I've finally done it. I took a self-portrait. It's been on my list of things to challenge myself. But I never felt comfortable with the idea, mostly because I don't like my face (i.e. skin) and my hair is in a really weird stage of growth. But mostly because of the former. I took Brooke Shaden's challenge to find inspiration by doing something that you haven't done before or something that scares you. Well, self-portraiture covers both of those.
As human beings we have an innate nature of self-critique. We are our harshest critics. Which is interesting because we have reached this odd age of "selfies." We take pictures of ourselves and blast them all over the internet seeking for approval from others and yet even when we receive comments of praise we still question their validity because we as the photographer AND as the model will only ever see flaws.
It is a twisted web we weave.
Aware | (c)M.M.Hewitt 2014 Downloading this image for any use without written permission is strictly prohibited.
I don't know what I was so scared of before. I love this image. I felt free taking this image. I feel free looking at this image. I'm becoming more and more aware of who I am as a person, wife, mother, daughter, and artist. I don't care if you don't like this image. Because I do. I love this image. And I could look at it for hours.