Kas is the photographer and owner of The Humble Lion. She creates seasonal self portrait challenges and this spring was my first time participating! I was nervous, preemptively comparing myself to others and not sure what to expect. Typing this on day 5, I am so grateful for this challenge. It forced me far out of my comfort zone and to face my anxiety each day. I am re-inspired, excited and a better photographer because of this challenge! Being intentional about documentation is important. Most days, I take photos of everything. I send snapchats of bunnies to friends, take screenshots of recipes that sit in my camera roll forever. My phone becomes unintentionally cluttered while my DSLR remains a place for intentional images only! This challenge allowed me to address the way I create art and document my own life. As a photographer, I am seldom in front of a camera lens- until this week when it became the norm!
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Day 1 - Mirror monday
I was definitely slowly warming up for day one of the photo challenge. I brought my mirror outside and followed Kas’s “be a silly goose” prompt as best I could while trying to take a reflection photo. This first day was not very curated and I was mostly focusing on the anxiety I had about my neighbors potentially seeing me and judging me. I didn’t really get over that anxiety, I just took photos quickly and went back inside. But it felt good to start and to check day 1 off my list.
