Self Portrait Challenge

One of the things I was busy with during my time away for the blog world was participating in a 30 Day Self Portrait Challenge put on by the wonderful sister duo over on A Beautiful Mess. Their blog is one I have been following for just over a year now. I love all the different things they come up with like home decor ideas, as well as their sister style features they post. They recently came out with an iPhone app and just last week a new book. Leading up to the launch of the book they put up the challenge for their readers to try their hand at an experiment with taking pictures with themselves as the subject. Sounds easy right? Not for me.

To begin I don't mind having photos taken of me. Part of me even enjoys having my photo taken. No, I'm not going to love every single one and some I won't tag myself in or post on Facebook or Instagram, but I'm definitely not one of those people who see a camera and run in the other direction. I love having my favourite memories captured through photos and I'm really trying now to always have a camera on me. Instagram has become a real obsession for me when it comes to photos. I've become one of those people that are talked about in this hilarious video below.

One of the hardest things for me during this challenge was figuring out interesting poses for myself and then setting it up and taking the photo. For the first thirteen photos or so I wasn't doing anything spectacular and therefore wasn't really challenging myself. Around day fourteen I tried different poses and lighting. Also around this time I finally bought Photoshop Elements which helped me edit the photos. By the end of the challenge there were a bunch of photos I was really proud of.

For those who don't follow me on Instagram here are my photos from this challenge from Day 1 to Day 30.

Something else that this challenge made me realize is just how much I enjoy taking photos, and miss taking them all the time. So starting in two weeks my friend Hillary and I are going to start going on photography adventures every Saturday or for Saturdays we are both available. There are so many places to explore in Ontario and I'm looking forward to finding them.

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