feminist selfie

This is the second time that I have taken a selfie, the first being with our “I need feminism because” signs. Taking pictures of myself isn’t something I enjoy all that much because I don’t consider myself an especially photogenic person. I wouldn’t say it has anything to do with low self esteem or a negative body imagine it’s just not something I enjoy. So for my feminist act I decided I was going to take one picture and just use that one; regardless of whether or not I liked the picture or thought I looked good I would stick with it because I am comfortable with myself.  I think that a reason I consider myself not entirely photogenic is because when I see a picture of myself one of the first considerations I make is; would someone else think I look good? I think this coincides with Berger’s explanation of women turning themselves into a “sight” or something to be looked at. This wasn’t a consideration I made after taking this photo, I had decided my feminist act would be simply being OK with whatever I took. I’m not sure if this is a too simplistic version of Farmer’s “seizing the gaze” but I liked the explanation in class that any picture you took of yourself could be considered feminist, so this is my interpretation of seizing the gaze.