Then I started thinking about wanting to do something other than stand in front of a mirror and take a picture of myself. I thought about getting the tripod out and using the timer, but I hurt my back the other day so that seemed like too much work (pathetic, I know).
I went outside and took some shots but my eyes were so squinted that I looked like Mr. Lunt from Vegie Tales.
I came inside and took some, trying different angles but there are only so many ways you can hold a camera at arms length. I tried shooting from above because I just read an article that said to be careful about how you shoot women because of the "double chin" effect. Too many double chin effect photos to count.
I took this one while sitting down, which I kind of liked in the sepia tone; you can't really see my chin and my eyes are open.
Just for the fun of it, on the way back to my computer, I took some in front of the mirror and the very last one I took is the one I like best.
Oh well, at least I'm not required to tell how many photos I had to take before I found the two I'm willing to post!
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God Bless!
I really like the angle in the second picture, too! And I like it in color, since your pink shirt gives the whole thing a happy, springy feel.
ReplyDeleteI think yours turned out great! Such a hard exercise, and I think we see little imperfections in ourselves that no one else sees. When I see a picture of myself, I always focus on one thing, and no one else ever even knows what I am talking about. SO hard to look at yourself with love.
ReplyDeleteAnd I was so embarrassed about how many pictures I took before getting a "good enough" one that I sat down for half an hour and deleted them all.
I love you in that bright pink shirt!! You look wonderful!! I thought the same thing as you, self--really?
ReplyDeleteI guess we all did the same magically delete all the bad pictures thing. On an up side? At least it wasn't film we wasted! :) I love the pink, fun angle. I'm kind of regretting the not taking a reflection picture now.
ReplyDeleteYou look so pretty! Your hubby is a lucky guy!
ReplyDeleteI kind of love the holding the camera in the mirror picture for some reason. You look great! :)
ReplyDeleteYour pictures came out nice! I always make sure to take self-photos above my head to lessen the double chin! LOL. And you really had me laughing at Mr. Lunt. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love how your pink shirt matches your pink nails. So fun!
ReplyDeleteThe sepia is great! But I definitely like the second better - the pink really pops :)
ReplyDeleteI can never get my eyes to open enough in outdoor pictures. It drives me crazy!
ReplyDeleteI think they are both great pictures. I really like the pop of pink in the second one, but I think the close up in sepia is my favorite.