first impressions

I am tall. Well, you look tall anyway.
;)

Sure! ;-))

what does this one say?

"i am a dreamer"

thanks, I was reading it as "I am a beamer" wasn't sure if that meant you were remarkably smiley or I was reading it wrong...

Cute..Love your nose..Yeeeah!

Very capable

icy?
hmm...

Wasn't sure if it was dreamer or learner. I figured either would be suitable and fine qualities.

I was talking with a friend the other day about first impressions--about how completely wrong that they can be. It got me thinking about how much easier life would be if you could see a person's personality and all things good and bad in the first glance. But then again, that would take the mystery out of people, wouldn't it?

I spent 45 minutes writing on my arms and shoulders, only to pick the photo that doesn't show as many words.

PS...I took this photo with my new dSLR. I've finally moved up in the world! Except that I feel like I've been busted back to amateur class.

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alfarman says:

dSLR is another world ...first impression is wonderful...
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

cyclic [deleted] says:

I totally love the concept behind this... This is just awesome.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

AllanThinks says:

Excellent!

So, what dSLR did you buy?

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Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Sensual Shadows Photography says:

great concept photo.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

AustinTX says:

I only have a one word comment: Austin. :)
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

jot.de says:

great idea!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Neil Fitzgerald says:

Great way to show how you feel. You might get a bit cold walking round like that though.

You're Lazy but you put so much effort into this photo?
You're Shy but you share a photo that shows a lot of you emotions off?
Words can never truly replace the emotion a face and body can show.

Even if you do give off a spot on impression of who you are and how you feel, people still choose how to treat you based on who they are and what situation it is.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

cuibel says:

"Oops. I am using permanent marker"
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

kriziaa [deleted] says:

It "tells" a lot. Very brave shot, wonderful.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

cuibel says:

"If you can't write on the one you love, write on the one you're with"
-CSNY
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Eclipse Pics (∆ncient) says:

Very cool concept photograph. What kind of DSLR did you get?
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

usujason says:

wow....very powerful. I'm getting Memento flash backs.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

...meh... says:

Very interesting... echoes of the film Memento.

I think there are lots of thought-provoking issues about identity here. In what sense is the first impression here more 'real' than any other? One can choose ones identity to a certain extent by how one dresses, speaks, moves etc., in the same way that a certain choice of words presents a particular image of yourself. Of course we have no control over how others choose to process that information; interestingly, people are already questioning your own self-assessment via these comments.

I also wondered how such an image might change over time as one's sense of self evolves, through an accumulation of events and experiences.

One possible development of this project that occurred to me would be for other people to describe you - both very good friends with a deep insight into your character, and strangers who have only first impressions to go on - and to inscribe one of those sets words on you, so there are two (possibly clashing) identities in the same image. I'd be intrigued to see how they compare. I wondered whether it might also be interesting for you in that "the last thing we find out is how other people see us".
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

MatthewPHX says:

Wow, cool concept for a photo. I bet it was pretty hard to write all that stuff on yourself.

Don't worry, the Nikon D50 is fairly easy to learn how to use.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Aytena says:

brilliant image
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Don Bailey says:

Very inventive, great social statement. Congrats on the new dSLR!

db
~
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

iTomAssini says:

Love it... Totally blown away... T
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

DavidGorgojo says:

very good idea! very original

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Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

bakpacker says:

Martin Homer hit it with his comment. The film Memento tells how a man with no short term memory writes notes on his body to remind himself who and what he is. Something tells me you are many things more than what you've written. Strange that you picked the shot with fewest words.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

*Wajanek says:

Interesting composition!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

see.wolf says:

are you commenting to all or someone? just asking.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

John McDonald says:

Very Artistic. A very original idea. Great work!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

raspberrytart says:

To everyone who asked about the new camera: Nikon d50.

To everyone who mentioned Memento: I never saw this movie, but your comments have really intrigued me. I guess I will have to get a copy of this and check it out!

@Austin: Next year!

@cuibel: Yeah, I left a layer of skin behind in the shower. ;)

@fitzebwoy: It doesn't really show a lot of emotion. They're just words. You're the one putting meaning and emotion into them. And yes, I'm certainly lazy, because I've had this concept for over a week and hadn't executed it 'cause I knew it would take a lot of time. Maybe I should have put "procrastinator" instead of "lazy"?

@Martin Homer: Your comment got the wheels in my head turning. A friend once described me to another person and sent me the e-mail that she had sent. I looked that over today and saw that there were very few things that she had said that had ended up on my body in this picture, even though her perception is every bit as true. Maybe I'll have to do some kind of shot with words from other people just for contrast.

@see.wolf: Yes!

To everyone else: Thank you so much for your comments!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Jirrupin says:

great concept, really well done! and Congrats on the new camera.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Baron von Beerfest says:

Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

TheSoka says:

This is Just Perfect and more to the point than you can imagine; the thing about first impressions is precisely that: FIRST, not best or most favourable, just first... like there is a first time for everything, and I don't think you are in the amateur class a tall , You are a total Pro!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Mikira says:

Well done!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

elavan_daalen007 says:

i love your photo something new can tell me bout life and emotion,also meaning of love.you do great
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

aJ GAZMEN ツ GucciBeaR says:

Grats on making it on EXPLORE ^_^

i really like the artist in you.... the woman able to show just how she is inside. very good idea!

GSXR & KOGA say, "mMmmmow."
[ kitty-heLLo]

have a gR8 day >'.'<

Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

mashimom says:

I'm impressed. Congratulations!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

anhtran084 says:

Hajimemashite
konichiwa, watashi wa Anh tomoshimasu. Betonamujin desu.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

asas123b says:

you are Beauty
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

eye wonder says:

this is a very beautiful photo.. more than the eye can see
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Lorcan Otway says:

Very interesting, well done.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

PhotoToasty says:

Well done!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

' Toshio ' says:

Great concept!! Fantastic shot!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

kool_skatkat says:

great work!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Calveen 82 says:

My first impression of you is that you're very clever. I like this photo a lot. :)
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

...meh... says:

@raspberrytart: I did wonder whether that might be the case; it would be very interesting to see the 'alternative' version, and how you represent yourself in it...
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Sabbaa7i says:

It's a good shot! But I love Yoos's much more! You can tell the difference of quality and editing!

Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

L.G.Mills says:

I love what this photo represents. This is a very powerful image.. A fav for me !!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Miguelángel says:

Very original and creative idea. Very good portrait.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

inklake says:

Very powerful image! Superb work.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

anil21jan says:

this is cool
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

I, Puzzled says:

Congratulations! This image is currently one of Flickr's most interesting photos for 17 August 2006. (It is on page one of the calendar view.) Would you please add it to the Interestingness pool? It would be a great addition!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

mika. says:

Wow! What a great idea!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Random Fish says:

fab. love the B&W
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

neloqua says:

Original concept!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Θ What?? You wanted something clever?? Θ says:

Awesome!!! I love it!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

crolaydyslexia says:

I couldn't help but feel connected to this photo. I too was having a similar conversation with a friend of mine on our weekly run about first impressions. Love the well thought out concept and execution.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Jorge Sato says:

great idea!!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

lia costa carvalho© says:

great!!!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

donnacv says:

Most excellent. Do get memento it is similar only in words placed on body and depth of lighting ,but you would really like the movie as it is also most excellent.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Dragon Tiger says:

aweome, love the idea and the thinking behind it.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

jaynedoe says:

fantastic!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

dezsö [deleted] says:

found in flickr’s explore interestingness, well done!

flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Ladeanna says:

I love how you put all your characteristics and feelings on your skin. I'm feeling about 50% of all of them.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

gibsonstreet says:

very interesting and interesting too that so many people comment on this photograph. I suppose that if we feel to compelled to look at a photograph then it works. This is not a great photograph (by the normal standards) but then, that's not really the point. It's more about expressing an emotion.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Baron von Beerfest says:

@gibsonstreet - surely that would depend on one's definition of "great" and "normal standards"?
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

eyeore2710 says:

Well, this is a wonderful photo by my standards at least. A great idea and I`d like to see the "what others see"-version as well. Faved alone (although that is certainly not the photo`s only merit) for making me think about perception!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

[boti] [deleted] says:

this very original and artistic. You are great!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

fusaka says:

Powerful.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

...meh... says:

... and currently #1 most interesting for 17 August! Justifiably so, too...
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

deepsha says:

That's a very interesting idea, and it turned out great.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Murtaza Chang says:

congrates for making it to explore I guess Iam late comment maker here .. Its brilliant Idea and very well potrayed
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

bocavermelha-l.b. says:

Fantastic work... amazing idea of writing impressions, very well done!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Milena T. says:

bellissima!!!http://www.flickr.com/explore/in teresting/2006/08/17/
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

MeleniePHX says:

Really fantastic work, RT!

How are you liking the new dSLR?
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Antonio.J.F. says:

Super great :-)
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

profanArte [deleted] says:

memento
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

pzirk69 [deleted] says:

First Impression........................speechless and deep.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Johnny Knoxville says:

just awesome
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

macwagen says:

veeeeeeeeeeery cool!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Tomme Hilton Gallery says:

raspberry, very cool.......................opens up people's eyes at what thoughts can do. Imagery is very strong!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

anastasiyamaleeva says:

Leather, as the letter... IT is very sexual to me to like
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

in-between says:

ever seen 'pillow book'?
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

dou_ble_you says:

the same question as in-between; see the linkpetergreenaway.co.uk/pillowbook.htm
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

teeserman says:

It's that old song "If a picture says a thousand words ,then why can't I write on you" .....or something like that........ ;)
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Miss Loisy says:

great idea.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

korib says:

This is an amazing pic! Do you mind if I use it in a school assignment of mine (I'll include credits)?
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Low-Sky says:

Is'nt concept what we try to do with all our pictures? We have an idea then we try to capture it and share with our world our concept? Sometimes it gets understood other times I scratch my head and say?????
This was NOT one of those times. I get your message. LOVE IT!!!!!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Nate-san says:

This is brilliant. The pose, the tones and the composition are all fantastic, then there is the concept of the image... While I am sure this has been done before in some way shape or form I love what you have created here. In its sheer simplicity is says a lot.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Palundrium says:

Fantastic photograph, great concept and use of black and white!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Jaybert says:

Amazing work, I love the concept
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Off ya chops says:

great shot, really makes a statement
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

joberg [deleted] says:

Your fantastic black and white picture is my winner!
Please add this photo to
flickr.com/groups/bwphotoaward/
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

littledan77 says:

WOW. What a great photo. very well done!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Tom McClelland says:

pretty amazing
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

lordscience says:

Excellent Photo! Please consider adding this to the *TEAM NIKON Photo Stream. -Team Nikon
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

mimka says:

vert interesting idea :)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Giandomenico Ricci says:

How interesting.......so much to contemplate!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

donzbop says:

Great work
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Ley_photography says:

I just love love love this photo. Brilliant idea, lovely photo. Well done you. x
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

EyeLandBoy says:

This is beautiful.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

mesh2 says:

very interesting concept and beautiful photo.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

RockSkunk says:

I love it so much.
I hope to take a photo like that.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

♥Helga♥ ☻I love your smile☻ says:

OOooh intresting, You've been invited to join Beauty within! Please send THIS photo to our pool!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

rajclass9 says:

I am bamboozled by your sheer thinking. Great thoughts and you have made me your fan. I really admire your philosophy. I loved the creativity. Good job.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

!me [deleted] says:

that's so awesome. way to go.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Cinnamon Purps says:

very creative an inspiring
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

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