Self Portraits

**tomorrowstreasures** · 02-20-2009, 10:08 AM

all very clever and i like them!

can't wait to see the 3s one finished.

**Marko** · 02-20-2009, 03:02 PM

A VERY interesting set of self-portraits. Well done. The eye in post 3 - there's an eye (albeit softish) that sings . And the bathroom shot...despite the subject matter lol - different, creative and interesting

**Mad Aussie** · 02-20-2009, 09:12 PM

Thought I better take a moment to give you some serious critique now that I'm back from therapy and been helped to comes to terms with your last photo in this series

Post 1
Shot 1 - Cool idea. Can't say it grabs in any way other than that though. Perhaps if the camera wasn't visible?

Shot 2 - The concept here is a winner for me. The snake helping out is cool. Not sure on the filter you've applied. Makes you look dirty. I think a better filter could have been used or simply gone with the original colour shot.

Shot 3 - Another good concept I think. I don't think the lighting is very good here though. Too harsh up top I guess. I'm thinking more aperture and a light on the floor shooting up your back to create some backlighting might be the go. Just a guess.

Post 2
Shot 1- Yet again I like this concept. A lonely figure looking out at the glow of a distant city and the stars overhead. That much works for me. The light though doesn't. You may have been able to actually hold a light in front of you to backlight yourself or get a mate to fire your flash from the side perhaps?

Shot 2- Moody and it works. Nice shot.

Shot 3- At first glance ... yuk. But then I look closer wondering why you put up what appears at first to be an out of focus, crappy shot when I know you can do so much better. And then I see reflections. We are looking at a flection I guess are we? If so, again, nice concept but think you can pull this one off better.

Post 3
Shot 1- A selective colour shot done well I reckon. Nice.

Shot 2- Camping and camo ... does nothing for me. Bags in the right of frame are distractions and so is the dirt bank at the front. I think you missed a good opportunity here by not going in much closer on this same angle of view. I think that would used the blue of the tent to help highlight the reflection in the sunglasses which is where the real shot is in this case I think.

Shot 3- Oh crap (pardon the pun) but here we are in your bathroom again. This is cleverly done and the filter treatment works well I think. A man on a toilet just turns me off though, not that a naked man in front of a mirror does much more for that matter. I reckon having the 2nd person lying on the bed and the 1st standing at a mirror or window might lift this concept further. As far as how you've presented though ... I like.

Excuse me now while make another appointment with a therapist!

**tomorrowstreasures** · 02-20-2009, 10:52 PM

Originally Posted by Mad Aussie

Shot 3- Oh crap (pardon the pun) but here we are in your bathroom again. [/SIZE]

snort -- for some reason that produced a giant belly laff from me. You are soooooo funny.

**tomorrowstreasures** · 02-20-2009, 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by jjeling

GRAND FINALE!!!

I thought the last one would be a fun thing to try. Called the bathroom routine Sh**, Shower, and Shave, or the 3 S's, the bathroom isnt quite large enough to get all three in. I will be working on it a little more to get the full explanation in. Dont worry though, I only sat on the toilet to take the picture, no business was being taken care of.

Ok.... I have to say it - from a gal's POV - nice tush.

**Mad Aussie** · 02-20-2009, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by tomorrowstreasures

snort -- for some reason that produced a giant belly laff from me. You are soooooo funny.

I ALMOST got through it without adding some humour

**jjeling** · 02-21-2009, 01:49 AM

Promise you this is it. It really bothered me not having the shaving part in there. I took the liberty of reshooting this today and came up with the second version. I think its much better, although a little more detailed....