Embrace Self-Portraits

I'm a big fan of taking my own photo. My best photos of me are taken by me. If you aren't a fan of your photo, for whatever reason..get a camera and snap your own shots all day every day until you're more comfortable, until you get a good idea of what looks good and what doesn't. Or maybe you're like me and you just like to be silly and have fun. Every now and then you get a fun or great shot from the adventure. It really is that, an adventure. Make it real, by that I mean sometimes you're worth setting up lights, backdrops, driving somewhere fun and beautiful, tweaking the settings, tripods, remotes, props, etc... I mean it, make it a real session of you by you and for you. Don't be afraid to experiment, after all, it's just you. 

I've been snapping my own shots and making a deal out of it since before I got serious about photography. I like to find different angles of the camera, different poses while holding it or with a remote, different lighting and props...it's fun to experiment to make the shots a little different each time.

Here are some of my self-portraits ranging from the year 2008 to less than a week ago. I will admit, those instagram photo challenges have helped in some inspiration of the following...

Recently I got my digital hands on this book that is sure to keep me inspired and keep things interesting for my future self-portraits.

I would love to see your own self-portraits! Maybe just a favorite you have or a collection/album of them, please share away!

What Have I Been Up To?

Trying to graduate with my bachelor's...that's what. May 3rd, where are you?!?
So, thought I'd post a quick recap on some things photo related.
First, I hiked the amazing observation point at Zion National Park. Check the photo set!

Check the entire story of the adventure on this blog post!

If you want to keep up with me don't forget about Instagram! You can also find me on Pinterest, I post often in my Happy Snapper board.

I also got my hands on a new P&S, the Nikon S9500. Here it is on Amazon. I plan on sharing more on my thoughts after using it a while longer.
I'm out of time, must go work on school projects & papers. Can't wait to finish! I've got some exciting ideas to share with you all!

If you're not sick of me.....