well so that’s it…..done…..finished …..the end!

one self portrait every day for a year…..mission accomplished . I didn’t  miss one day  (and yes I’m slightly smug about that). I am really gonna miss it, I have enjoyed it (at least 75% of the time).

I won’t be doing a year 2 but I will still be active on flickr, chances are after a short break I will return for a 52 week project. I’ve also got to get some more strangers added to my 100strangers project, and I have another project coming up which will involve flickr….so they’ll be plenty of ME about. I also have not one but TWO flickr meets coming up over the next couple of weekends so that will mean lots of pics!!

I hope my flickr contacts enjoyed following my stream as much as I’ve enjoyed shooting the pictures…..I guess my main aim at the start of this was to improve my photography and I think I’ve accomplished that, I’m still no expert but I’m much better than I was and am still enjoying and learning. I mentioned it yesterday but I can’t describe how much enjoyment I’ve gained from interacting with other people on this project and the friends I’ve made makes the whole project pretty special to me. I certainly have no regrets.

This picture is also about thanking the other two people who made this all possible without the good humour and support of my lovely wife Chloe and gorgeously cheeky daughter Robyn I wouldn’t have got through this…..they’ve had to put up with this eating into a lot of our family time and have done so in good grace knowing it was something that made me happy……I love them more than words and pictures could convey….In fact you can see in this photo that Chloe actually had the honoured job of pressing the shutter….for "purists" who say this is now not a self portrait….BITE ME!!

For those who haven’t been around from the beginning the whiteboard in this shot is a reference to day 1 and my half way shot…..I felt like I was tied to use it in a shot today but wanted to do something a little different also……I quite like how this turned out.

Please head over to the set on flickr to see the finished project in all its glory.

oh and the end is always worth viewing bigger

Peace