5.4 Self Portrait

Good afternoon, photojournalists!

I'm sorry I didn't get this on the blog earlier. I was having issues with my blog being blocked for some reason.

This week, you're going to do a self portrait.

Note, I said "SELF PORTRAIT" NOT "selfie."

It's relatively easy, and you can make it as fun or as serious as you want. Think about what you want it to represent about yourself.

Here's a blog about how to take self portraits with your iPhone (or any smart phone), but it's kind of serious:

https://iphonephotographyschool.com/self-portraits/

Here's another one:

https://www.tomsguide.com/us/self-portrait-tips,review-4621.html

Here are some ideas for cool self portraits:

https://www.format.com/magazine/resources/photography/cool-self-portrait-ideas

Here are some examples:

https://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/100-seriously-cool-self-portraits-and-tips-to-shoot-your-own--photo-5689

Does it need to be serious? No. You can make it fun.
Can you use props? Sure, as long as they're school appropriate.

Think about you and what represents you.

Here's one I took a few years ago. It was a deadline night. I was exhausted and waiting for kids to hand pages in so I could edit them, and all I really wanted was a strong latte. You can see there's a mess of things behind me, which typically happens on a deadline night.

AND I had bangs. I'm still trying to decide if I want to do bangs again or not. What do you think?

When you're done with yours, put it on this google doc:

Put your self portrait and then a short paragraph or a few sentences of how it represents you or why you chose to do your photo that way.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_Dpzt5r6h6Tt88VRRU3sY0nl9LafzozZvsJJXgEPmuc/edit

This is due on Monday, May 11th.

As always, if you need ANYTHING, please let me know!!