Photos of yourself (1 Viewer)

[MarkHastings]

In my searches through Match.com I've noticed something. It seems that peoples photos (of themselves) fall under 1 of 4 categories:

1) Vacation Photos
2) Wedding Photos
3) Work related Photos
4) Holding a baby Photos



Then when I thought about photos of myself, I realized that 90% of my photos fall into one of the above 4 categories.

The reason I was thinking about this is, I lost 40 pounds in the past 2 years and I don't have many 'new' photos to 'share'. I just realized, that's because I haven't been to any weddings, on vacation, and all of my friends kids are older.

The only photo I do have (in the past year) is one that was taken at work


So what would your top categories (of photos of yourself) fall under?

 

[Michael Warner]

My top category would be "Caught Unawares." I hate having my picture taken so it takes a devious plan to capture my image.

 

[Matt Stone]

Same here, Michael.

 

[Citizen87645]

I'm always quite surprised about the photos people post of themselves, especially on places like Match. Either people have no good pictures of themselves or people take crappy pictures. I think it's a mix of both.

Being a photographer, I think it behooves everyone to know how to take a good photo as the taker and the poser. There's that joke about "which is my best side?" but I don't think it's silly to have that knowledge. And I think tht at some point in your life (maybe as celebration when you've lost a lot of weight) to get a nice portrait taken of yourself.

Personally I wind up with alot of pictures of myself because I use myself as a subject to test lighting setups. Otherwise I'd probably be like everyone else and have to crop my head out of a group photo .

 

[MarkHastings]

LOL - Yeah, there seems to be a lot of that - or the computer "white out" over the other peoples faces.

I have to admit that my photo is guilty of such. It was a work photo where a co-worker had just bought a new digi-camera and wanted to test it out. Another female co-worker put her arms around me and said "Take our photo!".

So I had to do the old "crop her out" in order to submit a more recent (and lighter) photo of myself.

 

[Patrick Sun]

Most of my recent photos of me are of me taking someone else's photo.

 

[Buzz Foster]

What are you talking about?



(Me on vacation from work at my sister's wedding holding my nephew.)

 

[Richard Travale]

Most of the photo's I have of me are from parties(or at the bar). Probably close to 65% of them.

 

[Zen Butler]

I don't see "nude" and "drunk" on the list. I'm usually one of the two in most of my photos.

 

[MarkHastings]

LMAO Buzz!

 

[DougR]

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[Inspector Hammer!]

Here's my favorite of myself...

 

[RickER]

Why John i thought that was you in your avatar? Just kidding man! Who is that anyway?

 

[Inspector Hammer!]

LOL, that's 'Stan the Java Man' from Mad TV, a hilarious character who's hopped-up on coffee all the time.

 

[Sam Posten]

All my pics are 140 pounds ago, I'm looking forward to the weddings this summer!

 

[Joel C]

How about the ever-popular "I have a camera, but no friends to take my picture" option?


http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...3-98480b6edc06

 

[Buzz Foster]

Thanks, Mark. That kind of ties to the other thread, as it is what it on my desktop right now.

Sam, 140 pounds which way? I am getting looks when I go to work on base, and they check my 260lb picture on my ID, then compare to 189lb me. It's a good feeling.

 

[Mike Heenan]

Let's not forget the obligatory picture of your pet or you holding your pet. I've seen a lot of girls with that on match, which is always nice.

 

[Richard Travale]

140 pounds ago? Nice work

 

[Zen Butler]

Joel, the countless mirror photos on Myspace are hilarious.