That's right....today is all about ME. The photo-a-day prompt is "self portrait". I could have just held my camera at arm's length and clicked, but since I'm participating in this photo challenge to challenge myself photographically, I tried a different approach.
My husband gave me a tripod for Christmas so I set that up and used my camera's self-timer feature. Okay, ummmmm...self-portraits are kinda weird. Set up the shot...set the timer...press start...hurry to pose...wait...then go check the result. It just feels a bit funny to take a photo of yourself. It makes complete sense if you're using the self-timer for a family photo or group shot. Then you're not the only one there. But nope, it was just me. Me and the cats. Takin' pictures of me. :)
My husband gave me a tripod for Christmas so I set that up and used my camera's self-timer feature. Okay, ummmmm...self-portraits are kinda weird. Set up the shot...set the timer...press start...hurry to pose...wait...then go check the result. It just feels a bit funny to take a photo of yourself. It makes complete sense if you're using the self-timer for a family photo or group shot. Then you're not the only one there. But nope, it was just me. Me and the cats. Takin' pictures of me. :)
I found this awesome quote by present-day artist, Julian Bell,
with whom I agree wholeheartedly:
"Self-portraiture is a singular in-turned art.
Something eerie lurks in its fingering of
the edge between seer and seen."
♥C
love your self-portrait! it is so fun to see a pic from you everyday!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kierstin! And thanks for reading my blog!
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