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Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:57 pm**

Well Dug, these are for you. Horribly rushed and I'd like to revisit with natural lighting.

Soft, badly focused, shit lighting and distracting backgrounds. I added a bit of grain to shot 2, an both were ISO 800.

Enjoy Dug

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:00 pm**

ummm....

I like the potw better...... :wink:

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:02 pm**

Raskill wrote:ummm....

I like the potw better......

As Do I, I have to live with that face

If I've looking a little miserable I've had the flu the last few days, rather over it now.

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:07 pm**

I would try one myself, but the glare off my forehead pplays havoc with the metering :lol:

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:26 pm**

I hold Geoff responsible for this........ :lol:

we are gonna get a rash of self portraits.
the only problem is that most of us (me included) look like dropped pies when compared to the POTW!

Steve

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:32 pm**

It would be unfair to hold Geoff responsible for these two, I'd already taken them (with Dug's encouragement). Nor is this my first attempt at B&W Self portraits, I think its a really challenging subject to shoot well. Macka's shot is a great example of getting it all right, I'd say most people would have a hard time getting a shot they are happy with (tieing it into MattK's recent comments) most people don't like looking at shots of themselves.

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:05 am**

avkomp wrote:I hold Geoff responsible for this........

we are gonna get a rash of self portraits.
the only problem is that most of us (me included) look like dropped pies when compared to the POTW!

Steve

This ain't a bad thing - we ALL have faces that we can rest assured our mother's love/d. :wink:

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:11 am**

Craig - have a shave and remove some of the natural 'grain' - keep on trying, I look forward to your experiments. The 2nd imge in my opinion is far better than the first in this series.

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:27 am**

Nice couch. :lol:

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 6:55 am**

Sorry Craig.............Macka wins :wink:

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:27 am**

I've unleashed something here... I've woken up to a multitude of self-portraits!

Craig, a problem in both is that you don't really look comfortable. (This is probably as much to do with your fear of self-portraits as the position you were in to try and take the photo.)

macka

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:33 am**

Well! another new topic of the week:

SELF PORTRAIT

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:46 am**

Macka, you do have a lot to answer for :lol:

Craig, you can probably see how distracting the shadow over your chin etc is in the first. I think Macka advice about relaxing and your own about lighting are going to make some difference here. Try using a mirror so you can see how the shadow falls

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:07 am**

Just one comment,

Put your shirt back on :lol:

MATT

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:33 am**

Hey I thought Rokstar was the one who started all of this self portrait stuff! :wink:

He was the one who inspired me to post a self portrait a couple of months ago.
But it is nice to see that everyone is getting into it again. Maybe we could have a self-portrait thread.

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:38 am**

MATT wrote:Just one comment,

Put your shirt back on

MATT

yeah - this isn't a nudity forum, you didn't see Macka without her shirt on did you huh!? :shock:

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:41 am**

I hadn't worn a shirt all day (I was sick at home) so why put one on for a adlib photo shoot ?

Sorry if I've offended anyone :roll:

(I think a self portrait thread wouldn't be that bad, as long as it doesn't turn into another LDS thread

)

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:44 am**

Craig
the 1st one is a revealing shot and to make it worse your looking right into the camera it's so in your face - very confronting

nice work

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:49 am**

Mal wrote:But it is nice to see that everyone is getting into it again. Maybe we could have a self-portrait thread.

A self-portrait challenge or a self-portrait of the month :roll:

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:01 am**

Geoff wrote:
MATT wrote:Just one comment,

Put your shirt back on

MATT

yeah - this isn't a nudity forum, you didn't see Macka without her shirt on did you huh!?

I took mine off

http://www.dslrusers.net/viewtopic.php? ... ht=#166838

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:04 am**

Mal wrote:
Geoff wrote:
MATT wrote:Just one comment,

Put your shirt back on

MATT

yeah - this isn't a nudity forum, you didn't see Macka without her shirt on did you huh!?

I took mine off http://www.dslrusers.net/viewtopic.php? ... ht=#166838

And Mal it really added to the dramatic affect, I can't image the same shot with clothes on being nearly as affective.

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:05 am**

Fair enough - just getting my gear off now for a full nude portrait - watch this space.

I'll just take my tongue out of my cheek.

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:05 am**

Good one Macka...you've started a scary trend in dslrusers - self topless portraits...

Craig, play around with some more lighting when you're feeling better dude. Everyone has a setting that suits them best, have a look at Rokkstar's self portraits - those were sublime in terms of colours and lighting.

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:09 am**

Geoff wrote:Fair enough - just getting my gear off now for a full nude portrait - watch this space.

I'll just take my tongue out of my cheek.

Careful Geoff, those two sentances should not be used together :lol:

Mind now being taken out of gutter...

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:16 am**

Godammit - I now have to wipe the cornflakes off the monitor - 110% for effort Alpha :wink:

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:19 am**

Mal wrote:
Geoff wrote:Fair enough - just getting my gear off now for a full nude portrait - watch this space.

I'll just take my tongue out of my cheek.

Careful Geoff, those two sentances should not be used together

Mind now being taken out of gutter...

The imagery... looks like the competition is hotting up. I must admit I don't think I'm as flexible as Geoff would appear to be by that last comment.

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:30 am**

Alpha_7 wrote:
Mal wrote:
Geoff wrote:Fair enough - just getting my gear off now for a full nude portrait - watch this space.

I'll just take my tongue out of my cheek.

Careful Geoff, those two sentances should not be used together

Mind now being taken out of gutter...

The imagery... looks like the competition is hotting up. I must admit I don't think I'm as flexible as Geoff would appear to be by that last comment.

lol - you're all rude buggers

but oh...so funny!!

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:26 am**

Mal wrote:Hey I thought Rokstar was the one who started all of this self portrait stuff!

I've been doing self-portraits since my second year of Uni in 2003!!!

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:31 am**

Nnnnsic wrote:
Mal wrote:Hey I thought Rokstar was the one who started all of this self portrait stuff!

I've been doing self-portraits since my second year of Uni in 2003!!!

Sorry Leigh you not nearly as good looking at Rokkstar :lol:

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:51 pm**

Alpha_7 wrote:Sorry Leigh you not nearly as good looking at Rokkstar

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:25 pm**

Just as interesting a subject, just not 'classical 'hoff' good looks'

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:15 pm**

Craig, prretty portrates. U R very handsum man

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:21 pm**

Thanks kindly Wally, haven't heard from you in a while. Are you into taking portraits, or self portraits ?

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:28 pm**

Nnnnsic wrote:
Alpha_7 wrote:Sorry Leigh you not nearly as good looking at Rokkstar

I think you need to be a suffer of Alopecia to be good looking....

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:29 pm**

Alfa, hi, I's needs to use the balaklava :lol:

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:30 pm**

Alfa, hi, I's needs to use the balaklava :lol:

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:33 pm**

Thanks Mal, I've now learnt a new word.

And Wally, I don't mind if you have a 'balaklava' or a paper bag on your head... remember the key to a most good portraits is the eyes

Posted: **Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:38 pm**

Ta Alfa, donnt have a balaklava, buts i got a paper bag from Foodland in balaklava :lol:

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