Being Myself = The Self Shots
Posted by ja2nyda2ny on June 23, 2008
Being Myself = The Self Shots
Through the entire trip, there were so many people who liked to criticize what I usually do.
It was all about self-camera shots. People were making fun of me taking pictures myself – What is wrong with that? Until they criticize me with it, I did not know such behavior was THAT STRANGE.
Anyways, I did it ANYWAYS, everyday. Sometimes I took pictures of myself with the cell phone, and sometimes I did it with my digital camera. Most of time, I satisfied myself much more than when somebody took my pictures.
After a while, people who criticized me started to take their picture by themselves. It was so funny that they do it after they said it looks so stupid. Well, they knew how it works, and how it works well. There was no reason to be criticized before. I think it slightly can be considered as conservative.
There are some people who cannot consider the side of different aspects, or behaviors. I believe it is wrong to criticize something or somebody just because it is not like yours. I did not damage people by taking pictures myself; it is just one of my enjoyments. Behave different does not mean that I am so stupid enough to be criticized.
Bob said
This is assuming people were asking you what you were doing because they actually thought it was wrong. I know that I was personally curious more than anything-it’s not like I see people doing that all over the place where I live, or anywhere I’ve lived. Obviously, if so many people wondered what you were up to, it isn’t that normal, at least in the U.S. So there’s no need to assume everyone was being hostile. Actually, I really like some of the shots here, they’re super cool. Anyone with a slight appreciation of culture or art would like these. Did your camera automatically add in the furry rims on the pic’s or was that you photoshoppin’ or what was it?
felixjes said
And you look great in every picture!
ja2nyda2ny said
Bob – I Photoshop every single picture – HAHA
I know it tkae more time, but it looks good though -
mikeinjapan said
The “Jade pictures” were just part of our trip. I think it’s pretty cool that you have a picture of yourself at every location we went to. I didn’t take that many pictures with myself in them, and that was kind of a bummer. But, it’s good that you didn’t let any of the criticism of your pictures get in the way of you taking them. Our trip wouldn’t have been the same if you weren’t taking pictures everywhere.