Project 52: Self-Portraits: Jump
A couple of weeks ago, I read Elena’s tips for jumping self-portraits in the Selfie Saturdays feature on her blog.
If you’ve been around here a while, you’ll know I continually link to Elena and whine about not participating in her self-portrait challenges due to lack of motivation being too busy an inability to be creative whatever reason.
My first attempt for my birthday self-portrait, Being Green was actually a jumping shot I’ve never shared before. It’s pictured to the right.
Surprisingly, without having the foggiest clue what I was doing, I followed most of Elena’s tips!
Having successfully jumped on camera exactly once before, I thought finally I had a Selfie Saturday in the bag. Surely I could jump on camera again!
The days passed by and my confidence shrank bit by bit. Not only is a jumping self-portrait full body, but any loose body parts (boobs, big belly, etc) have a mind of their own. For a girl of size like me, there is no way to take a flattering jumping self-portrait.
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