Community Conversation => Transitioning => Hormone replacement therapy => Topic started by: Reyes on October 04, 2018, 12:36:38 PM Return to Full Version

Title: First shared pic
Post by: Reyes on October 04, 2018, 12:36:38 PM
Okay so this is the first pic of myself that I've decided to share on here. I'd love to hear what everyone thinks, good or bad. :3

(https://66.media.tumblr.com/99c9383959a2ae05e7a41e2c926a5c07/tumblr_messaging_pg33c4O1RH1r38lqu_1280.jpg)
Title: Re: First shared pic
Post by: Northern Star Girl on October 04, 2018, 01:23:02 PM
Quote from: Reyes on October 04, 2018, 12:36:38 PM
Okay so this is the first pic of myself that I've decided to share on here. I'd love to hear what everyone thinks, good or bad. :3

(https://66.media.tumblr.com/99c9383959a2ae05e7a41e2c926a5c07/tumblr_messaging_pg33c4O1RH1r38lqu_1280.jpg)

@Reyes: 
Red Hair explosion!!!  It is long enough to do all kinds of pretty feminine styles with it.
     I love to see redheads....  they are some of my favorite people here on the Forums.

Thank you for sharing and posting your very first picture.... for many, that is a big and brave step.   Thank you for being brave enough to take that step.

You look nice in your picture BUT if you put a big smile on your face that would go a long way to making you look even "more nice"   
Just sayin'    ....

Thank you for letting us all "see" you,  I will eagerly be looking for more of your posts and picture as you feel comfortable doing so.
Wishing you well,
Danielle
Title: Re: First shared pic
Post by: RabbitSpectre on October 04, 2018, 01:38:15 PM
The only issue with this picture that I see is that you look so sad. Smile, girl! You're finally being yourself! You have some pretty nice feminine features there to work with, btw. :)

(Granted, I'm one to talk; I almost never smile in pictures, I prefer the mysterious side-glance or what my friends call my 'resting bad*** face'. ;)
Title: Re: First shared pic
Post by: Devlyn on October 04, 2018, 01:53:39 PM
Quote from: RabbitSpectre on October 04, 2018, 01:38:15 PM
The only issue with this picture that I see is that you look so sad. Smile, girl! You're finally being yourself! You have some pretty nice feminine features there to work with, btw. :)

(Granted, I'm one to talk; I almost never smile in pictures, I prefer the mysterious side-glance or what my friends call my 'resting bad*** face'. ;)

Pretty much this. ^^^^^^^^

I don't offer people much makeup advice, but I do know that a smile is the best cosmetic we have.
Title: Re: First shared pic
Post by: Dani on October 04, 2018, 08:16:42 PM
Reyes,

For being on Estradiol for only 16 months, you are way ahead in the transition race. It took me about 3 years before I was properly gendered by most people.

As for smiling, when you feel like smiling, that's when to take a picture. Nothing is more fake than a forced smile. As you can see from my avatar, I am the expert on a serious look photo. I do occasionally smile, but a genuine smile when operating the camera just confuses me and what you see is what I looked like at the time the picture snapped. So maybe just a smiling emoticon will have to do.  :)
Title: Re: First shared pic
Post by: Reyes on October 04, 2018, 10:47:07 PM
Oh I have ones of me smiling, I just really liked that one, hehe

And honestly people still think I'm a guy unless I tell them otherwise. It doesn't help that I just can't seem to get the hang of changing my voice.

(https://i.postimg.cc/q7V3nZjQ/FJIMG_20181003_233208.jpg)