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[The Fool]

I'm now on hormones to make the transition to female, and I decided to do a little experiment as I go. I've started taking a picture a day and later on once I have a decent amount of pictures, I'll string them together into a gif. Why? I don't think I've seen many (if any at all) transitions that show every step of the process. This will be a very slow moving project, so I'll only be doing weekly updates.

If anyone has any suggestions for things to do in addition to a dead-on shot, let me know. I wouldn't be against a moving stop motion gif as I'm transitioning, which will be a pain, but it's a once in a lifetime chance to do it.

Lastly, if someone has any random questions about the process, let me know and I'll answer to the best of my ability.

Spoiler: My starting point (Day 4) (click to show/hide)

It's technically Day 5 at the moment (June 23, 2014), but I'm not into spamming images.

[Skyrunner]

I've seen pictures of Day Zero and Day Seven Hundred Ninty Three, but none of this sort of project. I feel it'll be very cool, especially if you do't forget to do it every day for at least a year. My advice is to have consistent environment--same pose, same lighting,  no need for same clothes/hair/background. If you mark down the position of a camera and where you stand you can practically ensure the gif will be smooth.

I think someone could make a script that composits a directory full of numbered pictures into one gif/video clip...Adobe Bridge might have that feature. It's obviously better if the picture is roughly the same every time. :v

[Arx]

I think someone could make a script that composits a directory full of numbered pictures into one gif/video clip...Adobe Bridge might have that feature. It's obviously better if the picture is roughly the same every time. :v

GIMP can open images as layers. It should be very easy to make a gif of them, if they're timestamped so they sort nicely.

That said, go Fool! I hope you follow all the way through!

[Cheeetar]

Best of luck!

[Tiruin]

Woo! Go Inkwell

PTW.

Also, as a tiiiny tip. To save image resolution (but make it able to display in smaller sizes {and probably save us really bad net users from all the loading... ><}), try this.

[img height=x width=y] in place of [img]
Wherein x/y = pixels!
Like 640x400 for portrait and 400x800 for landscape and stuff.

I've seen pictures of Day Zero and Day Seven Hundred Ninty Three, but none of this sort of project. I feel it'll be very cool, especially if you do't forget to do it every day for at least a year. My advice is to have consistent environment--same pose, same lighting,  no need for same clothes/hair/background. If you mark down the position of a camera and where you stand you can practically ensure the gif will be smooth.

I think someone could make a script that composits a directory full of numbered pictures into one gif/video clip...Adobe Bridge might have that feature. It's obviously better if the picture is roughly the same every time. :v

Also a tiny tip on this too. If you can, make the background monochromatic, or something that wouldn't change and would be easily controlled for that purpose if so.

If not, you could always go for the morning sunset and hope the light hits. In the very least, you'll have hundreds of awesome sunset pics to look at.

[Levi]

Neat project. 

Lastly, if someone has any random questions about the process, let me know and I'll answer to the best of my ability.

After the process do you need to keep taking the hormones forever, or does it kind of stabilize?

[The Fool]

After the process do you need to keep taking the hormones forever, or does it kind of stabilize?

The process never stops. Anyone biologically male will not produce enough estrogen to maintain it. It can even reverse overtime regardless of whether or not you're still on hormones just from age, but that isn't usually an issue til you've been on hormones for 10-20 years.

If you have surgery to stop testosterone production (full sex change or just disconnecting the hormone producer), you'd need hormones to basically stay alive. Within 8 weeks of stopping hormones after testosterone production is stopped, you'll get severe osteoporosis and your bones become extremely brittle. With that said the amount of estrogen you need is massively decreased, and it'd be the only medication you need (which is quite cheap, about $10 per month).

[Levi]

After the process do you need to keep taking the hormones forever, or does it kind of stabilize?

The process never stops. Anyone biologically male will not produce enough estrogen to maintain it. It can even reverse overtime regardless of whether or not you're still on hormones just from age, but that isn't usually an issue til you've been on hormones for 10-20 years.

If you have surgery to stop testosterone production (full sex change or just disconnecting the hormone producer), you'd need hormones to basically stay alive. Within 8 weeks of stopping hormones after testosterone production is stopped, you'll get severe osteoporosis and your bones become extremely brittle. With that said the amount of estrogen you need is massively decreased, and it'd be the only medication you need (which is quite cheap, about $10 per month).

Ah cool.  And heck, after 10-20 years they'd probably figure out a way around that as well. 

[freeformschooler]

After the process do you need to keep taking the hormones forever, or does it kind of stabilize?

The process never stops. Anyone biologically male will not produce enough estrogen to maintain it. It can even reverse overtime regardless of whether or not you're still on hormones just from age, but that isn't usually an issue til you've been on hormones for 10-20 years.

If you have surgery to stop testosterone production (full sex change or just disconnecting the hormone producer), you'd need hormones to basically stay alive. Within 8 weeks of stopping hormones after testosterone production is stopped, you'll get severe osteoporosis and your bones become extremely brittle. With that said the amount of estrogen you need is massively decreased, and it'd be the only medication you need (which is quite cheap, about $10 per month).

Everything about that sounds terrifying, for the same reason people on CPAP make huge efforts to lose weight. GL

[Tiruin]

I wonder if this thread would also be used as an educational note with respect to hormones and their functions as...a side note? o-o

[Sheb]

I'm following this. Good luck

[smirk]

This is... an awesome project. How long does it generally take for most of the physical changes to take place, or is it wildly different for different folks?

Hope everything goes well! Watching with interest.

[scrdest]

This is... an awesome project. How long does it generally take for most of the physical changes to take place, or is it wildly different for different folks?

Hope everything goes well! Watching with interest.

There's a lot of different receptors in different systems, which can respond in different orders at work, so it probably varies.

[WhitiusOpus]

I don't want to sound ignorant, but... One thing that keeps nagging me is why? I don't mean to insult anyone either, but why do this in the first place? I just can't wrap my head around why someone would want to go through with something like this...

[The Fool]

This is... an awesome project. How long does it generally take for most of the physical changes to take place, or is it wildly different for different folks?

It does indeed vary. Usually anywhere between 1-3 years for most changes to take place to my knowledge.

I don't want to sound ignorant, but... One thing that keeps nagging me is why? I don't mean to insult anyone either, but why do this in the first place? I just can't wrap my head around why someone would want to go through with something like this...

It's fair enough of a question, and I can't say that my answer will completely satisfy you, but I can try to explain.

I'm massively uncomfortable with being male in all aspects. I have a massive dislike of nearly all male clothes, and a massive jealousy of women's clothing (patterns and designs mostly). Not into 'topping' anyone, male or female. Not comfortable to even stand next to another guy at a urinal, even if I seriously need to go. Basically most situations in which I would be distinctly 'male' causes me mental distress. The reason I'm doing through the HRT (hormone replacement therapy) process is to relieve everyday stress by becoming something that I relate more to, a lady. Hopefully I explained myself well enough.

I'm going to upload one picture as an update tomorrow. I don't want a gif with only 5-6 pictures.