The day came….

that our assignment for class is to do a self portrait.  Well, as most photographers will tell you, they take the photos because they prefer NOT to be in front of it!

You won’t believe the number of shots it takes to get yourself right in the frame.  For this one I kept on trying until I fell over from dizziness!  My husband thought it hilarious, watching me try to get the shot. 

(Slow exposure, with light coming in through the window behind me.  I was spinning around.  There were a few of me falling over too!)

I thought to try a variety of shots.  This one came out not too bad. My husband likes it the most.

This is my favourite though…  Maybe because you can see so little of me?

Jasmine Star New Zealand Workshop

Jasmine Star is a phenomenal wedding photographer based in the USA.  She is coming to Australia and New Zealand soon to give workshops. (http://jasminestarworkshop.com/)

You can see some of her photos here on her blog: http://www.jasminestarblog.com/

Well, she is giving away a seat in her New Zealand workshop.  The competition entails posting a self-portrait.  Now, there is a reason I TAKE the photos and am very seldom in them.  This is (part of) me, taken really early this morning, warts and all… (My nose isn’t in the shot because I judged it to be too big.  It would hog the show!)

The star is also part of the competition.  Luckily I keep a few around for rewarding my kids.