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This is not a good place to simply share cool photos/videos or promote your own work and projects, but rather a place to discuss photography as an art and post things that would be of interest to other photographers.

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Self Portraits pretentious? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by LedameSassenach@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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So I typically do a lot of street photography but with little kids at home it’s a rare occasion that I can get out to shoot especially child free. I’ve taken them many times but it becomes an impossible situation where I’m trying to keep them entertained while also shooting.

So I thought maybe trying some self portraits. There are very few photos of me in existence that aren’t basic selfies and I’ve been interested in conceptual photography. Figured it would be a neat way to broaden my horizons from home.

Anyway I did a set, I of course look horribly depressed in them…I may have a case of resting bitch face but also I was still juggling the children while trying to make something so that may be why I looked miserable. When editing what I did manage to shoot I felt very self conscious about myself and the thought that I’m and “important” enough subject to take photos of made me very uncomfortable.

I don’t have lots of access to models, my children are too young to sit still for photos, and I can rarely leave the house without them in toe.

Anyway, are there any suggestions about how can I get past that hurdle so I can make interesting photos?

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[–] VividAcanthaceae6681@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Honestly it became sort of a hobby of mine to just experiment with angles and lighting and facial features sometimes paying attention to ways that I might be able to guide someone to make certain gestures or create similar poses and such.

I should start doing it again I did feel better about myself and it was like playing adult dress up. It would be cool now too get kiddo involved in something like that since she's into makeup and stuff and her nephew which is a year older than her seems like he likes to dress up and stuff too. I'm just actually kind of makes me have a little more motivation towards that goal again.

Also it may be pretentious or whatever the hell you may call it but I like the way I look in some of the pictures, I'm fascinated about the different ways I can look. Typically I don't wear makeup except a little eyeliner and plain burt bees lip balm cuz it makes me feel odd So it's sort of an outlet for doing makeup and stuff which is actually kind of fun sometimes.