Welcome to the About Me week...and your first self portrait of the new year!

Most of us prefer to be behind the camera, but putting ourselves in front of the camera at least once a month is an important part of this project.

Here are a few tips for taking a self portrait.

• Find a location and a pose with which you are comfortable
• Use a tripod
• Place your camera and tripod in the position necessary to frame the photo you want
• Remove your camera from the tripod and place yourself where you will be for the photo
• Focus your camera on the tripod and switch your camera to manual focus
• Place the camera back on the tripod
• Get yourself back in position
• Use a remote or timer to take the photo
• Be patient.  It may take several attempts to get the image that you want.

Or, use you phone camera with or without a selfie stick.

Whatever your method, show us the beautiful and independent person that you are!