A few months ago I made a promise to myself to do things a bit differently, take big chances and step out of my comfort zone. I called it My Unexpected Journey. The goal is the help me grow as an individual by living life with no fear or regrets.. while also learning to be comfortable in my own skin.
One of the challenges on the list was to take self portraits... why? Because I hate taking photos of myself.. I mean really hate it.. even more I hate sharing them. So what better way to push myself out of my comfort zone? Also, I think portrait photography is lovely and the practice would help me be a better photographer in general. Plus, there seriously are no photos of me in existence and that’s kind of sad lol.
So today I played with some natural light and gave it a go.. my goal was a bit of a cinematic look.. but also no nonsense and natural.. just me.. trying not to be awkward (what am I suppose to do with my hands!?) ... sigh... anyways the other part of the challenge was to share them here with all of you.. because you guys are on this journey of self growth right along with me.. so... here are some of my favorites from today. I hope you enjoy;
And because I’m me.. I can’t possibly not include a silly one 😝😜
Yep.. that’s what I think of a whole post full of my face too..
Here’s to jumping out of your comfort zone!
Much Love,
Justine