Saturday, 25 May 2013

Sometimes you've just got to get a pair of balls!

I wasn't sure about what to write about today until I had to do my assignment this week for my photography diploma. This week I had to emulate Cindy Sherman, a famous photographer who took self portraits which look like scenes from movies, she didn't copy actual movies she just took shots to look as if they'd leapt out of the silver screen.

Which brings me to my photograph for this week.

I decided that I was going to not just take a boring "selfie" where I hide every single flaw I can think of and then manipulate the photograph to the max, no! I decided I would step right out of my comfort zone and boost my self confidence at the same time, do I care if anyone thinks I look like a buffalo in my photograph? no, I don't give a crap because I look at the photo and I see someone who is healthier, fitter, beautiful and is about to become the person she always wanted to be, a slim confident woman with bags of energy and a high self esteem! So anyone who wants to say anything nasty, do your worst, I don't care!

So here it is, my assignment for the week, a shot of myself in my bed, half dressed and looking fab! So why not do something similar or do something that you've always been afraid to do before. Empower yourself and set yourself free, honestly it's seriously liberating!


1 comment:

  1. Awww, thank you Laura, you're such a sweetheart! I got Aria to take the photo my heavy camera was teetering on a very skinny tripod, I set it up and she fired the trigger, very helpful little photo assistant :)

    Overcoming fears is really tough, but I think it's the best thing to get back your self esteem and feel good about yourself, I'm done with feeling like I'm nothing, that's over, we get a limited amount of time to live and I plan on living, it's a gradual process but I'm willing to get there!

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