I literally have ZERO skills when it comes to self-portrait taking. Not only does living in a basement provide the absence of light necessary to produce an image, but it was so bright OUTside today that it looks like I was sitting on the surface of the sun. By the time I hit the timer, focused (or so I thought) and parked my ass on my piano bench (that was sinking into the grass) I was lucky if the top of my stupid head made it in the frame. Plus my camera was balanced on top of my set of Twilight novels, my A&P book and lab manual, an old foot rest and the wooden bench Brandon's grandpa made.