Grayscale Week, Day 4: Self-Portrait
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Ever get stuck in a rut, taking photos of the same old stuff? I feel that way now, so I’ve been trying to think differently about photo subjects.
Right before I walked in the door to work this morning, it hit me to do a self-portrait. However, I didn’t want it to look plain with a cluttered background. Taking a cue from Chica, I held the camera at waist-level and shot upwards. Without even looking at it, I saved the image and walked into the building.
It turned out much better than I expected. The cloudless sky definitely makes this photo, in my opinion. I’m going to be doing more of this in the future, for sure. Maybe a self-portrait week? We’ll see.
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August 7th, 2008
I did the same thing once, with my camera phone. It turned out really neat because there was a church steeple and clouds in the background.
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I think the background really makes a photo. A church steeple would definitely be a good one.
August 7th, 2008
You’re turning into a shapeshifter like Joanne. In every picture, you look almost like a different person. There’s the Bob Saget image you had for a long time, then DJ Jazzy Pete, and now, well, I’m going to call this one Hitman Pete since it looks like you’re dressed up in black and ready to take someone out. Or is this your Clark Kent look, ready to tear off the suit and fly into the sky?
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I’m actually Joanne. And Bob Saget. And everyone else.
The black is my riding jacket. I had originally lightened it up, but the darker version looked more mysterious.
August 8th, 2008
I can see up your nose!
Dude, I’m glad I cleaned it out that morning.
August 8th, 2008
It does look good, the light with the slight right vignette really adds to it. :)
Guess what? That’s no vignette. (It’s space station!) It’s right out of the camera! The sun just happened to be behind my big ol’ head, which caused the vignette effect.
August 8th, 2008
not only the cloudless sky made this one amazing… but I think it’s also because of your dark-colored shirt.
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Black riding jacket. It makes me look like one of those guys in Rollerball. Old movie, look it up on IMDB. ;)
August 8th, 2008
One shot, without looking and you produce that?
You are GOOD!
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Luck is my middle name. And thanks for the award! :D
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