I can chalk 2011 as the year I took on too many personal projects.  Don’t get me wrong, I loved every single one of them.  In fact, many of them are still going strong, including What ____Looks Like, and Elevate | A Fine Art Photography Exploration, as well as Grace in [Focus].  But I’ve struggled with a few of them, including my Project 12.  My goal was to get my family together, all six of us, once a month for a picture.  A spontaneous picture of everyone together.  Once a month.  And it started out strong.  Until I got to month 4.  And then I lost momentum and my Project 12 turned into I’ll-Be-Luck-If-I-Take-One-Every-Other-Month Project.  Which is roughly what happened.  My Project 12 has officially ended as a Project 6.  And I’m actually OK with that.  That’s 5 more pictures of us together than we had last year.  I plan on attempting this project again in 2012 because I really believe in it and I hope it has inspired others to set the self-timer and record their families in the moment, real, and together.

Here is our final Project 12 image for 2011 taken on December 31st.  It’s not perfect, but it’s us.