first day of the 365 self-portrait project

over on flickr, the web site where one can store your photos and share them with others, there are a couple groups devoted to a project of taking a picture everyday for 1 year. i joined the one that is about taking a self-portrait. i've thought about joining for awhile. i've thought about what kind of photos i would take. i thought if i created some themes, then it would help with creativity as well as making it more fun to help the time pass quickly. thus, i've been brainstorming for over 1 year. that doesn't mean i've been seriously brainstorming all this time and have my whole year planned out. far from it!

one of my themes is to imitate or take shots inspired by album covers. i had thought of "rid of me" by pj harvey, in which she's in the shower with hair wet and whips her hair in this awesome action shot of hair and water. setting this up for a self-portrait was not easy for me, especially as i wanted to go fully manual and i don't have a tripod. i was a dirty girl and really needed a shower. i want to cut my hair soon. thus, it was the perfect time for me to take the picture and start the project. that's how it came about that as of today, i'm doing the 365 project.