A few months ago I made a promise to myself to do things a bit differently, take big chances and step out of my comfort zone. I called it My Unexpected Journey. The goal is the help me grow as an individual by living life with no fear or regrets.. while also learning to be comfortable in my own skin.
One of the challenges on the list was to take self portraits... why? Because I hate taking photos of myself.. I mean really hate it.. even more I hate sharing them. So what better way to push myself out of my comfort zone? Also, I think portrait photography is lovely and the practice would help me be a better photographer in general. Plus, there seriously are no photos of me in existence and that’s kind of sad lol.
So today I played with some natural light and gave it a go.. my goal was a bit of a cinematic look.. but also no nonsense and natural.. just me.. trying not to be awkward (what am I suppose to do with my hands!?) ... sigh... anyways the other part of the challenge was to share them here with all of you.. because you guys are on this journey of self growth right along with me.. so... here are some of my favorites from today. I hope you enjoy;
Here’s to jumping out of your comfort zone!
Much Love,
Justine
Love the lighting! I know how you feel about self portraits...or the fact there is photographic evidence of my exsistance for that matter. Thanks being said I once 3D modeled my face and had to stare at myself for hours. It's hard to do but at least I'm more comfortable with what I look like.
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Wow, yeah.. talk about getting comfortable with how you look! Lol.. man I can’t imagine having to recreate every small detail.. sheesh.
Thanks so much, I was really loving the lighting. And yeah.. some photos to prove we walked on the earth might be a good thing haha.
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Maybe a few.
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You go girl! Love it! Especially the one with the with the flower <3
I probably will have to push you more and more to continue doing self portraits. You are a natural!!!
(You still owe me a portrait with your horse :P and I will never forget that)
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Haha! Thank you 🤗.. yes, I’m going to need you to constantly bug me to continue doing these haha. Thank you for your kind words and encouragement.. and yes yes.. I owe you some horse selfies!
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They are lovely and you look gorgeous. I wish I had the confidence (and looks) to do similar.
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Awe thanks love 🤗.. and seriously.. you are the most photogenic person I’ve ever met!! Get your self portraits on!
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The girl in the cafe beatiful
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Thank you ☺️
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you are (insert synonyms for beautiful here).
somehow I never shared our "selfie" taken by gtg... now I know why
take care!
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Haha, thank you 🙈 Did I mention I am horrible at taking compliments too? Haha. Ohh I saw one of us with gtg somewhere.. I need to go around and collect all the photos!
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hahah I think you did lol. Would be cool to see that one photo :)
take care!
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You have a beautiful smile, and I love the shots with the flower. :) Also, I celebrate your journey out of the comfort zone, especially when it means practicing loving yourself, in all the different ways! Really great.
Xx ToL
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Wow thank you! I agree completely.. getting out of your comfort zone, learning to love yourself, and really just living life the way it was intended is so important I think. It’s been a fun adventure so far and I’m already seeing improvements in myself overall.. thanks for the wonderful comment, I really appreciate it ❤️
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Very pretty
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Thank you ☺️
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Beautiful photos!
It was was nice meeting you at the end of SteemFest!
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Hey thank you 😊
It was nice meeting you as well! Hope things are good
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Nice ! We all have to face those uncertainties head on at some point. I like how you exited the normality of comfort, it most certainly makes us stronger 💪🏻 keep it up, my friend :)
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Thank you!
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Of course :)
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love the lighting! these are great. so playful and you are beautiful :)
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Awe thank you so much ☺️ 🤗
Yeah the lighting really helped me out here.. caught it at the perfect time!
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YAY you! Getting out there, showing your face, growing <3 I love them, they all have a soft and warm feel to them, number 2 and 4 are my favourites today (might pick others tomorrow :D).
Cheers to you exploring outside of your boundaries! <3
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🙌🏼 Yay!! Thank you!! Man it’s hard to just throw yourself out there sometimes.. especially as one who really doesn’t handle attention well 😬 (which I know you understand 😉)... but I think every time I do it, I grow a bit as a person in one way or another.
I like number 2 as well 👀 it’s one of my favs haha. Thank you so much for the love and support ❤️❤️❤️
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Congrats! Great example for us to be confident and challenge our own mental thinking which is what sets us back in achieving our goals many times!
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I agree completely! Every times we push ourselves a bit, we are now even more strong than we were before. Thanks so much!
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in this 11 months on steem i made more selfies then in my entire life, and i believe it is not more than 20 :D and i think that maybe 2 of them are not for a contest or some kind of test :)
next level is filming myself and speaking english. that was the reason i did not edit all the rumblings in my last video (kinda my first with me in it).
all of them are good, but i like the silly one, it shows character :)
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Haha! Nothing like steemit to bring out the selfies in us! Yeah videos are tough.. they are more difficult than selfies.. and my goodness I can’t even imagine making one while speaking Serbian, so major props to you for even attempting it. Thanks for the lovely comment! And I like the silly one too.. much more me.. out of focus and all
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"out of focus and all" :D i know that it is hard to do selfies with shallow depth of field. and really hard if you try to do it with a "portrait" lens :D
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That 3rd one down, your mouth looks like it would like to do your trademark quirk... :))
I tried to go thro and pick my favorite, but I could only narrow it to 3 of them.... They are all very good!
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Hahaha! I do have a smirk don’t I? 🙈
Thank you very much, I really appreciate that ❤️
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Portraits are certainly difficult. Good lighting was it from a regular lamp or was it a photography light?
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Hey! Actually it was just natural lighting from having the front door open... it was nicely filtered through the trees so it wasn’t direct.. but just good ole natural light!
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If I had a face like that I would do nothing but take my own photo and hand out to everyone in Street and saying I'm gorgeous aren't I?
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🤣🙈 Hahahahah.. oh man.. well, thank you very much.. that is very kind ❤️
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Very pretty pictures :) . Owning the unexpected journey !
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Awe thanks Pechi ☺️ I’m trying! As painful as it is 😜
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You look absolutely lovely
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Thank you very much ❤️
I’m so excited for you!! What a day 🤱🏼🎆💞
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I vote for #7 - beautiful smile!
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Awe thanks so much ☺️
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These are the best self portraits I've seen all year, and as you can guess, I saw many.
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You did get the cinematic look. Well done. And you look beautiful.
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It was at this moment that Justine put the entire chain on notice...
We are all simply in awe. Keep getting out of your comfort zone. Push the limits. We need more beauty in this world. Thanks for letting us see this side of ya.
❤️
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I am so with you, I too lack photographs of myself; definitely camera shy.
These are beautiful though and you have no reason to not have your photo taken all the time. Well done!
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My, you are a stunner LL. The one with the daisy and your lips...mmmhm. Glad you had fun with it😍🤗
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The silly one is my preferred... you're kind of a natural clown (with all my respect) and that's just loveable... ;)
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Hello... ;-)
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I saw you before :) Now you've got a new follower :D
photos are great!
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You have very soulful eyes :)
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Haha, thank you 😊❤️
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Bella :* (means beautiful in Spanish)
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You're really brave, lele <3 Every time you do one of these, I feel lifted somehow :D Even though I'm very anxious as a person, your courage makes me feel better about things.... <3 Love your spirits, wonderwoman lele \o/
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Awe thank you spider.. this comment means a ton because this is exactly what makes me want to share now I’m pushing myself out of my comfort zone.. cause I hope it inspires others to do the same.
Thanks for the amazing comment ❤️
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You have a lovely Clavicle... I can only see the one in your portraits. I'm assuming that the other one is grotesque & deformed hehe...
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😂😂😂
Yep, you have caught me.. and dang you scrolled to find this post!! 😜
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I know I know I really did...was it worth it...?
Yes.
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Ok you made me fall in love with the third one 😍 But still the silly ones are the best! 😎 👍
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