Self Portraits 2009

[Frog]

That's very good, Megan. Creeps me out but its well done.
Looks too much like self mutilation which I have too much knowledge of.

[Mr Yuck]

Forgot to post this in this thread.

[Old Timer]

Yuck and Megan both these selfer are very inspirational and should spur many of us on to do more creative work. Nice going guys.

[adina]

megan i love the shadows on your hands.

[megan]

Thanks for looking! I love my softboxes. BTW, I put glue on my face and let it dry. The only pain involved came when I peeled the glue off my face and it pulled the tiny little fuzzy hairs out. Ow.

[starriderrick]

Hi ya'll. I had to run to get into position for the 3 second self timer.

Rick

[Old Timer]

Nice one Rick. Next time use a longer delay.

[jetrim]

Messing around at the studio today. Always tricky to get a self portrait NOT to look like one.

[megan]

A-ha! A self-candid. That is difficult.

[ken1953]

Been awhile since I've put one here, so here goes:

Last week we had some severe storms. At one of the parks, we lost some of the oldest, and largest trees in town. This one was probably well over a hundred years old. I barely got into place with a 10 sec timer. Took 3 tries since my only source for propping the camera was a good 30-40 ft. away and I was in my house slippers.

Some statistics to give you an idea of the size of the tree. I'm almost 6' 4" tall, My girth is about 65", so needless to say...I'm a pretty big boy!!! and this thing makes me look (relatively speaking) small!!!

After driving all night, I was a little dissheveled(sp), so please excuse the outfit!!! hehe

[jetrim]

A-ha! A self-candid. That is difficult.

Thanks, yours is great too! Very creative.

Looks pretty convincing, jet. Do you shoot with the 67 a lot?

I'm starting to experiment with it more and more. This camera actually belongs to a pro that I've worked out a deal to share studio space with. I saw a pretty good deal on a 645 and asked her advice on the purchase. Her reply was, I have an rz67 that's been sitting in it's bag on the shelf over there, why don't you use it to get the feel for medium format before buying, you may find that you hate it. So far, I don't hate it :lol: but it does take some getting used to. I do like the waist-level finder better than the prism, but the reversed image can be a little disorienting at times.

[draymorton]

Messing around at the studio today. Always tricky to get a self portrait NOT to look like one.

Looks pretty convincing, jet. Do you shoot with the 67 a lot?

[FD-Pictures]

me in porto cervo, sardegna

[ken1953]

me in porto cervo, sardegna

Hi FD...nice to see you. I have gone around about this one. I wasn't sure about the blue hue at first, but the more I look at it, the more I like it. Very intersting. Nice work.

[photoman66]

I am unable to get those perfect photos like you guys have by turning on the timer. Seriously I don't know how you guys do it.

[ken1953]

I am unable to get those perfect photos like you guys have by turning on the timer. Seriously I don't know how you guys do it.

Hi Photoman...Since I've not had a chance to say it before, Welcome to PR.

As for the photos...don't worry about "perfection". Honestly, this thread is simply for fun. Some of the photogs here have much more experience than you and I, and some are just more photogenic. Don't worry about it. It's all about having fun and learning our craft. Of course, this thread is also about getting to know each other a little bit better. As an online community, some of us never get to meet each other in person and it's a good way for us to get to know our friends just a little bit better.

If you think your picture may not be up to par, take a look at mine a few posts up from this one. I had been working all night, my camera was setting 30-40 ft away from the tree, I was trying to run with houseslippers on w/ a 10 sec timer and for a man my size and physical condition, I can tell you, it was quite a feat just to get that. Took 3 tries just to get to the tree, and I wasn't about to try a 4th time. hahaha.
And needless to say, I'm not the most photogenic person on the planet. I hate my pictures, but I feel that if I can post mine as bad as they are, maybe I can inspire people to post their's, because their's has to be better than mine!!! hahahahaha

So...post away, have fun and enjoy yourself, and your art!!! Let us see you in all your self portrait glory!!! We are not here to critique you, just to get to know you!!!

[icicle]

Ok, I'm game for this.

Completely bad lighting for a color shot so I converted it to B&W.

Done using a Canon Xt

[AmberC]

Great SP's everyone!

[adina]

working late.

[jetrim]

Very moody Adina, I like it a lot!

[jetrim]

How NOT to take a self portrait! LMAO
(calibrating the new light meter to the camera earlier this evening and just generally screwing around)

[megan]

Ha! Funny. 50 extra points for catch lights in both eyes!

[dana m.]

What do you mean "how NOT to take a self portrait"...I think its great. Nothing better then being silly

[Old Timer]

Boy this thread is on a roll some great selfers the last few days.

[Frog]

I love it, jetrim! The reflection of you just makes it really cool!