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You are your own muse

Beth - own muse

Something Vivienne McMaster said in a recent lesson in her photography e-course ‘You are your own muse’ really struck me.  She said that when you take self-portrait photos you have all the control.  Kind of obvious, but I had never thought about it before.  It’s a really powerful thought if you don’t normally like pictures taken of yourself.  So with that in mind I have been experimenting.

Here are a couple from my recent trip to Greece – I loved the way the shadows from my floppy sun hat fell on my face.

Beth - own muse1

What do you think about taking pictures of yourself?  Have you taken any lately?

Beth - own muse 2

[Images edited and altered using Picnik and Camerabag]

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PS – Read my new interview with Vivienne HERE!

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