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Posted: August 24th, 2008 under Site stuff.
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I absolutely HATE getting my photo taken which means yet another reason for stressing out about the wedding. I do however love looking back at photos and know that when I’m old and have a face like a raisin and boobs to my waistline I’ll not think any pics of me taken in 2008 are terrible.
So, on my list of things to achieve before my 30th birthday is ‘take a good self portrait’. I doubt I’ll love it but it’s my last chase to capture Miss Crafty in her 20’s. Two recent crafty sites have pushed this to the top of my list. First off was Whip Up’s introduction to the Self Portrait Challenge site. I’m obviously too late to take part in theit July challenge but the brief really appealled to me and I may well still use it as a starting point for my own challenge. It was: What are you good at: show us in pictures. Do you use your hands to work – do you have a workshop or a studio or office – what tools do you use? What are your talents – are you good at performing? are you an excellent liar or jokester? do you have a secret skill – can you juggle or take off your underwear without removing your clothes? are you good at sports, dancing or walking a tight rope? Are you a good parent, a good listener, skilled at washing the dishes? Do your skills lie in the more esoteric – are you good at magic, excellent at conversation, skilled at love? Or do your talents lie in a more practical direction – are you a fantastic cook a wonderful hostel – a domestic goddess? Do you have a green thumb, can you paint like a demon or crochet like your grandmother? Do you have a talent for numbers or are you really efficient at plaiting hair? tell all…
I am also thinking of using a Polaroid camera to take the shot as, not only is the slightly soft focus a tad more flattering, it’s also a nice way to mark the news that the Polaroid picture will soon be a thing of the past now that the company has officially stated they will stop producing their instant film by next year, which came to my attention through Chicago’s Polaroid Art Show.
Posted: August 24th, 2008 under Art/Illustration, Life stuff.
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