Over the years I have done a lot of self portraits, in paint, ink, with film and pixels. This year I am contemplating doing a 365. A self portrait every day. But I have reservations. Here are thirteen reasons that may stop me from doing a 365.
1. When I am on call, I may not be able to get a shot. OK, I might have to take a point and shoot shot in the bathroom. I may not be able to post it in a timely fashion.
2. I don't have a lot of different looking clothes. Chances are, my photos will be rejected because I frequently wear stuff that looks the same to. But I like black, green and brown. I like hoodies......
3. Sometimes I'm just not that creative.
4. I don't know which 365 group to join.
5. Chances are I'll rebel against all the restrictions and get tossed out of the group on my ear.
6. Hurricane season is coming. What if I have to evacuate?
7. I fear nobody will be interested.
8. Once I'm committed, I'll feel like a prisoner. I'll end up hating the project and photography all together.
9. If I quit, I'll feel like a failure.
10. My face isn't all that expressive, funny, or handsome.
11. I've used most of my good self portrait ideas already.
12. I'd really rather photograph other people.
13. Who wants to see daily pictures of a fat old bald man in a hoodie anyway?
Flickr Group Roulette: Thirteen Things
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That tie you gave me for Christmas twelve years ago....... I wore it for the first time today. I always kept it though. It reminds me of you.
The Rogue Players: Secrets
Flickr Group Roulette: Formal Wednesdays
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I have been trying to come up with an alternative to the standard technique of achieving a plain white background. I want something a bit more portable and durable than white seamless.
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Flickr Group Roulette: Black & White Self
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My father was an amateur photographer and family man. He owned a Yashica 44 and a Nikon F. Although he is long gone, as I look through his photographs, I realize I am looking at his memories. A Christmas. A child with a walker. People I never knew. How strange that I don't share his memories. Will my children someday look at my images and wonder if they knew me?
The Rogue Players: Memories
Flickr Group Roulette: Darkness
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Each year, Movember, the month formerly known as November, is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces around the world, with the sole aim of raising vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer. Men sporting Movember moustaches, known as Mo Bros, become walking, talking billboards for the 30 days of November and through their actions and words raise awareness by prompting private and public conversation around the often ignored issue of men’s health. Learn more here.
Flickr Group Roulette: Must Share Hair
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