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The Challenge

Take a self-portrait—and that’s it—photograph yourself. The camera can be in the shot, or not. You can be in the foreground or background, a subject or a mere reflection. The way you capture the self-portrait is really the entire challenge, so I’m not telling you what to do with any more specificity.

The Method

I think the hardest part of shooting a self-portrait is letting go of self-consciousness…and either embracing or rejecting vanity, depending on your ego. But for some more practical tips, this list from Digital Photography School is handy, as is this brainstorm over at ShutterBug. And may I suggest, emulating another self-portrait isn’t a horrible way to start.

The Rules

1. Submissions need to be your own.

2. Photos need to be taken the week of the contest. (No portfolio linking or it spoils the “challenge” part.)

3. Explain, briefly, the equipment, settings and technique used to snag the shot.

4. Email submissions to contests@gizmodo.com.

5. Include 800px wide image (200KB or less) AND a 2560×1600 sized in email. (The 800px image is the one judged, so feel free to crop/alter the larger image for wallpaper-sized dimensions.)