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The rise of blogging, community and social networking sites has over the years led to more and more people running 365 day creative projects. Essentially what this means that everyday for year someone commits to publishing something new onto a web site. Typically a photograph or a piece of writing, although the rise of cheap video cameras and webcams has meant that an increasing number of people are producing daily videos.

A 365 day challenge is an enormous undertaking. It is a both a creative and physical challenge. One that I have decided should be celebrated and helped along. 

I've decided to pick one challenge a week and bring some attention to it. People doing a challenge like this deserve respect and attention and so I've decided to help out.

You may ask why start in February. Well its true that January would have been better, but the truth is that during January I've seen a number of people start these projects and as a result I've been moved to pay some respect and support.

Lets take a look at the first of our 365 day projects.

This is Rachaels 365 project and you can find it at http://rachael365project.posterous.com/

It's owned by Rachael Phillips a media monkey from South Wales who is working on one photograph a day. So far its a personal insight into Racheals life without being too personal or self congratulatory. If this is kept up Racheal is going to have a fascinating record. The initial reason for doing this was to make sure that she picks up a camera everyday. This is an excellent reason. A picture a day really will improve compositional and photographic skill.