In this article, the author states that she has always loved self portraits but most teenagers do not enjoy looking too closely at their own faces in an effort to replicate them. Thanks to a new digital camera, she was able to use this new technology to inspire students to take a closer look at their inner image. Prior to the self-portrait assignment, students had been doing leaf studies using white and black charcoal pencils on flattened grocery sacks. The author acquired a new camera during this time. As students continued to refine their shading skills on medium-toned paper, she took pictures of them, one at a time, with an exaggerated facial expression that they felt revealed a part of their personality or emotional make up. The photo sessions took place in a separate area of the classroom, thus allowing students to ham it up a bit. This lesson is briefly described in this article.