The concept is simple: to post a photograph daily for 365 days, but not just any photograph, instead, macro photographs. And not just macro photographs, but to create images of ordinary objects that no longer look familiar to you, the reader. When you look at these pictures, you think, “what is it?!?”
Merge these funky photographs with some quotes, some writing, a little poetry, sometimes a little humor, and the “What Is It?!? A 365-Day Project in Perspective” blog was born. The title just seemed to fit.
The idea was the inspiration from Noah Scalin’s book, “365: A Daily Creativity Journal: Make Something Every Day and Change Your Life! Besides the premise of doing something creative for 365 days (and creating this blog as suggested), that’s about all I managed to follow from this book. But that’s me. I’ve never kept the lines inside of the box. I’m the one that colors outside the lines, makes my own pattern, and meanders down a different road. I love to explore!
But I needed something to corral my creative energy and this book was exactly the tool I needed to start my latest adventure. See, one of my problems is I like to do everything creative, that means I’ve drawn, painted, carved, tie-dyed, crocheted, sewed, ceramics, pottery, origami, jewelry, macrame, celtic art, scrapbooking, mosaics, just to name a few … see, I could probably tell you what I haven’t done, that list would be shorter! Unfortunately, I start many, many projects but rarely finish one. So I thought maybe I can start this project and actually see it to its end. So far, we’re at day number 44. I’ve got a ways to go.
My premise is you can take these ordinary objects, and by looking at them differently, whether at a different angle, upside down, sideways, and really close up, your perception changes. Take this object out of context and suddenly you don’t know what it is anymore! What looks like a zipper, a tool, or a grater is really an earring. The picture that looks like foam on a latte, cinnamon on whipped cream, an orange, foam at the beach, or the inside of a shell is actually a gemstone. The thing that looks like a gemstone? It’s really an ice cube.
So I invite you to join “What Is It?!?” A 365-Day Project in Perspective.” and peruse my daily mystery “what is it?!?” picture. Each day I post a new, wacky photograph, in addition to a “What Was That?!? Yesterday’s Picture” section, where I give you the answer for the previous day’s image. Sometimes I even post another picture to show you a different perspective of the same object.
You can play along! My hope is this blog continues to grow and becomes interactive. Because I bet your perspective will change once you look at something differently.
“What Is It?!?” Take a look and tell me your perspective.
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The Daily Prompt: About Me: Explain why you chose your blog’s title and what it means to you.
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/daily-prompt-all-about-me/
Schelley Cassidy Photography 
This is really awesome! I was browsing through the photos and your title it definitely fitting! I love it. Keep on goin!
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Thank you! Glad you like, and hope you’ll be back. 🙂
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I absolutely will!
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I like how you wrote “See, one of my problems is I like to do everything creative, that means . . . I start many, many projects but rarely finish one.” Yes, and anyone so versatile in interests goes through a process of deciding on a approach to their blog which can be either focused or varied—a question you settled nicely! Congrats on your ongoing project!
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Thank you very much! I love your feedback, and am glad you are part of the project! 😀
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