Self Portraits

As I was creating this blog, I realized I did not have a picture to upload, and no one is home to take it. "Take it yourself," the devil on my shoulder said. Luckily, my good sense prevailed, and I will wait until a picture is taken of me. In the age of Myspace and Facebook, self-portraits have taken on a whole new light and life.

• "I am bored, so I will take photos of myself."
• "I look really good from this angle, and no one is here to see it."
• "It will be cool to have a picture of myself looking in the mirror."

So what's up with that? Vanity at it's best, and desperate efforts to appear in only the choicest of conditions. I just don't get it. I find these types of photos silly and self-absorbed, although I am clearly in the minority. When your family gets home today, check their arm length on their picture taking side. If they have bent and stretched to get a great head shot, perhaps you should enroll them in a hobby....