bright shiny things

Sometimes when we see ourselves in a new light we are surprised by what we see. Sometimes a different lens can highlight a detail or a feature we may have overlooked. We're often hard on ourselves; much more so than anyone else could ever be and we can fail to see what those around us see. Our strength. Our beauty. Our talent. The list goes on and on. Seeing ourselves with kind and gentle eyes can be the biggest gift we could ever give ourselves. Sometimes it just takes our sisters to help us see it.

Share with us a shiny new you today. Something playful, reflective, pretty, real. Have fun seeing yourself in a whole new light.

Pictured above in my self-portrait with me is Meredith and Maile. Oh how grand it was to finally meet them face to face; lens to lens.

Comments

[Elizabeth Harper]

Sometimes the kindness of friends can help you see yourself differently.

http://giftsofthejourney.wordpress.com/2010/02/24/the-light-of-friendship/

[Puna]

This is me...http://lifesignatures.org/wordpress/2010/01/january-24-iheartfaces-texture-challenge/.

[pam]

Day 18,902 of my life. Me-not so shiny and new!

http://sidewalkshoes365.blogspot.com/2010/02/project-365-day-36.html

[E L K]

how exciting to meet old friends in a new light . creative image as always Tracey

a mixture of shine and shadow ... i am
http://redorgrayblackandwhite.blogspot.com/2010/02/elk.html

[xanthe]

a fabulous capture of all of you beauties.
i love doing those kinda shots -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/xantheberkeley/3934836064/

...and thanks for the prompt today to see myself in a new light -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/xantheberkeley/4384023135/

x.

[Samantha Dutcher]

My new favorite self-portrait!

http://howtocapturesouls.blogspot.com/2010/02/project-365-46-out-of-365.html

[lucy]

i love your self-portrait with the fish-eye view of the 3 of you.

i took this in an old mirror i rescued from an abandoned building. the afternoon sun was my "whole new light"

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucyloomis/4384108099

[Angie]

Shiny me on the highway driving to work:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40070449@N08/4383976858/in/photostream/

And then after work:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40070449@N08/4328658671/in/photostream/

[Secret Agent Mama - Mishelle Lane]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/secretagentmama/4374558698/

In the mirror, at David's bath-time. The way I most feel like myself. The way I feel most comfortable. Eyes open. Camera poised. Click.

[camerashymomma ~ meredith winn]

this makes me so happy. seeing you both in real life left a wake behind me, a stream of consciousness that dribbled all over my blog :) it's so good, so very good to be in real life.
http://meredithwinn.wordpress.com/2010/02/21/in-real-life/

[Kara]

I recently took a similar picture from above my stove. Experimenting with self-shots this year has been fun and challenging. Great pic - I can't tell if it's a doorknob or some sort of vase, but I suppose it doesn't matter :)

http://ketchupjars.com/2010/02/18/day-49-project-365/

[Mary Gardella]

I'm new to Shutter Sisters and am so glad I found you all. This is a self-portrait before a mammogram that is part of "project 365". http://tinyurl.com/y8pjwhf

[informal moments]

me, a mama - learning the beauty of it still...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8702729@N02/4385249298/

[spread your wings]

one i took recently in my garden globe
http://www.flickr.com/photos/autumnsun/4357507769/

[BlessedMess]

I often try to find a reflection for a photo op, because I am (as I suspect a lot of us are) the family documentarian and therefore, rarely in a picture myself. Need proof that I was there!

My Oldest Third Birthday/Christmas Tree Hunt...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12418609@N00/4166720494/in/set-72157622829921041/

[Juju]

Interestingly enough, I just noticed that the sharpest focus in on...my mouth. Hmmm.....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/juju-b/4385408552/

[summer]

I'm trying to see more light in me...I see it in others but hide from my own.
An attempt last week:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sufferingsummer/4369558202/
(best if viewed big)
great post.

[Wendy Tienken]

The 2 me's. Both real. Thanks for the inspiration today SS!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wendytienken/4385585628/

[gonzomama]

goofing around with the boy. he's a jokester.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/59735955@N00/4385685304/?edited=1

[jillian]

Reflected in a pair of aviators...sisters on vacation in Mexico!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hudster/4304569065/in/set-72157623159434389/

[CherryPie]

This post reminded me of me playing alone at the weekend.

http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/02/21/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-43/

[sarah]

here's one i just posted--a quick snap in the restroom of the park where the kids were playing:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bradleysofaustin/4379574777/

[Jean M Fogle]

Museum going is always a great reminder to take a look, a closer look, at the common things that surround you. I got obsessed with reflections of taxis in NYC last week.
http://pixels-n-pen.blogspot.com

[stephanie]

I got a little creative with the bathroom mirrors. I love that there are now multiple reflections of me - a metaphor for how multidimensional people truly are.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cz1Vs2TA5ao/S3cAd1T8NNI/AAAAAAAAAcg/vuRl2VLF_Xw/S220-h/DSCF0103.jpg

[Cynthia]

Here I am. Black etch on my nose and all. A reflection on my mom's china cabinet. Thank you for the awesome idea. It's late here but I found this hard to pass up.

http://morrissey.ca/blog/2010/02/24/shiny-new-me/