I applaud your honesty and can really 'get it' from my life's experiences ...I have been every size so to speak and I have been my own (still can be!) worst critic....HOWEVER...and this is my big take on it all. For those of is who enjoy sharing our stories and our lives for others (kids/grandkids as in my case) to know more about us, there is little benefit if "I" am not in the picture. So, I began doing that until I got a serious diagnosis of oral cancer in 2017...and then I wanted to, and did, share selfies and how I was going because it helped me and helped others. Great post!
Yes, there are certainly as many reasons for being IN the photo as there are not.
And even as I wrote that, I am ok with taking selfies. It's when others take full photos that I have an issue with. Maybe its not so much self-image as it is lack of control. If I take it, I have the power to release it or just send it to the trash.
Perhaps the trick is in recognising that photography is essentially a storytelling tool. So that one is able to look at an unrealistically enhanced photo and see it for what it is.
A bit like looking at the clothes on a runway and understanding that most of them are showcasing trends, innovations, and so on. And be able to enjoy that for what it is. And then go off to a clothes shop and buy what you wear to work.
Also, seeing our own photographs that way. That one day one may show up in a photograph as a glam'd up mama out for a much needed night on the town, And the next day in a different shot tell that tells the story of a day in the life of a tired soccer mum.
I agree that the confidence and security that enables one to be able to see this, has to come from a healthy view of oneself.
Thank you for sharing this! I totally agree with what you said, I think there should be and education about this, understand that some contents are just that and not a reference. I think that recently there was a small improvement in this, but we still have a lot to do.
Yes, I think part of the issue I had as a child was the length of time it took to take the picture. Mom had to "crouch" to get it just rights. You can only hold your breath for so long.
I applaud your honesty and can really 'get it' from my life's experiences ...I have been every size so to speak and I have been my own (still can be!) worst critic....HOWEVER...and this is my big take on it all. For those of is who enjoy sharing our stories and our lives for others (kids/grandkids as in my case) to know more about us, there is little benefit if "I" am not in the picture. So, I began doing that until I got a serious diagnosis of oral cancer in 2017...and then I wanted to, and did, share selfies and how I was going because it helped me and helped others. Great post!
Thank you so much.
Yes, there are certainly as many reasons for being IN the photo as there are not.
And even as I wrote that, I am ok with taking selfies. It's when others take full photos that I have an issue with. Maybe its not so much self-image as it is lack of control. If I take it, I have the power to release it or just send it to the trash.
Exactly!!
Perhaps the trick is in recognising that photography is essentially a storytelling tool. So that one is able to look at an unrealistically enhanced photo and see it for what it is.
A bit like looking at the clothes on a runway and understanding that most of them are showcasing trends, innovations, and so on. And be able to enjoy that for what it is. And then go off to a clothes shop and buy what you wear to work.
Also, seeing our own photographs that way. That one day one may show up in a photograph as a glam'd up mama out for a much needed night on the town, And the next day in a different shot tell that tells the story of a day in the life of a tired soccer mum.
I agree that the confidence and security that enables one to be able to see this, has to come from a healthy view of oneself.
Thank you for sharing this! I totally agree with what you said, I think there should be and education about this, understand that some contents are just that and not a reference. I think that recently there was a small improvement in this, but we still have a lot to do.
Absolutely, a lot still to do.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
I have a feeling there are many people that feel the same way.
Yes, I think part of the issue I had as a child was the length of time it took to take the picture. Mom had to "crouch" to get it just rights. You can only hold your breath for so long.
I resonated a lot with this post. I actually wrote about not like having my picture taken a while back. Either way, great post :)
As a kid, I developed an actual phobia of being photographed.