Tag: self portrait

  • Frozen River Adventure with Eastfist

    Empty park bench overlooking frozen river
    Empty park bench overlooking frozen river

    More photos and a short film ahead…

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  • Sharp-edge shadow self portrait

    My attempt to create self portraits with sharper-edged shadows, thus making myself look more masculine. You do this by putting the light source closer to the subject, in this case, my face. It doesn’t quite have the same effect as the flash because my bulbs might be a lower color temperature (3500K rather than 5500K, even though it says it is 5500K on the bulbs, mighta been duped).

  • Five-dollar Millionaire Self Portrait

    Five-dollar Millionaire (self-portrait)
    Five-dollar Millionaire (self-portrait)

    I just shaved today.

    Too Beautiful A Man (self portrait)
    Too Beautiful A Man (self portrait)

    A world a difference some facial hair makes.

    And, the best of today’s self portraits…

    The Greek, yes, minimal retouching, all flash
    The Greek, yes, minimal retouching, all flash

    Used the flash and got a surprisingly decent result. The hot light gives a deep shadow but also very sharp and crisp look. The shadow underneath my jaw makes me look more masculine. In my other shots, the softer light wraps around my chubby, boyish face, so I can never quite look as hunky. (I knew I looked different in the previous photos than I see myself in the bathroom mirror!)

  • Fixing lens distortion of self-portraits using Photoshop Spherize filter

    I got a big head, but it’s not THAT big! (more…)