Anna Begins: Photo Finish.

Almost two years ago, I bought a Canon EOS Rebel XS DSLR camera on eBay. I was very curious about photography, especially how to take better photos of my husband's band, Broadway Mile. When I first got my camera, I was reading lots of photography blogs and websites, and chatting with some professional photographers getting around local gigs to learn about taking clear, crisp photos in low light.

I took my camera to lots of gigs and shot literally hundreds of photos at each one, then spent hours the following day flicking through all the pics, choosing the best ones to pass on to the band and post on Facebook.

I'd take my camera to other events - family get-togethers, parties, day trips around the local area - but it is quite big and bulky, and sometimes the effort seemed too great, or I'd worry about it getting damaged or lost. I found myself wishing I had it with me if I'd decided to leave it at home and then other times I'd bring it with me and not open the case because I was embarrassed to drag it out. I both loved and resented my camera, and still wanted to improve my photography skills.

I stumbled across a way I could make better use of my fancy camera when I read about a few people participating in Project 365, where a person takes and shares one photo every day for a whole year. Some people have themes - gratitude, landscapes, sunsets, self portraits - but others leave it more open, simply snapping and sharing anything that crosses their path in a day.

I decided to document 2012 in picture form, one day at a time, and started a Tumblr blog to share my view of the world each day. I try to capture something that seems to be a theme running through my day, and I try hard to use my camera, but some days I end up capturing a moment of my day on my phone if my camera is not handy.

Want to see some of my favourite pictures so far?