Self Portrait

Pictures of me, taken by myself. I tend to go with the official (365 Days) definition of a self portrait: “A self portrait is a photo of yourself taken by you” … “The main thing is that you are both the photographer and the subject.”

Morning Shave.

Resting (365: 34) – I haven’t got any enthusiasm for photography right now. I’ll get this over and done with for the day, and go back to sleep

Sneeze (365: 33) – In the last few days I’ve been coming down with a cold, and taking these self portraits has become a bit of a pain. This picture is awful, the alternate is slightly better, but this one sums up how I feel. 1   2

The Red Dress (365: 32) – For my final foray into the Copycat mini-challenge, this was going to be ‘The Red Shorts’ but then I thought I’d go one better… 1

February 6, 2007 – It’s not been a good night. I’ve taken over a hundred pictures and the good picture fairy hasn’t shown up.

Deliberate (365: 31) – Or if you prefer. ‘Red tie at night…’ Re-edit. I typically had one hour to grab and process a picture each day. So many of the shots and much of the processing were hurried. 2

I’m really not Amber or Cherron (365: 30) — Copycat of a copycat. I just couldn’t resist the copycat mini-challenge, especially when the wig mini-challenge surfaced on the same day. Two posts, one photo, result. The wig, strangely enough, is mine.

Morning Routine. A collage of four images. This was going to be my Day 30 picture, but I had another idea in the evening.

Waking Up (365: 29) – In the summer I sleep in the garden. In October I vowed to spend one night a month sleeping out and last night was February’s turn.

February Sunbathing.

February Sunbathing (365: 28) -After a long walk to the shops and back via the in-laws, it was time to sit in the garden and enjoy the sun. It wasn’t long before I decided it was warm enough to disrobe.

Foot of the Stairs (365: 27) — I discovered that after you’ve taken several ‘yards’ of feet pictures, as I did to take this photograph; feet start to look a bit odd. When I was a kid, I hated exposing my feet, I’d sit on the beach with my socks on. No longer.

Looking Up – But I’m Not (365: 26) — Another desperate last-minute picture. I leave myself so little time to take these pictures that it all gets quite a rush.

Portrait by Candlelight (365: 25).

Lunch in the Office (365: 24).

Eyes (365: 23) — None of the pictures I took today really worked.

Old Fossil (365: 22) – Based on the November 2006 National Geographic cover.

This is me — like it or not (365: 21). I’m fairly comfortable with my body, and I’m trying to learn to accept the changes that come with age, but there are always things one would like to change.

Proof that British men do know how to use a bidet (365: 20).

Dimples (365: 19).

High Contrast.

Too Much (365: 18) 2 pictures

Walking across the campus — I’m halfway through a 15-minute walk between meetings at work, and it is too cold to spend time taking fancy photographs. And I’m wearing a silly hat to keep warm.

6AM and only just awake (365: 17) — This picture was taken as part of a 365 days of me mini challenge to take a picture of yourself straight after waking up. Frightening isn’t it?! 2

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