Week 4 - Joy
As easy as a theme as that comes across, it was much harder than anticipated. For two reasons, I think. One, because I could have taken a picture of just about anything. And two, because I'm started to get frustrated with this project. The group I'm in is wonderful and supportive, don't get me wrong. I couldn't be in a better group, and that's part of the problem for me. There are some INCREDIBLE pictures being taken every week and I feel like my pictures don't quite compete with them. I know my images are very good and this project is supposed to be about my year, my life, and each week that I live, not someone else.
I'm competitive, though, and I want my pictures to look like the ones I see and am in awe of. It's just very frustrating for me, which is affecting my…drive, I suppose, to finish each week and get an image in. I guess my goal for February will be to start on my tasks sooner and attempt to have stunning images through giving myself more time.
None of this is meant to be a reflection on these pictures whatsoever, because these are both the epitome of joy to me. I photographed a homecoming early this week (on top of working later into the night and trying to accomplish things like, say, taking Morris to the groomer) and I am in love with how the pictures are turning out. This has been the most emotional one I've done yet and the pictures are just superb. I knew that these would match my theme of the week.
As I captioned in the group, "Joy is having a father, a husband, a best friend return home after 269 days apart. It's found in the safety of a return and in the reuniting of a family. And joy, of course, is being able to capture that moment!"
And of course, I know that feeling all to well. I welcomed James back more times than I care to count, and each one was more joyous than the next. To me, there could not be a more appropriate photo to accompany the theme of joy.
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