Friday Faces

Earlier this week I sent out a call for self-portraits not knowing where exactly I would take this little project. Several ladies sent me their mugs and it was so fun seeing their faces and reading the explanations attached, that I want to keep this going. Today and next Friday I will post self-portraits and then next Friday I will unveil the next assignment. Doing a biweekly assignment should take care of both the eager beavers and the stragglers.

What I love about a self-portrait is that (unless you have one of those flip screen cameras) you look at the lens and make a face attempting a certain expression, portraying a specific emotion, or you are trying to capture mid moment an emotion you are feeling - not knowing what you look like. It's the capture of a moment of vulnerability. And because can try whatever you want knowing that the delete button is yours, you have the freedom to cut loose or show the serious side you always cover with goofiness for the camera.



Kathy - I know this photo is blurry. But I took it this summer when the kids and I joined ash on a business trip. It's the kind if moment I want to remember and be remembered by them, just stopping during the busyness of life and being with each other.



Natalie - Here is a pic of me and J



Amy - Here's one I took a few weeks ago at my BIL's house in Asheville. :) I was just goofing off with my camera while playing with a flower my neice gave me. :)



Everyone always says to me "you're soooo photogenic." My response in my head... wow, do I really look that crappy all the time. I do well hiding behind my camera taking pictures of other people. I enjoy it and it keeps me out of the photos. However, when I read your post, I smiled. That so describes my thoughts: "I am just not that girl. I'm a little too goofy and self-conscious to ever pull off one of those photo shoots."  So, this shot was taken on my back deck at 2:30pm on Thursday... having barely survived 3 days of hardcore potty training, getting both my girls (2 and 3 months) down napping at the same time, managing to not get the shot of my shoulder covered in baby throw up, and drinking a cup of chai tea I just brewed in the kitchen while burning my thumb on the teapot. Nope, I'm not smiling... today I'm just here. It's a season of life, early motherhood, of that I am sure. Maybe one day I'll want to dress up all pretty and do a photo shoot (probably not), but today I am perfectly content to sit and watch the leaves fall and enjoy the quiet on my back deck knowing that in less than 30 minutes the quiet will be gone.

Thanks, friends. These are great! Feel free to leave comments below.