OK, I have an ego. In my defense, I suspect that everyone has one.
I just play around with mine a bit. No harm in that, right? A bit of Photoshop work melding a face from the Mac's built-in camera, and there you go.
I decided that as long as I'm interested in late 19th century history, I should have an image of myself that is appropriate for the age.
Of course, I couldn't stop there. How about a cowboy picture, in the style of the 1950's western movies?
Here, same process but a screen grab from a Hulu western:
