Selected everything but me and my head. Adjust levels on the selection to get the background truly white. Inverted selection - adjusted levels on that. Resized. Export to JPG.
Post challenge As pointed out by one of the commenters, there are a couple of shots with this title on the site already which I only found out about during voting.
In any event, thanks to all who took time to look and laugh.
:)
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It's been done before but this is done better than the other two with the same title and theme, though not as close to the icon you are emulating . I think portrait mode may be better.
Wanted to do something like this, but had no paper bags!!! The Unknown Photographer!!! Should have cloned out the wetspot there. One of the tops this round - 8
YES!!!! LOL if I hadn't seen art doing a self portrait I would have sworn it was him.... By the way who the heck are you? lol I'll find out later i guess. For making me laugh you get a 10