I avoid the computer after getting back from a con. I'm usually hyped up and happy on a con high, and don't want bad pictures of myself to bring my mood down. After a week or so I'll go looking for pictures and stuff. I do collect them all, good and bad. I generally am with you and think I look like crap in most photos. Basically I post only the good photos, pray no one finds the bad photos, and whenever I start feeling cocky about myself I look at all those ugly photos to put things in perspective. :P Seriously, I think that's a normal feeling; or at least one that you and I both share. You're...
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I am always on the lookout for neat places to take pictures. Parks, historical landmarks on off days (fewer tourists), playgrounds, forests, beaches, churches, interesting textural buildings; your town is your oyster. Don't think your town is boring. Of course it is boring to you, because you've lived in it forever and see it every day. But to someone else, the scenery might look exotic. For instance, I am in Illinois. I think rolling wheat meadows in the summer and snow-covered trees in winter are are about the most unsightly, boring backgrounds imaginable, but that's just because I live here....
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Yes, I get strange looks and comments all the time. Especially in downtown Chicago - hoo, boy. You just can't avoid the "narration". Whether people are positive or negative, I keep in mind that either way I'm giving them something interesting to talk about over dinner that night. And if I'm wearing any semblance of a revealing costume, I always wear a coat over it inbetween photographs (even in summer) and make sure I have friends around to stave off weirdos. Most of the time, as long as you don't take the comments personally, you'll realize people are amused, intrigued, or ignorant. I expect comments,...
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