Do you use a picture of yourself as your avatar?

Contributor: indiglo indiglo
This is such a fun thread! I love hearing the reasons why everyone is using the avatar they're using.
07/05/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
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Originally posted by ToyTimeTim
Mine is my pet rooster Terry. I am not against using my picture for an avatar just have no desire to do so. If a person wants to see my face they can watch one of my videos.

Plus if I did use my real face I would have to give "that ... more
You'd cause a whole lot of trouble with "that look" Tim
07/05/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
I've used a picture of some part of myself for a while now. I've had the black hi tops I wore at my wedding with the dress, I've had my thigh by a poolside, and this one is me in a delivery car last Halloween. I figure my real name gets used here, it's not hard to figure out it's me if you watch any of my videos, and if any of my family saw it, I'd just own up to it.
07/05/2011
Contributor: P'Gell P'Gell
Quote:
Originally posted by ToyTimeTim
Mine is my pet rooster Terry. I am not against using my picture for an avatar just have no desire to do so. If a person wants to see my face they can watch one of my videos.

Plus if I did use my real face I would have to give "that ... more
BWHAHA!
07/05/2011
Contributor: P'Gell P'Gell
Mine is (as I have said before) a classic old school comic/graphic novel femme fatale of the 1940s and early 50s. Her name was P'Gell, and....well, you can Google her and see. Google "P'Gell Spirit" and see what you get. Will Eisner was the creator of these amazing characters.

I wanted to be her when I was a young girl, my father would jokingly refer to me as
P'Gell because of my....manner. I ended up looking a bit like her, although my waist is not nearly as slim (I swear, some of the drawings of her and that wasp waist, I don't know if she carried her uterus and intestines in a paper bag or what. They wouldn't have fit in her body. )

Jessica Rabbit was based on the original P'Gell.
07/05/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
Ummm, this is totally me!

And if you believe me and my votes... well, that's on you.
07/05/2011
Contributor: darthkitt3n darthkitt3n
Mine is a cartoon version of myself.
07/05/2011
Contributor: Ivy Wilde Ivy Wilde
Quote:
Originally posted by P'Gell
Mine is (as I have said before) a classic old school comic/graphic novel femme fatale of the 1940s and early 50s. Her name was P'Gell, and....well, you can Google her and see. Google "P'Gell Spirit" and see what you get. Will Eisner ... more
Very cool!
07/05/2011
Contributor: P'Gell P'Gell
Quote:
Originally posted by Ivy Wilde
Very cool!
Thank you. I love old good quality graphic novel stuff. Will Eisner (the creator of "The Spirit" and this character, P'Gell) was believed to be the man who coined the term "Graphic Novel."

He tried the term "Sequential Art" first, but it didn't stick very well. Graphic Novel is great.
07/05/2011
Contributor: Jaimes Jaimes
I'm a portrait and wedding photographer, and since my name is a little gender ambiguous, I have a self-portrait on my company site so people (especially my female and suicide girl models) know they are working with a woman. I use it here so people can put a face to a name and feel comfortable asking any and all questions!
07/05/2011
Contributor: Tori Rebel Tori Rebel
As of yesterday, mine is me.
07/06/2011
Contributor: LostBoy988 LostBoy988
Feel no need to put a picture of myself on this site.
07/06/2011
Contributor: null null
I'm too afraid of people recognizing me
07/06/2011
Contributor: Steve of Eden Steve of Eden
Just an icon
07/08/2011
Contributor: Stinkytofu10 Stinkytofu10
I like red mushrooms...
12/16/2011
Contributor: Silverdrop Silverdrop
<-- These are my boobs.

(this is going to look silly months from now when I've gotten bored with this avatar and changed it.)
12/16/2011
Contributor: BlackxxxRose BlackxxxRose
I wouldn't say "It's me, I'm proud of it"; but it's just me. That's all, just me.
12/16/2011
Contributor: Bignuf Bignuf
Quote:
Originally posted by DexterStratton
It seems to me that several members of this community are using actual pictures of themselves as their avatar. I'm just curious as to how many are, why they are choosing to do so, while others are choosing not to do so.
I don't have a real picture of myself, since I really AM an Avatar. In fact, I was cooked up by Pixar, and escaped, only to find myself living here....among the electrons and pixels of the wonderful and loving EF home screen. It makes me so happy all of you come over to visit on occasion
12/16/2011
Contributor: Chirple Chirple
It's just my cat.

It's not really for privacy - I mean, if you know me and have me on G+ or Tumblr, you've seen my cat and would know who I am.

I guess I don't think I'm all that interesting enough to be an avatar. I'd have to take some decent pictures. I have good pictures of me in costume, but that would be kind of weird.
12/16/2011
Contributor: karay123 karay123
It's me. I like when people use a unique avatar (themselves or something their own). It gets hard to differentiate when they all look the same.
12/16/2011
Contributor: Beck Beck
Currently it is a picture of me. I am hidden behind the glasses.
12/16/2011
Contributor: unfulfilled unfulfilled
I don't have my picture up, but I need to find something to differentiate myself.
12/16/2011
Contributor: Allstars316 Allstars316
I have a stock photo on mine now. But I have a picture of my username that I can add. Just been lazy with all the holiday stuff going on.
12/16/2011
Contributor: Chilipepper Chilipepper
Addendum: Just for the holidays I have another photoshoot picture with a 'Naughty' Santa hat and a big candy cane. It'll go back to the black-and-white one after the New Year.
12/16/2011
Contributor: T&A1987 T&A1987
yep, i'm the real twilight sparkle.
12/16/2011
Contributor: Kitka Kitka
Yep, it's a pic of myself.
12/16/2011
Contributor: Girly Girl Girly Girl
other because i do put my own picture sometimes ofcourse i´m a really pretty girl
12/16/2011
Contributor: kinky girlfriend kinky girlfriend
Quote:
Originally posted by DexterStratton
It seems to me that several members of this community are using actual pictures of themselves as their avatar. I'm just curious as to how many are, why they are choosing to do so, while others are choosing not to do so.
oh don't think my reply posted sorry if it did but I looked and didn't see it.

its just my cat and I might put a pic of me on there in the future..don't know what I will be wearing or anything but maybe I won't.
12/16/2011
Contributor: Moein Moein
No, I will not show my photo. Also, I don't like to use another person's photo for my avatar. I just use a general icon to represent the beauty of woman.
12/16/2011
Contributor: Do emu Do emu
I just chose something fun. No real meaning or significance.
04/01/2012