Self-portrait

I don't often take pictures of myself, but I started to get frustrated that what I see in the mirror is not what I see in photos. So here is my attempt at a self portrait. I am also LOVING learning about the editing features of aperture. I finally understand white balance and how/why to fix the colors. I am also in love with the skin smoothing feature...it makes it look like I have perfect skin which I have never had.

The last two are the same shot, but I loved it so much I put it up twice. Not too bad for a quick project before school.