Since the fifteenth century, artists have created self portraits of themselves. In every creative medium it seems a common practice that throughout the course of the artists’ career they create a variety of self portraits over the course of time. Whether it is for an exploration of self, a projection of self, a means of therapy or just as a means to remember what they looked like and how they felt during a particular season.

Many of the artistic “greats,” Rembrandt, Van Gogh, & Picasso (to name a few) took a slew of self portraits through the course of their defining and successful careers. I can’t help but  think that maybe they were onto something.

All of these artists attempted to grasp their identities. Whether or not the images showed a clear representation or only what the artist wants us to see about them, this internal self-exploration is powerful and seems to be a therapeutic and beneficial practice for every creative.

There are some days that I get antsy and need to photograph something, someone. Today was one of those days, and I had more fun shooting myself that I thought I would.

Head over to this post by Sarah to see an awesome collection of self portraits.

I also posted four new grooms and their awesome style this morning on my other blog.

And my great travel buddy, the Caroline Tigner. NYC is now on our growing list of city adventures made together. Here’s to many more!

I ended up only taking photos with my new Panasonix DMC-LX3 as well as some batches of film. Come back tomorrow for the Sx-70 shots.

Also, I started a series today on my tumblr called SAY NO TO THE RENTED TUX. It’s super sexy so go check it the first four editions.

]]> http://blog.carolinefontenot.com/nyc/feed/ 3 http://blog.carolinefontenot.com/new-york-new-york/ http://blog.carolinefontenot.com/new-york-new-york/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:43:03 +0000 carolinefontenot http://blog.carolinefontenot.com/?p=3957 Tomorrow Tig and I leave for what will be an amazing time in New York City. I haven’t really been able to think of anything other than being there. It’s been six years since I’ve walked those glorious streets, and since both of us have done the majority of the touristy things there, I’m pumped to enjoy the small things in one of the greatest cities ever. While I’m there I’ll also be taking two classes by one of my favorite photographer teams, Mark Brooke. It’s going to be one of the best long weekends of all time! I’ll be tweeting and most likely tumbling some photos, so stay tuned. You should also follow Tig, too!

Here’s a playlist of some of my favorite songs about New York, or that just mention it. Half of these have been shuffling in my head for a week in anticipation for the trip. Also, please comment with your favorite thing to do in New York so we can add it to our already un-attainable list of stuff!

Images via Olympus point-and-shoot. See the rest of the Grand Hike adventure here.

Happy Monday!