercise.  My professional life improved as well.  My day became more productive.  My knowledge of social media and the IoT, internet of things, improved as well as my writing skills.  Yes, the experience has made me a better photographer and writer; thus a better communicator.

Seven reasons why I post an image a day:

1. Reflection & Quiet Time  Posting requires quiet time.  Most days, posting requires about ½ hour; occasionally up to an hour.  It’s time not working, not fixing the faucet, but focusing on only posting.  (Posts can be prepared ahead of time like on the weekend before the post dates.)  Also, taking a daily walkabout enables me to both capture a few images and reflect on the day’s challenges as well as get a little exercise.  Taking time off work each day to reflect makes me a better executive/consultant.

2. Gather, Analyze, Decide, Action  Daily posting forces me to gather images, analyze them, decide which one to post, and post it every day.  Executives/consultants sometimes like to procrastinate.  Eventually, decisions must be made and action taken.  Images can be captured most days looking for beauty; which helps me see the flowers in everyday life.

3. Accomplishment  Accomplishing something everyday is important.  Posting forces me to accomplish something meaningful everyday, besides making the bed; irrespective of whether or not I accomplish anything else that day.  As the year goes on, the feeling of accomplishment builds while looking back at so many posts.

4. Learning  Improving knowledge and skills is always an ongoing challenge.  Besides improving the obvious skills like photographic and writing skills, numerous post processing edit skills as well as the technical skills need constant updating.  Internet security, SEO, metadata, social media, and digital marketing evolve very quickly.  Learning not only improves my knowledge; it keeps my head in the game.

5. Sharing  Stories and images get created for an audience.  Sometimes, that audience is small; family, friends, etc.  Posting to my blog allows me to share with a wider audience.  People from many countries find and visit my blog.  It’s gratifying to know others find some value in my posts.

6. Recognition & Feedback  Sharing also means some folks will like my posts and perhaps give me feedback to help me improve.  As an amateur photographer, it’s really difficult to find a good critic and receive constructive criticism.

7. Hope & Looking Forward  Hope is a good thing; perhaps the best of things.  Looking back after five years, I find a certain amount of inspiration when viewing each year’s images.  The images reflect the events in my life without necessarily being images of the events themselves. They all give me hope … in search of and looking forward to … the next beautiful image and tomorrow’s challenges.

From daily walkabout clicks to inside photos, all images in this post are simple clicks from daily life; not so special as images, yet meaningful to me!  Each image will be posted individually this week with a bit more narrative under category Why post an image a day?

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