The thing I hear ever-so-often from people about photo a day is that they’ve failed it. They’ve missed a day, or a few and deemed themselves a failure. Let me just say, there is no fail. This is meant to be fun. It isn’t school, and I’m not sitting over here marking everyone off. I promise.
But there are a few things that help me remember to do it everyday. I have nearly forgotten twice. Here they are:
1. Save the list as your screensaver
By putting the list somewhere highly visible {like your phone’s home screen or your computer’s wallpaper} you’ll see it every time you use it. That way you’ll check the prompts and remember to share a photo.
2. Set yourself a reminder
If you go into your computer or phone’s calendar and either write in the daily prompt, OR just set a reminder at about 4pm {before the sun goes down and you miss your beautiful natural light} to take your photo.
3. Create a habit
It takes just 21 days to create a habit, and I think you’ll find people that have been playing photo a day for a few months in a row have created a healthy habit of taking a photo each day. It’s like taking your vitamins or taking your dog for a walk. It’s just something you do every day. Keep going, create a habit and you’ll do it without thinking twice.
4. Be part of the community
If you follow me on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook, you’ll be part of the photo a day community and see other people’s photos, my photos and be reminded to take your own. Plus you’ll love checking in with your friends that you’ll love playing with them every day.
5. Check when you wake
This is what I do. Every morning when I wake up, I check my phone for the daily prompt. It plants a little seed and gets me thinking about what I’ll take a photo of that day.
So, no more failing. Only fun.
Do you have any tips for others on how to remember to take their photos? Do share.
P.S. Overnight the very talented Problogger has released a new eBook titled iPhone Photography: How to shoot, edit and share great photographs. It’s written by one of the world’s leading phone photographers, Misho Baranovic.
I had a look at it yesterday and it’s a really comprehensive guide to taking better photos on your iPhone. It covers topics like getting better focus on your photos, find subjects to shoot {great for those looking for inspiration for Photo A Day!}, finding more beauty to shoot at home, how to take better portraits, great apps to use, and how to edit like a professional.
There are also exercises {homework!} to do scattered through the book so you can put your newly learned skills to use.
The eBook {so it’s not a physical book, just one you download} is available at an introductory price of $14.99. Darren invited me to become an affiliate {so I get a part fee of any books sold from my site. I wanted to be clear about this and let you know that I wouldn’t share something I didn’t believe in, but this eBook was worth sharing, in my opinion!}. You can purchase the book here.
