LFGSS weekly photography challenge

Oh wow! thanks everyone, I genuinely didn't think I was in with a chance this week.

I know everyone hates the current selfie culture, but I've been looking at a lot of Vivian Maier photos recently and you can do some really interesting things with a 'selfie' so with that in mind this week's theme is: #SelfPortrait

Here are some of Vivian's portraits for inspiration, yours don't have to be black and white, but make them interesting.

Have fun! (I won't actually be able to take part this week as I'm off to work at Download Festival tomorrow for the week, so won't be near a laptop/internet connection until Monday afternoon.)

just back from the blues kitchen in camden a bit drunk niall kelly was playing but not just blues also rock n roll and bits of other but i know him from the ain't nothing but in soho where the atmosphere is much hotter but only saturdays afternoon what a pain to be drunk bad at 8 pm when he finish in soho here in camden now but on mondays i like less so @WillMelling are u doing? oh yes detectiving

what it was? oh yes the forum yeah not bad since the trend of deleting first account and be new. guarding the nursery with integrity and be fair and executive on all matters important in the first life for and by what a time and still having something to say and live for but life can always be better not matter how much sadness is sourced from it

oh yes the punks then what? you are right with your post but not honest mistake as you said 3 years there how can i forget and mistake? will will will detectving it may tired you for the judgemental on these series matters! so i'll help you: it feels like i didn't know having your vigilant breath on my shoulder anyway you always said the right things on the right moment for every matter even the most difficult where examples of bravery where not in abundance

@WillMelling it's about the punks for the holy virgin sake you really don't understand a fuck

only maybe i meant, so what to do now you genius? i help you and i will allow myself in deep sorrow for the shame that i will carry for the rest of whatever also not only for the loss in my life of to be present on the photography competition and so ban myself from this thread, i wasn't good enough anyway

needless to say i hope you will enjoy your stay and keep on contributing at you best

if you want to say something please don't be shy

bye

Good to get that cleared up.

Whilst you are clearly the 21st C's James Joyce AICMFP, @WillMelling has a point. Submit images you've shot this week for this topic or don't bother. I'm sure we've all been tempted to submit old stuff but the forum tentacles stretch far enough to prevent this, mostly. Nice one @CogSucker, a great theme for this week's challenge/Flickr dredge.

selfie of me looking confused

@Marcom, you should start a weekly creative writing competition thread, you already have your first entry sorted!

Please don't feel you're being chased away, I enjoy your entries (fnar) but don't like any underhand business.

"I'm drunk after listening to music and therefore am cooler than you and my ignoring the rules (and point) of this informal and friendly competition (which was largely intended to inspire us all to shoot more) is actually a punk-inspired conceptual subversion of this photo-taking structure and you're all too up tight to get it so I will flounce"

Marcom, when you're sober again maybe reconsider? This competition thing isn't much fun for anyone if it turns into a "what's my best photo on the subject from the archives" exercise, the fact we have a short timeframe is quite good inspiration to just get out and take photos that we might not normally take, which is I think a big part of the fun.

Edit to add - keep submitting, I like your stuff.

Was Marcoms submission intentionally old as the theme was punk, and there is an anarchic sensibility associated with punk, so by breaking the rules he was, in essence, fulfilling the topic rather well.
#cuphalffull

Stay on the thread Marcom. You add a certain honest take on things despite a less honest (or more anarchic?) take on the roolz.

Congratulations @c0gsucker for the win and also congratulations @marcom for best drunk post I've read in a while!

Forum gold.

@marcom Don't stop submitting. This is one of my favourite threads to lurk in.

yeah don't leave @marcom I've enjoyed your contributions to this thread.

Thank you all for your kind comments, the punk theme was to important to me to leave it unwon... a special thank go to David and of course to the Melling too.

group hug

Punk theme was splendid - a good choice @skydancer
Probably the first time I've stopped someone in the street to say "you look ace, can I take your picture?" - perfect place to start is a lad with a knuckleduster inked on his head!
His response was very positive and got me thinking about acceptance
They were a gang of 4 with matching ink and meticulous dress code - our inherent desire to belong can be met very effectively in gangs.

Best drunk-post Ive seen in years. A solid 5/7.

Don't go, @marcom.

@CogSucker is the winner, top work bud.

I imagine CogSucker won't be too surprised to be mistaken for c0gsucker. :)

Have fun! (I won't actually be able to take part this week as I'm off to work at Download Festival tomorrow for the week, so won't be near a laptop/internet connection until Monday afternoon.)

Can't you just go to the Upload Festival instead?

#SelfPortrait

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^cylon #creepy

Selfie-selfie
#selfportrait

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Best I'm gonna be able to manage before the weekend. #selfportrait

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nice!

Absolutely love that @skydancer.

I am going to try to get a shot tomorrow, it's been an age since I entered.

@marcom was probably not drunk, he tends to get like that. Hence why he is ignored by me.

@mashton, What do you know if I was drunk or not? Deputy detective? And if I wasn't what does that mean?

BTW, thanks for ignoring me... and for let us know that you will going to try to get a shot tomorrow. Self-portrait is your field!