BAM! {an update}

It has been a while since I've given an update on my 52 weeks of BAM! project.  For those who are not familiar, BAM is a self-portrait project--one a week, or whatever it takes, to get 52 self portraits by the end of the year.  There are some really incredible, creative selfies in the flickr group that I honestly can't compete with, but I am doing what works for me and it has been a fun creative journey so far.

Earlier in the year I posted the first five photos, then the second five, and then sort of fell off on sharing my selfies here on the blog.  To celebrate being halfway through with this project, here is a sampling of the last 16 shots I've taken...

This first one above is also part of my "Year of Restaurant Selfies" project where I am taking a photo of myself in the restroom mirror of every restaurant/bar I go to this year.  I've learned from this venture that I need to go out more :)

This one of me and Willow was a test shot when I was trying out my new tripod.  This was taken right before she got sick...she is doing really well now by the way :)



This was taken on the fire escape outside my apartment.  It's the closest thing we have to a backyard...NYC style!

Here, I was sending a message to myself after a rough start to the year.  Note the cat in the background...I didn't know she had jumped into the background and I love her little bokeh selfie!

I'll leave you with my latest shadow portrait of me and my favorite friend--my iPhone!  I took this one yesterday on the way to work when I stopped to buy my morning coffee.  The processing I did really makes the street look extra dirty and gross, but it adds a certain texture to the photo, don't you think?

If you have been a regular reader here you may notice that this is a lot of face for me to be showing! It was one of my goals for the year to stop hiding behind the camera so much (although I still do that a lot too :)  I hope everyone has a fabulous holiday weekend if you are here in the states--and Happy Canada Day as well!