I hate to admit that I have been highly unsuccessful at routine photo projects. I’m sure you’ve heard of Project 365 – take a picture every.single.day for a year. I tried it on my iPhone and hung in there for quite a while a few years ago, but in my mind it didn’t really count since it was with my phone. And, a photo a day is not as easy as you think. Try it. I dare you. So I knocked it down a notch to Project 52 – once a week. That lasted two weeks. I know. Lame-O! I tried a 30-day filming project. Because, how cool, MOVING pictures?! One day. Yep. Pathetic.
But I refuse to give up. I like the practice. I like stepping outside my comfort zone. I like connecting with new people. Soooo, my new project, the Clickin Moms Monthly Challenge Blog Circle. I have a whole month to photograph one specific theme. Every month is something different. How hard can THAT be?
This month? Food.
Problem is. I don’t really cook.
And, I typically wait until the last minute to do just about anything.
This is already not starting off well.
But I joined a group of other photographers on this project and I will not let them down. So, it’s Friday night and my post is scheduled to go live at 8 am on Saturday. So I need to take food photos. What else would there be on a Friday evening but cheese and wine.
The cheese? Ossau Iraty, a French cheese, cow’s milk. Everybody loves it. I promise, you will too. Must try. Also, I’m just playing with a new macro lens. It was intended for babies lips and eye lashes and squishable fat toes. For now? Cheese. And brittle crackers. Oh well.
Also. The wine. YUM! Alexander Wilson Malbec. Hard to find. Luckily our friend and neighbor is good friend’s with the Wilsons. Oh yeah!
And, that was pretty much my dinner. No cooking is good!
If you’d like to see how other creative photographers in my group translated this theme, please continue along the Blog Circle and visit the very talented Solene Peralta. P.S. There might be a little French!