And so the 52 weeks project begins...

I guess I can say I'm pretty content with my first upload, although it's not my best.

I seriously don't think I should care though, haha, because honestly, this project will be all about improving my photography. Trying new things, failing once in a while, but learning from my mistakes. And oh yeah, I have a couple of my good friends doing the project along with me, too. How great can it get?

Now I think I should start talking about my week 1 like I planned to...

A lot of people... like art with meaning. Pictures, paintings, drawings. Maybe even some music (the kinds with no lyrics...). I think these are so important, because sometimes you find yourself not being able to put your thoughts into words. You just can't - but when you've got a camera you know exactly what to do.

This is what I did for this picture, to be honest, and I really think most of you can relate to this.

We probably are either all in school, or have been to school. There have definitely been those times where you are piled up with homework and feel as horrible as hell. This is what I tried to portray in my week 1. There are a few things going on in this picture, including a boy in pyjamas (yes, pj's... don't be jealous) with a book in his face, and papers littered all around his chair and covering the windows.

I had to say my inspiration for this one came a bit from a picture by an amazing Flickr contact of mine named Rona Keller. She had a picture where a girl had a book in her face, and beautiful flowers blossomed all around her. I really liked this concept; I got it right away and couldn't resist faving it of course!

So, I wanted to try my own book-in-face picture. And here it is, in my week 1. Everything mainly revolves around the schoolwork and homework that stops you from viewing the beautiful world all around you - the papers on the window and the book in face. I had waited a while after school too for the right lighting - and yes, it's all natural. I made the only light source in this picture coming from the window because I wanted to show that there are beautiful things outside your 'box' - no matter if it is you doing homework, or you just being lazy. Light gives life and happiness, and that's what lays outside the window - however the light is being blocked by the papers; not to forget that there is already no way to view the world outside the window.

I know the last detail might be kind of insignificant, even maybe a little funny for the viewer - but to me it means more than anything. I wouldn't know about you, but I have spent countless nights on end before just trying to do homework and strive for those marks. Some nights I didn't even sleep. And it's safe for me to say that for all these nights I have been wearing pyjamas for basically no reason at all since I barely got to sleep.

And here is my week one. A boy in pyjamas, being blocked from seeing the beautiful world outside with all his endless schoolwork.

I am ready for week two.