Tonight was a set of firsts:

• My first self-portrait
• My first strobist photo I’ve done on my own
• My first strobist photo with a grid snoot (or snoot for that matter)

I wish the focal point was more on my right eye instead of the center of my face, but it’s damn hard to get it right when you’re balancing the camera on your knee with one hand and using the other hand to hold the flash with the snoot mounted on it!

This brings me this much closer to actually committing to doing “365“, which is taking a self-portrait every day for a year. Everyone in my photo group seems to be doing this and I’d be lying if I didn’t say that part of this really interested me. Besides, it makes it really easy to have a patient model when it’s yourself

However, I’m having a hard time believing that I won’t forget to do it once in 365 days, and I don’t want to rush them. With usually 9-11 hour work days for my “real” job, the last thing I want to do is feel forced to do my hobby. Then again, maybe this is the kick in the butt I need to push me to the next level in my photography pursuits?