Isn’t the year getting away from us? The September 2023 Photo A Day list is here, and I think it’s a really balanced list with prompts that can be simple, or you can stretch and get really creative with.
HOW TO PLAY PHOTO A DAY
+ To play on Instagram, simply check out the list for the daily prompt, and then snap a photo using that as inspiration. Share the photo to your feed and include the hashtag #FMSPAD in your caption. We also have daily hashtags to find photos better {see below}. Over on our @fms.photoaday Instagram account, we love showing off photos from our community. You can look at the #FMSPAD hashtag to see all the great photos from our community.
+ To play on Facebook, you can share to your personal feed, or jump over and join our private Photo A Day Facebook group and share there.
We have a beautiful bunch of moderators in our Facebook group who select the photos from each day to highlight and give a little extra love in the community. It’s a fun, friendly place to get involved.
HOW TO REMEMBER THE DAILY PROMPTS
+ To make things easier, you can download the prompts automatically into your phone or PC calendar. For Smartphones & Mac Calendar, click here. For HTML for web viewing, click here.
+ You can also save the list as your screensaver or save it to your camera roll.
ABOUT THE PROMPTS
1: Photo from outside
Think of taking a photo from the outside looking in. That could be the outside of a shop, cafe or your home – or where ever you’re positioned on the outside, looking in.
2: Happiness is
What is happiness to you? Share it in a photo.
3: It’s me
Show us you! Maybe share a flashback or a childhood photo.
4: Something beautiful
Show a photo of something you consider to be beautiful. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
5: This is useful
What’s something you find useful? A tool, cooking utensil? Even a hack that you think we should know about.
6: From down low
Take a photo from down. Get close to the ground and shoot looking up.
7: From up high
Take a photo from up high looking down.
8: Heck yes!
What’s something you’d do a fist pump for? An empty laundry basket? An organised fridge? Your team winning? An empty inbox? Finishing a workout? Share your heck yes!
9: Made from wood
A simple one, share something that is made from wood.
10: What I’m watching
What are you watching at the moment? A TV show? Birds flying by? Your kids playing? Your partner cooking. Share what you see.
11: In the middle
Show something in the middle. Your middle child. An item in the middle of a row.
12: Can’t live without
What can’t you live without? Literal or more creative, share it!
13: In nature
Take a photo in nature. Get outside and explore.
14: On my table
What’s on your table today?
15: Environment
Share your environment. This could be a little peek into your home, the organic environment outside, or another hint at environment.
16: Last one
Imagine a pizza box on a table, and one piece left. The last one! What else symbolises the last one? The last tree in a row? The last boat in the river…
17: Whole
Whole means that someone is complete and in an undamaged state. How can you share that in a photo?
18: A place
Think about a place you love – maybe if you’ve recently visited a place you could share it with us, in a little review style.
19: On the floor
What’s on the floor? Take a photo and share it!
20: This season
What season are you in? Spring? Fall? Share it in a photo.
21: Ice cream
Any excuse to eat ice cream! Take a photo a share it!
22: Pasta
And pasta. You can get creative this one. Raw pasta show close-up (macro) can be really interesting – or share your favourite pasta recipe! Don’t like to cook? Head out for a cheap bowl of pasta!
23: Bottle
A message in a bottle. A bottle of your favourite drink.
24: Triangle
Take a photo of a triangle – look for shapes in buildings, signs, and as you go about your day.
25: Mess
Ok, this one might be challenging for the clean freaks among us. Show what mess looks like to you. What about a before and after?
26: Grown
Everything living grows – animals, people, plants… show something grown.
27: Far away
Take a photo of something far away in the distance.
28: Playtime
How do you like to have fun? Share a photo of play!
29: Moon
Take a photo of the moon, where ever you are in the world.
30: Small
Take a photo of something small.
