In an exercise to test some settings on my camera the other night I was forced to take photos of myself which I do not particularly care for. No one else was around for me to abuse. Once I had achieved what I had set out to test on my camera I started fooling around with filters in Lightroom. Several hours later these efforts led me to think that, of all of the challenges I have seen and participated on in WordPress, I had not seen any for Self Portraits or Black and White Self Portraits.
So, readers, I challenge you to post self portraits of yourself! Just please link or ping back to this post so I can have the benefit of seeing them. Be as creative as you want. If your self portrait is a photo of your feet or your kneecaps I am fine with that. If it is you bending in a backbreaking yoga pose then so be it. If you use a fancy camera or your cell phone I don’t judge. (Selfie sticks are welcome here even if they aren’t in Disneyland anymore!) If you use filters or don’t use filters I don’t care. If your interpretation of a self portrait is a photo of your dog or your Dahlia then hey, ok, whatever! I will see the humor in it.
If your self portrait happens to be in a great and interesting travel location that would be even better! Just have fun with it and let me know how it turns out! Happy selfie taking!
My attempt at a Selfie…yup that’s a vintage video camera I am using to cover most of my face! 😉
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Omigosh, no!! I am the absolute worst at selfies. Well, at least with my phone. I just cannot cannot figure out how to hold it and aim it and still hit the little red dot without my dumb fingernails getting in the way. I’m better with selfies on the Nikon, only the problem, obviously, is that you can’t switch the perspective and see the photo you are about to take… so I have to take about 12 to get one that has my whole face in it. Woe is me… being born without this skill and living during 2015.
But maybe… just maybe… I’ll take you up on this challenge… 😉
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Oh I hope you do! I hope people have fun with it. And if you aren’t able to take a perfect one I hope you can take a funny one. That’s why I threw the comment in there about feet or hands or your dog or something. Perhaps even one from the side or the back? If someone had to help you take it I would never tell! Thank goodness for camera timers!
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Don’t know how to post a selfie on here! But I love the idea of this post! I will follow you!
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Well, it’s easy. You make a post to your blog including a picture or multiple pictures of yourself. And you either place a link to this post within your blog post or you can cut and paste a link from that post back to my post. Which ever is easier for you. Have fun with it. I hope people will enjoy it and be creative. Does that answer your question? Thank you for the comment.
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Thank you!!! That helps!! And no problem! 🙂
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I will participate and I like the idea to humor our selfie 😀 – Do you have specific deadline or do you let it open? I am planning to post your challenge for the next Monochrome Monday then I will mention your challenge as the linking master of course 😀
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No deadline. I think I will just keep it open for people to continue posting to. Thanks!
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It is a worthwhile challenge. I came from the Community Pool: have a look, if you like, at my video selfie.
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Totally cool! Video selfie. I love the idea! Thanks for participating!
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Thanks for participating and thanks a ton for sharing on your blog! I like your ideas for your portraits and I also love the samples you used. It is fun to see what comes up when you google self portrait. Happy snapping!
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Is it permissible to use a tripod and timer or does it have to be hand held? As you can see, I’m not much of a selfie expert! Good challenge, though!
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A tri pod and timer works for me! Great idea!
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Just any type of self portrait works! Have fun!
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Actually, these all ended up being hand held as my friend thought the ones taken with a tripod and timer looked too staged. So much for planning! Ha.
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That’s the way it goes sometimes!
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Well, once you go to all that work to set up the shot, how can it help but be affected? I feel the same about portraits of others. I try to shoot first and ask permission afterwards or they look stilted. If people object, I destroy the picture.
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Awesome. Love the profile and the eyeball. You look happy and excited! Thanks for participating!
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Okay, Bulldog, here are my selfies! Fun challenge. http://judydykstrabrown.com/2015/09/12/selfie-challenge/
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Love it! Thanks for participating! It looks like you had a lot of fun and got creative!
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These are all shots I’d already taken. When I found out about your challenge, I’d just been in the pool. Hair was wet, no makeup. Vain me, I searched my files.
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That works!
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Awesome. Love them! You look like you had a great time. I love Rock Springs and West Jordan! Thanks for participating!
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Great photos! You look so happy! Thanks for participating! Thanks for sharing!
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A nice idea. An Algerian writer, Kamel Daoud, of whom I am a great fan, once wrote: the world is a selfie.
And I could confirm that last in summer in Paris: no matter where, it seems that the world is now but a mere background for selfies: Notre-Dame de Paris? A backdrop. Tour Eiffel: a background. The Golden Gate? a backrop… 🙂
Having said that, I find your challenge a great idea. Let me look for a selfie. (I don’t do much)
Be good. Or bad. Whatever suits your mood. 🙂
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Be good or bad. I love that! Looking forward to the self portrait.
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Well good can be boring at times, right? Now there are various shades of bad. Pick your choice. Anyway, will look for a selfie.
Take care.
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Great idea Indah! I love dogs and I love how creative this idea is! Seriously great job! How did you get the dog to hold still long enough? 😉
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Love it! Great submission and I LOVE that you took it while traveling since that is also my theme. Thanks so much for playing along! Happy travels.
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Hi Bulldog Travels,
What a funny challenge is this! Thanks for bringing it to the Inspire Me Monday Linky party last week.
Janice
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Thank you! It sounded fun for me! I hope you will play along! Thanks for the comment!
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Awesome! Thanks for the wonderful submission!
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So happy to have your submission. Thanks for playing along. It’s fun to see everyone’s interpretation!
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