A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Self made symmetry

I love the symmetry and simplicity of this picture, it really showcased her (mostly self done) piercings well.

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These paired nostril piercings on Skittles5000 were self pierced at an 18 gauge and self stretched up to the 2 gauge you see here, the septum was self pierced at a 14 gauge and then stretched to a 0gauge.

Comments

124 responses to “Self made symmetry”

  1. Skittles5000 Avatar

    most of my pictures dont come out like this. i try to have good light and my camera is always on macro. when i took this picture, it came out really nice. i tried my best to take another so that it would come out clearer but i couldnt recreate the same picture so i just went with this one.
    pictures never come out nice in my opinion when other people take them which is why i take them myself. im sorry i dont have a pro photographer to follow me around to showcase me and my mods. obviously, it was good enough quality to be on BME in the first place so im not worried about it 🙂

  2. Skittles5000 Avatar

    most of my pictures dont come out like this. i try to have good light and my camera is always on macro. when i took this picture, it came out really nice. i tried my best to take another so that it would come out clearer but i couldnt recreate the same picture so i just went with this one.
    pictures never come out nice in my opinion when other people take them which is why i take them myself. im sorry i dont have a pro photographer to follow me around to showcase me and my mods. obviously, it was good enough quality to be on BME in the first place so im not worried about it 🙂

  3. Skittles5000 Avatar

    most of my pictures dont come out like this. i try to have good light and my camera is always on macro. when i took this picture, it came out really nice. i tried my best to take another so that it would come out clearer but i couldnt recreate the same picture so i just went with this one.
    pictures never come out nice in my opinion when other people take them which is why i take them myself. im sorry i dont have a pro photographer to follow me around to showcase me and my mods. obviously, it was good enough quality to be on BME in the first place so im not worried about it 🙂

  4. Skittles5000 Avatar

    most of my pictures dont come out like this. i try to have good light and my camera is always on macro. when i took this picture, it came out really nice. i tried my best to take another so that it would come out clearer but i couldnt recreate the same picture so i just went with this one.
    pictures never come out nice in my opinion when other people take them which is why i take them myself. im sorry i dont have a pro photographer to follow me around to showcase me and my mods. obviously, it was good enough quality to be on BME in the first place so im not worried about it 🙂

  5. Protip Avatar
    Protip

    You really don’t need to have a “pro-photographer to follow you around” to take good pictures.

    – Don’t set it on Macro unless you’re doing an extreme close up of a singular focal point object (ie. one specific piercing, not entire face).
    – White balance is your friend. I’m sure you’re really not orange like the pic. It seems to me like you were using florescent lighting (ie. in a bathroom) when this picture was taken. Set WB (white balance) to AUTO or cycle through all the different options until you have decent lighting quality on your cam’s screen.

    Set your camera to AUTO everything if you have absolutely no clue how to use it.

  6. Protip Avatar
    Protip

    You really don’t need to have a “pro-photographer to follow you around” to take good pictures.

    – Don’t set it on Macro unless you’re doing an extreme close up of a singular focal point object (ie. one specific piercing, not entire face).
    – White balance is your friend. I’m sure you’re really not orange like the pic. It seems to me like you were using florescent lighting (ie. in a bathroom) when this picture was taken. Set WB (white balance) to AUTO or cycle through all the different options until you have decent lighting quality on your cam’s screen.

    Set your camera to AUTO everything if you have absolutely no clue how to use it.

  7. Protip Avatar
    Protip

    You really don’t need to have a “pro-photographer to follow you around” to take good pictures.

    – Don’t set it on Macro unless you’re doing an extreme close up of a singular focal point object (ie. one specific piercing, not entire face).
    – White balance is your friend. I’m sure you’re really not orange like the pic. It seems to me like you were using florescent lighting (ie. in a bathroom) when this picture was taken. Set WB (white balance) to AUTO or cycle through all the different options until you have decent lighting quality on your cam’s screen.

    Set your camera to AUTO everything if you have absolutely no clue how to use it.

  8. Protip Avatar
    Protip

    You really don’t need to have a “pro-photographer to follow you around” to take good pictures.

    – Don’t set it on Macro unless you’re doing an extreme close up of a singular focal point object (ie. one specific piercing, not entire face).
    – White balance is your friend. I’m sure you’re really not orange like the pic. It seems to me like you were using florescent lighting (ie. in a bathroom) when this picture was taken. Set WB (white balance) to AUTO or cycle through all the different options until you have decent lighting quality on your cam’s screen.

    Set your camera to AUTO everything if you have absolutely no clue how to use it.

  9. amanda Avatar
    amanda

    I’m such a weirdo about symmetry, I used to never get piercings without getting them done on both sides, so I really love this girl’s mods.

  10. amanda Avatar
    amanda

    I’m such a weirdo about symmetry, I used to never get piercings without getting them done on both sides, so I really love this girl’s mods.

  11. amanda Avatar
    amanda

    I’m such a weirdo about symmetry, I used to never get piercings without getting them done on both sides, so I really love this girl’s mods.

  12. amanda Avatar
    amanda

    I’m such a weirdo about symmetry, I used to never get piercings without getting them done on both sides, so I really love this girl’s mods.

  13. Diva Avatar
    Diva

    Lol. Skittles is mah niggaaaahhh! 🙂

    She keeps it real.

    And she is gorgeous too. 🙂

  14. Diva Avatar
    Diva

    Lol. Skittles is mah niggaaaahhh! 🙂

    She keeps it real.

    And she is gorgeous too. 🙂

  15. Diva Avatar
    Diva

    Lol. Skittles is mah niggaaaahhh! 🙂

    She keeps it real.

    And she is gorgeous too. 🙂

  16. Diva Avatar
    Diva

    Lol. Skittles is mah niggaaaahhh! 🙂

    She keeps it real.

    And she is gorgeous too. 🙂

  17. mac Avatar
    mac

    It looks somewhat like her face is just attached to a wall, I used to talk to her a lot though, she’s a really a sweet girl and her piercings do compliment her well. I love symmetry, so it’s nice seeing it instead of when I see some 14 year-old who I could swear is sporting a high nostril piercing on one side and a just regular nostril on the other calling it symmetry. It bugs me.

  18. mac Avatar
    mac

    It looks somewhat like her face is just attached to a wall, I used to talk to her a lot though, she’s a really a sweet girl and her piercings do compliment her well. I love symmetry, so it’s nice seeing it instead of when I see some 14 year-old who I could swear is sporting a high nostril piercing on one side and a just regular nostril on the other calling it symmetry. It bugs me.

  19. mac Avatar
    mac

    It looks somewhat like her face is just attached to a wall, I used to talk to her a lot though, she’s a really a sweet girl and her piercings do compliment her well. I love symmetry, so it’s nice seeing it instead of when I see some 14 year-old who I could swear is sporting a high nostril piercing on one side and a just regular nostril on the other calling it symmetry. It bugs me.

  20. mac Avatar
    mac

    It looks somewhat like her face is just attached to a wall, I used to talk to her a lot though, she’s a really a sweet girl and her piercings do compliment her well. I love symmetry, so it’s nice seeing it instead of when I see some 14 year-old who I could swear is sporting a high nostril piercing on one side and a just regular nostril on the other calling it symmetry. It bugs me.

  21. Kitty Avatar
    Kitty

    <3 😀

  22. Kitty Avatar
    Kitty

    <3 😀

  23. Kitty Avatar
    Kitty

    <3 😀

  24. Kitty Avatar
    Kitty

    <3 😀

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