Your Monday Photo Shoot: My Camera and Me

Hi folks -- since blogger
John is on his well-deserved
vacation, I'm doing this week's Monday Photo
Shoot.

Since I wasn't so good with the
planning-ahead part of this, I had to come up with a topic and a photo
from around the office (I could have dipped into my already-taken
photos, but that's no fun). Here's what I came up
with:

Your Monday Photo Shoot: Take a photo
that shows you with your camera. A mirror or other
reflective surface would probably help
here.

Also, tell us a little about your camera, and
how you use it. (This isn't a sneaky marketing survey,
incidentally.)

I got the idea from a previous entry
where
I talked about my camera. I won't repeat myself, other than
to say that it's a Canon SD200, and I like that it's the size of a deck
of cards, though I think the small size makes it easier for me to
smudge the lens without realizing it.

I mostly use
it for snapshots, though I like to pretend I'm a real photographer.
Luckily, I have access to Photoshop -- it works wonders and lets me
continue my delusions.

As to why mirror
self-portraits? A lot of times, when people post pictures of
themselves on blogs or profiles, they grab their camera and take a
picture of themselves in the bedroom or bathroom
mirror.

Since most digital cameras come with
self-timers (including cell phone cameras), I
honestly don't know why people do this. Granted, it may take some
trial-and-error, but self-portraits where you don't see the camera
generally look better. Plus, setting the camera down and using the
self-timer eliminates camera
shake.

So, I thought I would turn it
around -- try to take an interesting shot of you with your camera in a
mirror. (If you're shy, you don't have to show all of your face, but
please do try to include some part of yourself. Um, above the waist
and/or neck, please.)

Since I'm in the office,
finding a big enough mirror was kind of a problem. At first, I tried
taking a shot in the bathroom. Outside of, um, other considerations,
the lighting is pretty bad. Plus, I was trying to take an interesting
photo. Here's the heavily treated outcome:

Note
how the weight of the camera is making me cross-eyed.

So, I went around and stole a bunch of freebie mirrors from
my cow-orkers,
and that's what you see there. Since I never miss a chance to post a
photo of myself, four photos (sort of) should be even better,
right?

Anyway, enough of my blather: Take a photo
showing you with your camera, add
the picture to your blog, then leave a comment here with a
link back to your blog.

And even though it's called
the Monday Photo Shoot, you have pretty much until Thursday to
participate.

Thanks -- Joe

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