February 13, 2012
by Rodney
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It’s been a while since I’ve done some self-portraits. So today, while testing a Color Checker Passport, I shot a few. This is the one I liked the most.
Most photographers don’t like being on the other side of the camera.
So, why do photographers shoot self-portraits?
These are some of the reasons I’ve come up with.
To show others “How we see ourselves”
To show others “How we wish to be seen”
To show others “How we think others see us”
To document “How we’re changing”
As a record of both the good and the bad things that happen to us
As a record for myself and my loved ones
As a way of dealing with our own mortality
Because the model is always there
We’re “self absorbed egomaniacs”
We’re shy and afraid to ask people to model
Why do you think we do it?
