Today is Part 3 in a series of videos focusing on Self Portraiture.
This time you get an exclusive peek at my favorite camera for Self Portraits and what I consider fascinating about long exposures.
Below you will find a few examples of Self portraits I’ve taken with the Pinhole Camera as well as some links to some handy resources.
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Big Ben.
4×5 Pinhole Camera, long exposure while holding the camera. The film captured the movement of my body while I was breathing while I held the camera so I feel that this is a self portrait of myself and Big Ben.The movement of my body alters the landscape or buildings. It’s evidence that I was present during the creation of these photos.
Priory
London Bridge
Self Portrait with the Trees. Arizona
Oct. 22 #2 Maui, Hawaii. from the Honeymoon series
Here is another long exposure with the pinhole camera.. This time I put the camera on the dresser and exposed the film overnight and into the morning. You can see ghost like images of us in bed. I feel that this is a portrait of the time we are asleep but still connected in our dreams.
This is our wedding night photo. Long exposure with ghost like images of us. The box you see on the bed is Polaroid 4×5 film that I used to take this photo. It’s so great I have that in the shot since Polaroid its no longer manufacturing this product. But that’s an entirely different topic I’ll save for another video!
finding this series inspired me to start doing this series now! So stay tuned and see what new sleepy time self portraits I create in the upcoming months!
I hope you enjoyed Part 3 of the Self Portrait videos.
If you did enjoy it – I’d love for you to leave a comment below!
I am on the path of mending my broken soul. A story that I am not ready to tell, needs to be told. I feel that even though my soul feels raw, cut open, broken, tender, fragile, and vulnerable, my story needs to be shared. Even if it is just for me. This is my story and my soul searching quest.
I grew up a Mormon. I loved, lived, and breathed my faith. I knew nothing else. It was me. I was it. I followed the path that was to be my life willingly and happily. I was surrounded by good people. I had wonderful friends, teachers, and church mates. I was the exemplary mormon girl. I lived to be an example to others. I knew and felt that my religion was the one and only way to God.
Sometime in my 30’s I started to get a strange feeling. A feeling of doubt. I talked to church leaders and was told this was Satan’s way of tempting me. I was told that I need to continue being faithful and all would be okay. I was told to pray, study the scriptures and my doubts would be put to rest. I did, as I always did, what I was told. I tired harder. I prayed harder. Harder, harder, harder. I really desired to “feel” no doubt. I kept most of my thoughts and feelings in my closet, up on the highest shelf. All my doubts pushed way in the back so I didn’t have to look at them. But for some reason my doubts couldn’t be kept away and out of sight. They were always there. They were looming and I could’t push them away anymore. So after about 10 years of pushing my doubts away it all came tumbling down. My life as I knew it, would never be the same.
It has been a difficult 4 years or so, for me. Feeling very lost and alone on this journey of discovery. For a long time, even after I knew the Mormon faith was not for me anymore, I kept my thoughts and feelings inside. I knew that revealing my secret would crush my friends and family. I spoke to very few people about what I was going through. It was such a sad, sad time for me. The pain, betrayal, and loneliness was at times, unbearable. It is hard to explain what I went through, the depths of despair I felt. I was scared to tell others, because for the most part, EVERYONE I knew was Mormon. I knew that my life would never be the same again. I even tried to go back to my old way of thinking. But it is much like the movie The Matrix and the red/blue pill. I chose the red pill. And I could not go back.
The stories, beliefs, and people that have filled my life up until this point will serve me with life lessons. I have wonderful friendships, family, and people in my life who are Mormon. I love them and cherish them, always. I, in no way, feel that their life journey needs to be like mine. I have learned a lot living the faith of my childhood and I will always be grateful for the good people who have influenced my life for the better, no matter their religion.
Where am I today? I have learned that I have to think for myself, to follow that little voice inside me telling me something is not right. I am on an exciting path to self discovery. I see the world as colorful and vibrant. I no longer look at life as black and white or good and bad. There are many paths to take in this life. I am living life for the here and now. I am reading, exploring, and working on improving me and the life I have. I have never felt such a vibrancy for life. I am finally okay with the unknown. The journey of the soul, with all of its twists and turns is wonderfully mysterious.
So, as far as me and my soul….we are going to be okay. I will forever be listening to that little voice that pushes me and nudges me along. I will be searching and learning and growing in ways I never knew I could. I will be finding others who are on a similar journey and helping and loving in anyway I can.
I truly am thankful for life lessons. Sometimes they are really really hard. Nightmarish even. But it is true, once you get through it, whatever the lesson you need to learn, I believe it is then your responsibility to help others. I am on that journey. I will be living my life to help others. This soul searching girl is excited for life because it is full and bright.
I am Amy. I love life. I love my kids. I love laughing. I love creating. I love books. I love enlightened conversation. I love chips and salsa. I am also the Owner/Creator of Tinytouches.com. I help others find a fun way to work from home.
Part 2 in the Self Portraiture series. This time I focus on ONE way to incorporate self portraits that helps you take continuous photos without going back and forth to the camera to press the self timer button.
Here is a LINK to many different options for a remote shutter release that I talk about in the video.
…and yea… I thought I’d address my use of the word “thingy” to describe the remote shutter. …I lost my train of thought and wanted to keep on going – so there you have it:
a video shoot + no script = “thingy”
I’d love to hear if you have any other tips for self portraiture. Leave them in the comments below. And if you have any questions for me – feel free to leave them in the comments and I will be certain to either answer you through e-mail OR it might be used in a Q&A video!
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