,, but it would be nice to you know, have a decent photo of myself of some kind'' from what I remember hive's photographers club in finland is quite large. So I would think that getting some photos of you should not be a problem. You probably don't meet every day but some photoshoot opportunities should still be available.
,,Of course, I am not the prettiest in the family by a long shot, which I think affects the desire to preserve my looks for posterity anyway. Some things are better left unsaid, some people are better left unseen.''
I can relate. This the reason why I take way more photos of my dog than selfies. I guess some people and animals are just lucky. She is photogenic. And my mug looks like this...
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We have only had one meetup in Finland and I think only one other Hive user lives in my city :)
Do you feel weird taking selfies? I watch people do it and they seem to feel comfortable, as if it is normal.
I always imagine what it would be like to have "slide nights" like back in the 80s where people would look at holiday pictures of friend's holidays and things and, there only being selfies.
"Hey guys, want to come around for a beer and look at photos I took of my own face?" :D
I don't know if weird is the right word. I find it difficult to take a half decent selfie. My face is too close/ too far away. What is my other hand or the door doing in the photo? I am sure that my finger was on the button. So why did I click something else?Taking a photo of my dog or the sky is easier. All I have to do is see something that seems beautiful, interesting or funny and take the photo before it changes. The fact that dog or sky don't complain about the photo shooting results helps as well.
Also I don't have a patience to look which of a 100 photos is better. I remember Eve a long time ago saying how many photos she took during one of her selfie shootings( and only a few of those photos saw the light of the chain). I don't know what number it was but I think that I might have taken less selfies during my entire life. I am sure that Eve, celestal or ESC would delete many of the photos I consider good. I find my lack of patience for posing or taking selfies quite interesting. It seems like I can be quite patient with my art or solving a puzzle. In the end of 2020 for the first time I was creating a art by order. The piece was done by the last days of december. In 2021 all I did with that piece was varnishing and fixes. Only today I am finally satisfied with the results. I guess it is possible to be closer to perfectionism in some areas and much further from it in the other areas.