One thing you have to know about me is that I am extremely uncomfortable in front of the camera. I will always prefer to hide behind the camera than to be in front, which means, I have very little pictures of myself over the years. It drives my husband crazy because I will often delete 99% of the pictures that include me. When the camera is on my face, I will stiffen up and my pictures always end up looking uncomfortable and fake. So, to break out of my shell and do something challenging, I decided to do a self portrait session. I also got to try out my new remote trigger, which was so much easier than to set up a timer and run to the front of the camera before the shot (tried that one before). This time, I had my camera set up on a book facing the double door window (forgot my tripod in the car), had the LCD monitor rotated and turned around, and propped a big o mirror in front of me so i can see what works and what doesn’t. After that it was bonding time with my camera.
I did it!!! I faced my fear head on and stretched myself a little, it was pretty fun too and not stressful since no one was watching. I love everything about photography, even the photo editing part. I got to try some new techniques to the photos and I think they turned out pretty great. I wish I have Photo Shop so I can edit out the weird background, but I shall not complain. I’ve included three of the same photos at the bottom to show the different types of effects I’ve used on it. I like them all! I hope to do some more photo challenges in the future, so stay tuned.
BTW, if you want a photo challenge, go to this blog here for some inspiration. What is your photo challenge, please share!
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I think most photographers feel more comfortable behind the lens, but this exercise is easy to do and has turned out se great results – which then helps you become a better photographer in the long run!
Keep up the good work!
thanks for your kind encouragements!
Hi Sam! Stop hiding behind the lens…you are beautiful and so photogenic! Great pics!
thanks Connie, I appreciate you supporting my site!