Do we define ourselves by our beauty or our uniqueness? Or is our uniqueness also our beauty? What if we learned to take selfies that emphasized our creativity, our uniqueness and also our beauty?
SELFIES. We are all guilty of this little pleasure. Some of us more than others. As photographers, we have a little power to change the pathetic selfie photo into something more creative, effective and powerful. Now is the time to put an end to the horrible selfies. Now is the time for self-portraits. What will you say?
Take a look at the different selfie photographs below. What are the differences that you notice? Which selfies make more of a statement?
For this assignment, consider the following ideas:
1) Utilizing a mirror 2) Utilizing a fun point of view 3) Utilizing props 4) Utilizing written word or drawn images 5) Utilizing a material to disguise part of your face 6) Utilize electronics for a multiple portrait
Since this is a self-portrait assignment, you are to be present in the frame in one way or another!! You can recruit a friend to help...set-up the shot and handover your camera to your friend to hit the shutter release button.