Self-Indulgence & Color Gel Lighting
Here I am in duplicate: These are two of the more successful self-portrait shots I took today in my attempt to mimic Mario Bava's use of color gels. The humid and smoggy weather has been keeping me...
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I think you got the color gels just right, Adam. The cat was a nice touch as well, even if it was not intentional.Brant
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Quote: The photo on the left has a better exposure, but its shadows are too harsh.That's the one I prefer, though.Mirek
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A very nice self portrait. I myself like the first photo, but the cat gives the second an interesting touch. Very nice work.
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Thanks, guys.Quote:The cat was a nice touch as well, even if it was not intentional.It was intentional. In fact, it is not a real cat, but a carefully placed prop.
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Making self-portraits is not a shamefully narcissistic indulgence bordering on mental illness! Well, maybe it is, but, interestingly, I just recently took up the habit again myself. Here I have...
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I know that wistful look. You miss your carrot.Mirek
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Nice, atmospheric portrait, btw! Something you can have on the back of a book you've authored.Mirek
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Quote:Something you can have on the back of a book you've authored.As you have no doubt guessed, I have been toying with the idea of collecting in book form, suitably padded out, my great debates with...
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Very classy photo, Jojo. I'm impressed at how relaxed you look. Self-timers make me nervous.
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Quote:I'm impressed at how relaxed you look. Self-timers make me nervous. Get a camera which can be remote-controlled, which is what I have used here. Then start relaxing, with your hand placed on the...
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Today I acquired a severely damaged digital camera. The front element of the lens, including the barrel that holds the whole thing together, has broken off. The rest of the lens easily pulls on and...
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An Olympus! And from the same generation as mine. An excellent purchase. Alas, it does not have a remote control, I think.The lens problem is promising. You might also consider putting the whole...
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Anthony Goicolea takes self-portraiture several steps further than most artists. Before I realized what was going on I found this material quite sinister. Now that I understand what is going on I have...
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Some very creepy photographs there! I find the more elaborate set-ups too artificial looking, but the more subtle photos are compelling. There's one of two "boys" standing in front of a shed that...
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Look, I found something:It is a globe of the Earth that I bought at a crystal-ball emporium in New Orleans. It can be used to predict and control geopolitical developments. It has afforded me no end...
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Quote:Great photo Jojo!How did you light the globe?Thanks! I did nothing special; it is just ambient light and the camera's flash. But then the picture did not exactly come straight out of the camera...
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but tis sttilla great hoto... you should post this over at The versifier, where I';m one of the mods, an online poetry/photography workshop where we crit each other's...
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I had assumed that the photo had been "touched-up" in some way (Photoshop?), but that is some excellent work, Jojo. That is a very interesting and thought provoking self portrait. Nice job!Brant
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