OK, one last thing before I buckle down and get back to painting.
I don't post many photos of me, because I am 100% the opposite of photogenic, and most photos of me don't look like me (my husband agrees, and he has the same issue -- he's much, much cuter than the camera makes him look).
All that said, some time back, a good friend took this photo in black and white and hand-colored it. Today, I scanned it in without removing it from the frame, so I think the streaks are due to the glass. This is one of the few pictures of me I do like. :)
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Join the discussionHmmm...interesting idea. I used my scanner, but it has a transparency lid also, that I didn't use...naw, I don't think that would work, as it is framed, and opaque on the back. I was going to remove it from the frame (sooner or later) and re-scan. But good to know about your cool trick! Thanks!+Murray Robertson
+Marilyn Fenn, I just bought a cheap microscope and it has 2 lights. One is above the glass, the other below it. Scratches on the cover glass disappear when I light it from both on top and below the cover glass. If you try photographing something like this again...
+Carolyn Fox-Hearne Thanks, Carolyn! Good to see you here again. :)
Awesome picture, Marilyn!
+Maude McDonald Aw, you're so sweet! :)
:) Beautiful lady... inside and out.
+Chrissy Kapp Thank you! :)
That's a beautiful picture of you +Marilyn Fenn
+Karen Beggs +Emmanuel Cerisier +Astrid MJ. Houchin +Jim Tipping Thank you all for so many nice comments! Did I mention this was an old picture of me? Just so you know...and won't be disappointed should you meet me IRL! ;)
I think your hair and new avatar look great +Marilyn Fenn !
+Lena Levin Ha, ha! A witch, huh? We'll see how it fairs as it grows longer; we've been eating healthier and healthier every year, but then aging is taking a toll as well. :(
+Marilyn Fenn -- I always cut it shorter when they seem to be not doing so well... but now after five years of consistent vegetarianism, I find that the need doesn't arise anymore (so I'll probably have to cut it just for esthetic reasons at some point, because I am beginning to look increasingly like a witch on her wildest day).
So maybe some diet adjustment might do your hair some good as well, although I am by no means an expert.
No, I cut it to shoulder length last fall, so it's now about 4-6" shorter maybe than in this pic, and yes, greying, too. :( Thinking about letting it get long again. I wore it very long most of my life....down to my waist for years! It's just so very thin and fine, and it doesn't do well long...
+Marilyn Fenn Is your hair still long? I cut mine off but now it's long again and totally white. I started getting white hair when I was 17.
+C.J. Shane Thanks! I do like it a lot, too. I just changed my profile pic to this. :)
+Marilyn Fenn This is a great photo.
+Lena Levin LOL!
I begin liking my photos, as a rule, about twenty years after they were taken. Sometimes a bit less...
+Karen Beggs I was considering that! Maybe, maybe...
I'm the same way +Marilyn Fenn . This is a really nice photo!! Avatar??
+Roberta Murray I don't know about everybody else. I've always been camera-shy...well, front-of-the-camera-shy. But I carry one with me all the time. And, no a smart-phone; an actual camera. :)
Don't most people dislike photographs of themselves? I know that's why I prefer to stay behind the camera.
Luvly. Thanks!
I love it! And i love the colors too!
..And your circles like it too