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Friday, January 05, 2007 - (see all news for this day)
self portraits aren't vain - 07:42 PM
(filed under 'creative')
ever since i've been signed up to flickr, i've seen so many great self portraits there. i've loved looking at them & marvelling at how wonderful their pictures are, but i've been sort of hesitant to try doing any self portraits of my own.
even though i've never thought of those people whose amazing self portraits i've been looking at, that they're vain for taking pictures of themselves, i've sort of put off experimenting with any of myself because i've wondered if people would think i was vain for taking pictures of myself.
while it's true that i've never really cared that much about what people think of me, i guess one thing that i don't want people to think of me is that i'm vain .. at least no more vain than the next person.
recently, however - since i got my new camera, i suppose - i've decided that i will start doing some self portraits. it's definitely not because i'm vain, because i'm far from it (ask anyone who knows me well enough for me to have admitted to them that on occasion i've gone for days without showering. oops.), but i've come to realise that taking pictures of myself is a great way to practice my photography skills without having to rope in anyone to sit & pose for me. or to look natural for me .. or whatever i happen to be wanting to photograph at the time.
if i take photographs of myself, i can do it whenever i want, however i want. i can muck around with settings for as long as i want & take as many pics as i want until i'm happy with the result .. or at least until i feel i've learned something.
so if you're a follower of my flickr photostream, you might be seeing some self portraits coming up.
.. & as a bonus, i hope that it'll help me to look at myself with less of a critical eye & remember again that i actually am beautiful for being just me.
yes you are beautiful for being yourself!! Glad I got to meet you and know you better.
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it can actually be a good thing to be able to look at yourself with a critical eye. I've changed two things about me for the better, since I started taking my self-portraits. I notice them, but I doubt anyone else would