Self Portraits....Yep, I Hate Them!

OK, then....here are the “TOLERABLE” self portrait shots i have done....i despise being in front of the camera....so many flaws.....but i am trying.  really.  someone once said to me “what will your family have to remember you with if you are always the one taking the photos?”  i suppose they are right, but i just have SUCH problems getting in front....behind it is where i belong and am comfortable.  A couple years ago, when i joined flickr, i had a friend challenge me to do some SP’s....step out of my comfort zone and give it a shot.  I took some....many of which were just clowning around...distracting myself by being silly.  i can honestly say i deleted every one of them and must have tried to meet the challenge for about a week. The bottom shot in this set was the first successful one i took.  it was not horrendous...so i kept it.  The next time i went out to try was easier....it was a silly shot to emphasize i was not a
Grandma in many senses of the word Grandma...and i have kept that because it made people laugh. (it is not here!)  the RR tracks were during a pensive, wanderlust moment...i love to travel and had been thinking for days about the need to get away.
The top shot was taken recently, i went to visit a “Ghost Town” in Northwestern NJ....and for whatever reason, i seem always able to catch a reflection shot in OLD windows....yet mirrors elude me!  AND finally, the 2nd and third shots from the top were taken on a glorious summer like day in February...rare in these parts, when i said to myself, “Self...you need to try an SP again...it has been a while without a reflection.  You need to do YOU!”  I am not thrilled with them...but like i said....i AM trying!
i am also in need of more convincing that this is the best way for my family to remember me!!
Looking forward to meeting you all through your self portraits! :D