Shoe selfies to the extreme?

 

I've been taking pictures of my shoes since before I had a smartphone and before the word selfie came into lingo.

These pictures above were all taken with a digital camera by bending over and snapping, to piggyback on the words of Legally Blonde.

But for some shoe selfie takers have decided to up the ante.

Refinery29 recently detailed a reporter strapping herself into a doorless helicopter just for shoe selfies. While the pictures are amazing, its over the top.

While that is experience is perfectly legal and with safety precautions, other shoe selfie takers are even more extreme.

For example, Instagrammer Tom Bruise, climbs bridges and roofs to get pictures with amazing backdrops. He even has been tapped by shoe and clothing brands to show their product on his shots, according to Refinery29.

Good Morning New York ☺ P.s- The Earth 🌏 is round

A post shared by Photographer (@tombruise_) on Aug 8, 2017 at 5:18am PDT

Bruise isn't alone.

Appreciate the pain it's a blessing.

A post shared by Photographer (@tombruise_) on Jul 14, 2017 at 8:43pm PDT

As much as I like my shoe selfies, and post them almost daily on Snapchat, I couldn't imagine going to these lengths. It's amazing what people will do for the 'gram and social media fame.

Shoes for Changing Weather: The Autumn Addition

Temperature in the northeast has been erratic. Since Labor Day, temperatures have spiked to the 80s, dropped to the 40s, and been amazingly pleasant. We've also had rain and days that threatened rain.

What shoes do you wear for this mercurial weather? On Instagram you will find many of my shoes choices.

White after Labor Day

Let's start with the first issue that appears after the end of summer-- can you wear white? As you see above, I wore these white Dr. Scholl's eyelet espadrilles after summer's end.

The tradition of not wearing white likely comes from the early 20th century, according to Time. At this time, the wealthy often went away to cottages and resorts for the summer. When they returned they resumed wearing darker clothing.

Insta-shoes: Through the Sole joins Instagram

 

I am committed to being where ever Through the Sole's readers are. Thus, this week, Through the Sole joined Instagram.

I'm still getting used to a mobile based service, but am enjoying sharing pictures, including what shoes I wore, and pictures from my blog.