Comments | bethy_beth: Normal behavior or vanity?

bethy_beth

Normal behavior or vanity?

Feb 08, 2006 16:04

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doctorteeth February 8 2006, 23:43:33 UTC

I wouldn't stress too much about the whole vanity thing, I think you worry about it more than others would.

Your eyes are outstanding by the way.

Oh, and I've moved - refer to my last post :)

bethy_beth February 8 2006, 23:59:45 UTC

Yeah, the vanity idea didn't really occur to me until someone said something to me...but I'm not actually stressing as much as it probably seems from the entry.

I added your new journal. :)

doctorteeth February 9 2006, 06:48:34 UTC

Coolios! And you would have noticed the TPB icons on it too!

bethy_beth February 9 2006, 08:25:25 UTC

Yup! :)

wudu_wasa February 9 2006, 01:04:56 UTC

As a photogragher and videographer, I usually take excessive amounts of photos, primarily to have more options when I'm working on them. On one project-a final-I took about 50-62 shots for a slide of 5 frames. This may be normal for school projects and such but do I normally take pictures at a high rate or consider such behavior normal? Not if it interrupts your day to day activities. I may do a project once a week or month. Perhaps you do it because you like using your phone or because you like photography. Perhaps you do it because you like the way you look. Perhaps I'm pyscho-analyzing too much. I guess what it boils down to is what motivates you and whether or not that motivation is destructive, constructive or disruptive. If it is either of the said then yah, it's a good chance it's not beneficial.

bethy_beth February 9 2006, 02:40:41 UTC

Here's the average: 15-20 shots, many of which usually get deleted, depending on how lucky I am with angles, and under 10 minutes spent doing it. And I only do it once in a while.

I do it because it's fun, it's nice when I get good angles because for most of my life I hated the way I looked in pictures (good ones are still somewhat of a novelty for me), and I like having new stuff to put up on MySpace and blogs.

So what's your "professional" analysis?

Professional? LOL....I am anything BUT professional. wudu_wasa February 9 2006, 21:15:12 UTC

Oh, is that all? That seems perfecctly normal, you just want to make up for lost opportunities.

Re: Professional? LOL....I am anything BUT professional. niamh_macsween March 8 2006, 10:50:28 UTC

i think it's ok, me too i enjoy taking pics of myself, and i don't think it's vanity! go ahead, do what you wanna do, this is the best way to enjoy life!