Pixel by pixel

My first digital camera was in at a guess, 2003 or 2004. I was taking pics of myself naked and would prop it against the TV in my room and use the timer. I suspect there was some self actualisation going on. During this time there was a couple of instances of attempted dressing, there is a pic of a stockinged leg. It used Compact Flash cards, expensive but used till surprising lly recently.  It was silver and quite compact and simple to use. In 2008 to visit Jodie I bought a new Nikon Coolpix in black. Sadly it was not terribly good and I was never happy with it. In 2010 after a lot of research, thank you Internet, bought a Panasonic TZ8 would was said to be a Leica but without the red dot. I use it today and it still gives sterling service. Recent research into anew camera and I was surprised how things had advanced. If I am to take alfresco pics, and I so do, then some form of remote is required, this is not an issue  as a lot of cameras have WiFi and NFC so can use mobile phone to trigger camera, some allow to see image from screen too. Potentially could be very useful. Seen a coiple of possibles but for some reason did not feel like buying, not sure why but have learnt over the years that when that happens there is probably a good reason.
For the heavy lifting used the Alpha 200, granted the shutter was loud and it was a compromise, the focusing was a bit "hunting" at times, also the body sometimes would not speak to the lens too. However that and the flash unit, the Sony HVL-F42AM, £150 but worth every penny, must have taken thousands of pics. Year before last bought the Alpha 58, quieter, lighter but fatally flawed as needed a new Intervalometer, problem resolved now but it would be wrong to say it was a camera I enjoyed using. Not taking as many pics now as well. I have a bounce flash umbrella and a couple of tripods. I tried briefly before the second flash died with a 2 flash system. Then got some parachute ripstop nylon to use as a white backcloth. For quite a time would setup the tripod with the camera and Intervalometer, put the flash on the bannister and good to go. The A58 had none of that and I had to use a netbook with the rubbish software USBed to the camera. Later I found a way using lightroom or Photoshop to see the downloaded pics which is useful. Now an Intervalometer is available so use that. Originally used a wireless trigger but that required hiding the wireless release button unit.
When I got a week for at least a few days to myself I would setup an area with white sheets and leave the tripods out. One year made an studio I suppose in the garage, complete with heels tapping on the concrete. It all takes time. Originally the put the flash on the banister would take say 15 mins, then better background, longer. Then use downstairs so it could easily take up to an hour to get usable pics. Its quite stressful too, hunting for pegs and clothes.
Been through several software packages, RAWTHerapee, Light room, Photoshop elements, Photoshop had some nice plugins but they got virus ridden so had to go. Suppose it helps.
In 2005 it was a Nikon e3200. Then a Nikon CoolpixL15.  Before that it was a HPSmart 318.

It is said that French peasants in the 15th century didnot know what they looked like. Assuming you didnot have  mirror you would have to rely on your reflection in water or glass. Imagine being a Tgurl before digital cameras and the Internet.