.....Light
Without light no color exists.
Seeing color is a sensory experience.
Associations of color are cultural.
They have one meaning in one social context, a different meaning in another context.
This "red" is triumphal.
Red districts sell sex and pornography in every European culture.
Red captures attention.
Red is a favorite color of all people.
Red is the international color for stop.
It is one of the most visible colors, second only to yellow - which explains why it is used on fire engines and stop signs to trigger alertness.
Self-portraits should be a very personal expression,
not simply a mirror of something you've seen elsewhere.
Most of all, have fun & make it
visually interesting!