tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post7321372938706267404..comments2024-01-11T18:39:50.665+00:00Comments on Painting With Shadows: Self Portrait Challenge - and Episode 51 of Understanding Photography with Kim AyresKim Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-51766633164841091042021-03-28T23:46:23.560+01:002021-03-28T23:46:23.560+01:00Neena - it's not just Guyanese women, it's...Neena - it's not just Guyanese women, it's a global phenomena of almost everyone under 30 (and plenty over 30 too).<br /><br />I think part of the reason is about having control over your own image. The problem when someone else takes our photo is they have all the control - they might make us look amazing, or they might make us look ridiculous. But we can take as many as we like of ourselves, until we are happy it represents the way we wish to be seen (even if it ends up not actually looking that much like we actually are). Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-16526682479541137022021-03-28T21:16:27.819+01:002021-03-28T21:16:27.819+01:00Have you been peeking in my notebook? :D
I was sc...Have you been peeking in my notebook? :D<br /><br />I was scribbling about self-portraits...selfies...and the idea that we are all works of art.<br />Most people tend to think that means we are all beautiful. I don't think that's what it emans though. I think we're all works in progress. <br /><br />For years, I couldn't understand why artists did self-portraits. I didn't think that it was because they were ready-made models.<br /><br />It's interesting how many Guyanese women I see taking scores of selfie after selfie after selfie and posting them. I can't figure out why.neena maiya (guyana gyal)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01358313821005038118noreply@blogger.com