Me in my avatar.....

[Rita Irene]

Ill try and keep it this time....I always put one up, then remove it cuz I see "that guy"....

Anyone else have that issue with their pics? Seeing the old you?

It sucks....

and then there is the fear that someone I know will be here and say "Hey _______, I know who that is!"

Am I nuts or what?

[tekla]

Its why I take the pictures rather than be on the other side of the camera.

[Nero]

that's why i only have this picture of me Mom forced on my birthday a few years back.

[Rita Irene]

Its strange...I would never let anyone take my pic....cuz i hated any guy pics...

but now I love having girl pics taken!

[Rita Irene]

that's why i only have this picture of me Mom forced on my birthday a few years back.

I thought I saw another one of you, like, a week ago.....did you change it?

[Nero]

that's why i only have this picture of me Mom forced on my birthday a few years back.

I thought I saw another one of you, like, a week ago.....did you change it?

no. this is the most recent pic i've got except my driver's license. prolly won't update until i actually look like a man. 

[Yochanan]

I'm with Tekla... I'd much rather take pictures than be in them. Sometimes I get a good one of myself, but like my avatar, it is usually only after taking about thirty bad ones.

I think once I'm on T and stuff, I won't care either way.

[je]

Cameras are satanic!!!

I hated being forced to take pictures with my family back when I didn't quite understand things fully. I DON'T want my picture taken by anyone else except me at this particular point in my life. Hopefully, I'll become secure enough with how I look to at least try to have my picture taken again with family and what not...

I wish I could get a hold of all those awful, disgusting images of me taken by my family and just BURN IT! Or at least, I wish I could just completely BURN out that disgusting thing I was in those images without touching the other people or things.

[Vexing]

I've kept a number of my guy pics, as it is nice to see the progression from male and female.
When looking at a comparison, it can give you quite a sense of achievement.
Especially good when you're feeling uncertain or down, these images can be a good pick-me-up.
Example:

[Kate]

Anyone else have that issue with their pics? Seeing the old you?

Oh yes, I hate seeing pics of myself. I just see a feminine - but not female - version of my old self.

Real Life tells me that's not the case for others seeing me, but somehow that doesn't help MY perception any

~Kate~

[Chrissty]

Am I nuts or what?

Of course you're "Nuts".... but relax there's a load more of us here than we'd like to admit...or they'd like to admit....or I'd like to admit...or...

OK...So I'm Nuts and a bit indecisive sometimes...but not always...!


BUT ...Vexing.. you are so annoying....you look great as I guy or a girl...So not fair!



Chrissty (seriously jealous at the moment)

[Vexing]

BUT ...Vexing.. you are so annoying....you look great as I guy or a girl...So not fair!



Chrissty (seriously jealous at the moment)

I always thought I looked like a bad FTM as a boy 

[Chrissty]

BUT ...Vexing.. you are so annoying....you look great as I guy or a girl...So not fair!



Chrissty (seriously jealous at the moment)

I always thought I looked like a bad FTM as a boy 

No.... you can't get out of it that easily....I'm STILL jealous



Chrissty

[Rita Irene]

Very cute pics there girl!

Id love to show my progress...but Im afraid I dont have the "balls" to show my male pics on the net beside my girl ones.....



I made a cool progression in nero vision....it was quite interesting...

[Vexing]

Very cute pics there girl!

Id love to show my progress...but Im afraid I dont have the "balls" to show my male pics on the net beside my girl ones.....



I made a cool progression in nero vision....it was quite interesting...

One day you might feel comfortable enough to show them off 
Until then, save your progression pics for a rainy day to give yourself a boost when you're feeling down.

[Alyx.]

Very cute pics there girl!

Id love to show my progress...but Im afraid I dont have the "balls" to show my male pics on the net beside my girl ones.....

Edit: Wait, what I said doesn't make funny in this situation... D:

[gennee]

I've never had an avatar in guy mode.

Gennee

[MarySue]

Ill try and keep it this time....I always put one up, then remove it cuz I see "that guy"....

Anyone else have that issue with their pics? Seeing the old you?

It sucks....

and then there is the fear that someone I know will be here and say "Hey _______, I know who that is!"

Am I nuts or what?

I hate pictures of me in *ANY* mode -- which is why I use a yahoo avatar.

My body might be okay -- at least now that I've lost 30 pounds -- but my face just doesn't cut it. Hollow cheeks, sharp lines, pale skin/dark beard, thin skin tightly drawn over my skull, deeply recessed eyes, you name it! As a guy, I'm slightly weird looking, but as a girl? ->-bleeped-<-etaboudit! A makeup expert might be able to do a decent job on me, but it would take an expert. And I'm no expert.

To say nothing of the fact that I'm getting up there in years.

I wish I looked as good as Chrissty or Vexing!

As for Vexing's comment that her "before" pictures look like a bad FtM, now that she mentioned it, a few do have that vibe. But that never occurred to me until she said something.

[Chrissty]

I wish I looked as good as Chrissty or Vexing!

.....I think I'd stick with Vexing.......I'm the one who stole your make-up expert....Sorry

Chrissty

[Pica Pica]

i like pictures of me, i wish i had more.