2017 the year of self portraits by summerfield

2017 the year of self portraits

i have posted at least 104 self portraits this year. "52 portraits of me" was a challenge i accepted from a good friend after i told her that the ex had been lurking on my 365 album to find out what i've been up to. my friend said "make him drool now that you're no longer together". sucker that i was, i undertook that challenge but there are no regrets.

i also continue to post on wednesdays over at five plus two where we also have weekly themes. the prompts for the group's themes aren't supposed to be made public so you will have to follow the group and watch out for its weekly bulletin which announces the week's theme.

i took eight of my favourites from each of my personal album and from my postings at five plus two to make this collage, plus my most favourite. my overall fave was an emulation of Norman Rockwell's self portrait which was a composite of five photos; a little crude on the processing but i suppose it's alright with my limited knowledge of photoshop.

a few of you who visit my album has expressed interest in doing a weekly self portrait project in the next year. i am posting the prompts here if you wish to undertake the project. these are the prompts that i used for my 52 portraits of me challenge.

01: Overlay
02: Motion
03: Science Fiction / Futuristic
04: Emotion
05: Monochrome
06: Dance
07: Relationships
08: Winter
09: Deception
10: Growth
11: Imitate a Classic Painting
12: Music
13: Altered Perspective
14: Anger
15: Levitate
16: Mystery
17: In Bloom
18: Ghosts
19: Victorian
20: Reflection(s)
21: Big World (make yourself tiny)
22: Long Exposure
23: Favorite
24: Greek Mythology
25: Alter Ego
26: Weakness
27: Disturbing
28: Glamour
29: Close Up
30: Dude, It’s, Like, Totally 80s. Duh.
31: Strength
32: Sadness
33: The World Around Me
34: Imitate an Icon
35: Fly
36: Shadow(s)
37: Funny
38: Vintage (age yourself)
39: Pain
40: Fear
41: Healing
42: Creepy
43: Fairytale
44: Alone
45: Grateful
46: From A Distance
47: Surreal
48: Hidden
49: Love
50: Joy
51: Endings
52: Beginnings

if you want to view the photos i came up using these prompts, click here.

for my five plus two postings, please click here if you are so inclined.
@northy @bella_ss @teresamaro

here are the prompts for the 52 portraits of me, ladies.
January 1st, 2018  
A stunning collage filled with awesome shots! Well done, fav!
January 1st, 2018  
Love your selfies! Fantastic.
January 1st, 2018  
A fabulous collage... I’m not sure I could do this... I really don’t have the motivation to do selfies on a regular basis... hmmmmm
January 1st, 2018  
Fabulous collage. You are so creative when it comes to these self portraits. I struggle to do just one so there's no way I could do 52!
January 1st, 2018  
Great portrait of an unusual woman with remarkable personality.
I have big respect.
January 1st, 2018  
Oh!! What megga thing will you challenge yourself with this year? I learnt so much from your portraits as the eloquently written informative dialogue was a
as good as the photo.
You are so talented and continue to inspire!! Fav
January 1st, 2018  
You do them so absolutely well. ( I try not to be envious!)
January 1st, 2018  
@summerfield thank you!
January 1st, 2018  
You are brave and inspirational. I would struggle to do this. One day (year) when I'm feeling strong perhaps I'll try ...
January 1st, 2018  
Awesome set of pics!
January 1st, 2018  
@northy @teresamaro I'm not too sure how I will go with this but I would like to give it a go. I will start a thread and see if anyone else would like to play along.
January 1st, 2018  
Thank you Vikki, you are now the queen of selfies :)
January 1st, 2018  
January 1st, 2018  
@bella_ss - sure, ☺
January 1st, 2018  
@summerfield thanks :)
January 1st, 2018  
Fab! A truly wonderful set of selfies showing such creativity. The central one really stands out. Regrettably I missed most of them... I'll have to trawl through your pages. Fav
January 1st, 2018  
Lovely collage!
January 1st, 2018  
nice collage. Happy New Year!
January 1st, 2018  
@bella_ss awesome! Please let me know when you post your thread.
January 1st, 2018  
@teresamaro - teresa, sheralee's thread is up now jn the discussion board.
January 1st, 2018  
good collage, Happy New Year
January 1st, 2018  
I so admire your creativity.
January 2nd, 2018  
A wonderful collage. I have really enjoyed ALL 52 of your selfies. So creative. You are a beautiful soul.
January 2nd, 2018  
so much whimsy and beauty too
January 2nd, 2018  
I love the Norman Rockwell one too- awesome collage. You truly are amazing with these!
January 4th, 2018  
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