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"When I was asked to do a second shoot, I was quite surprised. I enjoyed myself so much in the first shoot, I couldn't wait to get home and get started. For this shoot I wanted to give my own bedroom a try. But it seemed even after moving things around, the lighting still wasn't quite right. So I decided to go outside where the weather wasn't terrible. My bedroom has a door that opens right out to the backyard with a small deck in front of it. After deciding to go outside, I sent a message to the group chat with a house of boys that I live with, warning them not to go outside as I'll be taking photos of myself naked. Some of them were confused but agreed and I managed to have a successful shoot. It wasn't as cold as I was expecting and there was a lot more room to work with this time round. Again, thoroughly enjoying my experiences with these shoots and the creative input I'm able to make."

"I share a room with my best friend but she's super cool and loves this project so she vacated the place for a few hours. I put on some reggae and just started toying with the mirror and light in the room. It's actually really sexy just being nude and bending and twisting your body in front of a mirror. It was kinda hard trying to find a complete blank canvas to take the photos in because as soon as you think you got the perfect shot, when flicking back through the photos you see a bottle of moisturizer in the background or an apple sticker on the floor. I got completely lost in myself, and looked over and over the pictures thinking "This is me, as I am and this is my truth". It's pretty awesome to be totally comfortable with yourself, and I Shot Myself made me realise that I love my body!"

"I had a lot of fun doing this shoot, at first it seemed strange, although taking nudes of myself wasn't a new thing for me, it seemed more special and relaxed. While carrying around this surprisingly heavy mirror on an aggressively windy day over a fence, I went up a slight hill to my paddock dam for one shot and the wind was so strong it tipped the mirror and knocked my head hard, I started laughing and crying then got up and moved location to somewhere safer! :)"

"This shoot was very interesting. I did it in 3 sessions. The first was very fun, the lighting and set was perfect, my creativity was able to come out in the body angles I used and discovered. The second session was a lot harder, I did it outside in my friend's backyard. It was sooo hot and my boobs, legs and bum were burnt for days! I also had a lot of trouble trying to use the mirror, other people on ISM make it look so easy! By the third session I was running out of ideas but I pushed on with it, and in the end I was really happy with the photos I had produced. The big lesson I learnt was that when you are on a roll, don't let the momentum go. I discovered that I did in fact have some creative abilities, it was wonderful to have the chance to explore the artist inside that I didn't know existed."

"...I felt like I was able to express more of myself than could be conveyed in a photo. I hope you enjoy watching the video as much as I did making it!"

"I am a mum. I am an artist. I have wrinkles and scars and I'm fat, and you know what? I'm a beautiful sexy woman, the world is at my feet and full of possibilities. I am a sexual creature. Society tells us that's a bad thing, especially as a woman. But honestly I'm not happy unless I'm embracing and accepting that about myself. The periods in my life that I've tried to "conform" and reject that part of myself has really messed with my mental health. I became really depressed and it felt like my soul was slowly dying. So now I accept this is ME. I am a sexual creature and that is OK. I'd scream it from the rooftops if I could because I won't be silenced again. My journey with mental health and discovering how important accepting yourself sexually is, no matter how you feel or what are into, has made me passionate about helping people embrace their sexuality. I love helping people see their beauty and no matter how they identify or feel I let them know that it's okay, that kinks and fetishes (no matter how uncommon) are okay and to be celebrated as a beautiful part of yourself. Dance in the rain and celebrate your awesomeness."

"Toen ik begon met de shoot was ik een beetje nerveus en onzeker over hoe ik mezelf wilde vastleggen. Ik voelde me oncomfortabel naakt. Maar tussen een paar foto's in, besefte ik dat ik aan het proberen was om aan de verwachtingen van anderen te voldoen en niet gewoon foto's maakte hoe ik wilde. Dus deed ik wat ik normaal een paar keer per week doe: Ik ga naakt voor een spiegel staan, zet een goed nummer op (in dit geval Mr Brightside - The Killers) en begon gewoon met lol maken. Het is als een meditatie, als mijn hoofd vol gedachten is, ga ik simpelweg zingen en dansen! Achteraf voel ik me leeg en opgeladen. / When I started doing the shoot, I was a bit nervous and insecure about how I would like to capture myself. I felt uncomfortable being naked. But just in between a few pics, I realized that I was trying to fulfill other's expectations, and not just shooting myself the way I wanted to. So I did what I usually do a few times a week: I get naked in front of a mirror, put a banger on (in this case, Mr. Brightside - The Killers) and started just having fun. It's like meditation, when my head is full of thoughts, I simply sing and dance it all out! Afterwards, I feel emptied and recharged."

"This shoot was a lot more difficult than I expected! When I first started I kind of just threw myself into it, and tried to get as much variety in the shots as I could. After I had finished I felt really happy with what I had done, only to discover that many of the shots were out of focus!! On my second attempt I tried to consider the placement of my body and face a bit more, just so that my camera was picking everything up. It felt great trying to move my body around in different ways and I felt super safe and content doing my shoot in my bedroom, a place that I love to spend time and create in."

"I was really happy with the contrast between the lime green of the couch and the red hue of my hair. The light really accentuated it as well as my pale skin which I was so stoked with. I guess I just continued to experiment and explore my limits in this shoot, with an emphasis on colours and light."

For Sylvia_C's reload, she takes things outside for a folio that is cute and summery but (with the addition of a naked flame) also daring and bold. Few are as brave as Sylvia_C, what with placing an open flame so close to her bits and bobs and all. Undeterred by possibly setting her tampon string on fire, this stunning creature displays wonderful confidence and grit with her gutsy shoot.

"My shoot was a beautiful and chaotic experience of rediscovering my body and space after gaining weight and moving house. The entire shoot was done in my bedroom - in December I moved into a five bedroom house with 11 other young people from the UK, Sweden, France, Germany, and Italy. The wildness of the house and the newness of the room to me made me skeptical of how well I could shoot myself there. As I progressed through creating images, I found the light, the corners, the reflections, and the softness in my room. I examined the objects that I had brought with me to my new life here, and their relationship with my body. More importantly I embraced my curves like I never have. I found the beauty in my belly and stretch marks, and tapped into my sexuality in a way I haven't since I gained weight. It was truly a beautiful experience of self-love and self-expression."

"At the beginning I felt a little unsure about how to start MY NUDE PHOTOSHOOT... but then I just let myself go, and I was laughing, and getting really serious and sexy, and embarrassed, and raunchy and weird and loving every minute of it! I feel like I was becoming more in love with myself every photo and position I got in, every roll, bump, every little black hair popping out here and there. It was making me fall deeply in love with it! It was so empowering and I felt like a young girl again running around my house naked on a hot summer's day with an intention to just have fun! It was funny taking photos upside down because I look really happy but I was so scared, and it was interesting climbing the tree naked because you have to be so careful not to get branches in little crevices that can be painful! I feel so happy and comfortable in my body, and totally empowered!"

"I loved getting among the M&Ms, I tried balancing them on my nipples and placing them in my bush which was a funny experience. Definitely one of the best props! I was falling all over my body trying these unique wacky positions, I was very comfortable relaxing in my room so it's hard not to enjoy yourself."

"Ce shooting photo fut une experience amusante dont la finalite s'est vu surprise par une paire de ciseaux de cuisine. Anciennement model pour coiffeur, plus complexee par les poils sur mon cailloux que par ma nudite, je me suis mise au fur et a mesure a aneantir l'objet de mes caprices. Un corps mis a nu, des cheveux en moins et un esprit libre. / This photo shoot was a fun experience whose finality was surprised by a pair of kitchen scissors. Formerly a model for a hairdresser, I was more vexed by the hairs on my pebbles than by my nudity. I put myself out there as a way to annihilate the object of my caprice. A body laid bare, hairless and a free spirit."

"I decided to shoot outside in the garden. My flatmates are very used to me walking around in the nuddie - our elderly neighbours however, are definitely not. Their bedroom window has a perfect view into our garden. A few awkward moments (quite a bit of shouting in Italian) lead to an eventful afternoon!"