Happy New Year

Happy New Year and all the very best wishes for 2020. We hope it will be a fantastic start for the new decade.

So what will be your resolution for this year?
What is a resolution? It is only a wish, or a decision made in the heat of the moment, due to emotion or alcohol or even both. Very few people follow through on their New Year's resolutions. Take as example the local gym. Notice that the gym is crowded on Jan 1st. By Feb 1st, a lot of the people are cleared out and by April, things are pretty much back to normal.  So what is the answer? Simple. Make a goal, rather than a wish. A goal is a much better idea and needs 3 things.

1. A clear objective that is measurable.
2. The goal needs to be achievable. If it's really big, break it down to smaller goals (small steps = big achievements).
3. A date that you want to achieve the goal by, that you must adhere to.

Most importantly, write it down! Put it in a place where you can see it and it will be a constant reminder of your intention and really will motivate you. If you don't write it down, you won't do it. It's a private contract between you and that thing, whatever it may be (e.g. save money, smile more, be happy, lose weight or find love), you want to accomplish.

As we are all about photography, what about a fairly easy to achieve goal. Take a photo every day. A 365 day photo challenge, which actually this year will be 366 as it is a leap year.

Taking a photo a day might appear daunting at first but you might not be too far from it already. Especially if you have a young child! In this case, chances are you’re already taking at least 20 a day. Doing the challenge doesn’t mean you have to be a professional photographer or go out of your way to find the perfect shot. A blurry shot can actually mean a lot on a busy day. It’s like creating a journal…without taking the time to sit down and write. It is also a really great way to find the beauty in all life’s little moments.

Take photos of any and everything that you want for instance, 

• Things that you spot on your way to work like a painted door, a broken letterbox, or graffiti.
• Everyday objects like your coffee cup, kitchen utensils or a coat rack.
• Selfies or child/pet pics.
• What you eat in a day.
• The newspaper headline of the day (try to get the date in for reference).

If your ideas start to dry up try giving yourself a theme, black & white, staircases, portraits of the people around you, unique self-portraits, taken from a car rear-view mirror (only if you are not driving) for example. Try doing your themes from anything from a week to a month and the time will soon fly by.

Let people see them and let them know what you are doing, upload them to social media and title or tag them with something like 2020 366 day challenge (insert day taken). Get others to do the same challenge and have a laugh and a joke comparing. Or why not create a printed album of your best photos from the year. What you will have by the end of the year are frozen moments in time, memories to cherish.

Lastly if your goal is to find fabulous art work for you newly decorated living room, bedroom any room in the house for that matter (including the bathroom, we have artwork in the bathroom) or for your business, then look no further. Take a look at our gallery here or please feel free to visit us

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We can also provide many art mediums such as acrylic and metal prints just ask and we will let you know if we can provide it for you no obligation. Many Thanks for taking the time to read this.