People typically think of self portraits as including their face. This was one of the things I loved though about doing a more metaphorical self portrait because a photo can be so representative of someone without even showing their face. So for mine, I took a photo of my bare stomach with my insulin pump because I have had Type 1 Diabetes since I was 3 years old. I then wrote on the photo different words that represented the battles I faced living with the disease but also what it taught me and how it shaped who I am. All together it is a metaphorical but accurate photo of myself.
This is my Traditional self portrait. I just decided to keep it simple with the black background. Both my hair and shirt are a little representative of me because it is how I always wear my hair and also my shirt is one I wear all the time because of how comfy it is. Making this photo a little more representative of me besides the obvious of it being a self portrait.
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