For those who don't know me yet, none of these photos are actually of me. Why? That's simple: I HATE CAMERAS!! We're talking sweaty palms, uncontrollable shaking, color draining from the face... You know how some of you get when you see spiders or rats or clowns (...which I never understood...)? Well, that's me with cameras pointing at me!

Okay, that's unfair - I don't "hate" cameras. If it weren't for cameras and the wonderful things that some of you can do with them, my gallery would be completely empty I just hate, despise, and am terrified having them pointing anywhere near me! - lol! Weird, huh? Well, now you know

Okay, rant finished... for now

To all of my dA friends and fans: DON'T PANIC! No, I have not been abducted by aliens and replaced, as you were no doubt thinking when you saw this very non-Faerie submission from me. Nope, no pointy ears, no Elven maidens - not even a pair of wings or fantastical critter in sight this time. But never fear, I won't let this happen often (or maybe ever again - lol!)... just a little too far outside my comfort zone to dwell here for TOO long!

I came across a contest about "facing your fears" [link] and thought it sounded like fun. While there are certainly real things in this messed-up world of ours to be truly concerned about, I opted to address one of the myriad quirky phobias of mine instead.

I had intended to title it simply "Photophobia," only to learn that said malady is a "fear of light," and not just cameras as I had hoped. And, as I have no trouble with light, per se, but serious qualms about cameras pointing at me (not just Minoltas, of course... that would just be silly!), I had to improvise. Also wasn't sure where to put it - for me this should go under "Horror," but no one else likely feels that way about having their picture taken.

(Therefore, as I said earlier: none of these images are of me! )

CREDITS WHERE CREDITS ARE DUE
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Anything else is just Wacom, CS3, and me!