As the old saying goes “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” This is a photograph that was submitted long ago for a JPG magazine theme “Beauty Redefined.” I choose this photo for two reasons, glasses often are not featured in photos that are tagged “beautiful” and two seeing yourself as beautiful. The looking into the mirror back at the camera was my way of saying that beauty is not only subjective but at times it can be reciprocal.
Anything can be beautiful to anyone. I cannot wait to see what others interpret as beautiful for photo hunters this week.
In the comments section of this post jmb asked how I took the photo of my own eye (above). It was actually pretty easy. I put the camera on a tripod in front of a large mirror. I put the compact on the floor and focused the camera. To make sure I was in the spot where the camera was focused I stuck a post it note on the floor under the compact so when I picked it up I would know where I needed to sit. I set the timer for 10 seconds to make sure that I had enough time to find the lens. I sat in front of the mirror and looked to the center of the lens (I used the big mirror to find the camera behind me). After the shot I adjusted the light and color tone in photoshop. Hope this answers your question jmb and thanks to you all for stopping by and commenting!
Have a Happy weekend!
Edited 9/3/08 to add... TNchick in the comments section of this post asked if I won at JPG with this photo... no but it was the photo that I ever receieved the most votes on and received the most views. That was pretty cool :)!
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37 comments:
Nice take for this week's theme. Thanks for sharing!
I thought of "beauty in the eye of the beholder".. but had no idea of how to do that.. Your take is wonderful. Great Post!!
Definitely agree that bespectacled people can be beautiful too! :)
Beautiful shot there. That was how I tag my photos too :)
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Excellent photo, but how did you do it is my question? Happy weekend.
What a unique, and interesting take on the theme! Great shot! Happy photo hunting, and thank you for stopping by!
hi, amanda! first, i like to say i like your name amanda.
your take for today's theme is magnificent. beauty is always in the eyes of the beholder, that i believe.
What a fabulous shot and a great take on the theme. Happy weekend to you...
What an fantastic shot. SO complex and layered!
Thanks for stopping by...
What a great shot. I think it and you are very beautiful. I also like your glasses. ;) It all comes back to what we interpret as beautiful.
I love how you connected "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" with your photo. I wondered how you took it - thanks for the details on your shoot. And thanks for stopping by.
That is a great photograph. We do tend to place limits on what we will "accept" as beautiful, don't we? At least in relation to ourselves.
Well I certainly agree with you - and as I sit here wearing my glasses - I appreciate the sentiment. :)
Good take on this week's theme. :)
Wow that is such a superb photo. Happy weekend
very creative and it's one of the best photohunt that I have seen for this week
-lissa
I love your slant on this weeks theme. It's a very interesting photo of a beautiful woman. And I agree that glasses can be beautiful.
That's a great shot! (I have glasses sorta like those! Same shape - mine are red ♥ em!)
Thanks for dropping by my Photo Hunt at Small Reflections and leaving the link back here. I enjoyed your ‘interesting’ take on this week’s theme providing food for thought.
Hugs and blessings,
Fantastic photo - did it win over at JPG?
Great photo -- one that makes a person think. Thanks for sharing and for visiting...
Nice work. I enjoyed your eXplanation of how the shot was achieved. ThanX for stopping by the other day.
I love your glasses!
Congratulations on becoming site of the week. I like your idea behind this photo on the beautiful theme.
Amazing photo - love it!
Happy Weekend.
Great photo!
Congratulations on "Site of the Week!"
It's a great shot!
Very artistic shot...full of thought and interest.
I totally agree with you, and it's a great shot.
I'm so glad TN Chick featured this because I missed it last weekend. Wonderful photo and thoughts!
I love this take on the theme!
Congratulations on being selected site of the week! Fantastic take on last week's theme.
I'm glad you were the featured site for beautiful because I missed it last week. Great take on the theme and I love that shot.
Congratulations on being the TNChick's choice of the week. I agree with her choice! I liked your narration for your photo, too.
That is really cool and a good reason to choose the photo. Very interesting how you did the photo, but doesn't sound super easy. Congrats on being photo of the week.
Congratulations on being site of the week! I'm glad that you were chosen because I missed your shot last week. Great take on the theme and I liked your post a lot!
liked your photo and the message you shared about "beauty"... :D
Congrats for site of the week.
Very cool photo.
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