I started my PAD a couple of weeks after I bought my camera, 6 months ago.
I started shooting everyday and was very worry about what I would have to post... is it interesting? yes? no? blablabla...
Then I started to do it more for myself and stopped worrying.
Now, I don't think too much about what I am going to shoot and most the time there is something that comes to me... if not, I make it happen.
For example get out of the bus another stop than I should, I walk one street further... or I just shoot things that are around me.
The main thing is when you see something that might be interesting, STOP and SHOOT it! Make the effort to take your camera out and shoot, it worth it! I ALWAYS have my camera with me wherever I go.
The main reason for starting this project was to force myself to use my camera, learn how to use it and experiment things.
Only after few months taking photos everyday, I descovered the real benefit I got out of it. It does make my eyes, my heart and my brain work... and if someone likes my photos, it makes me very happy and that's a great bonus.
The other advantage for me of taking a photo each day is that there are many photos (if not most of them) I would never have taken if it wasn't for the PAD... It is a hard work some days and it's true that I have some boring shots but at least I tried something...
To finish, I would say that I learnt so much from the other Padders wathever their ways of padding.
Those are only MY reasons and my way to do it... and I really enjoy it this way!
I don't think there is any right or wrong way to do a PAD,
The only good way is to enjoy it whatever your aims, your reasons or how you do it...
Enjoy snapping and Welcome!
Kim