Photo taken by me @derangedvisions
A portrait of who I am
Yesterday I went into the studio to take an "environmental portrait" of myself. In an environmental portrait you want to capture an image that tells who the person is in the image.
So when I was planning this shot out, I wanted to have a camera to show the fact that I am a photographer. I also wanted to wear a shirt that reflects my military service. When it came to lighting, I wanted to light the scene in a dramatic way because my life has been somewhat dramatic, lol. I think it adds a sense of mystery and story to the photo that wouldn't be there if I had lit this straight on.
I hope that you like the image and think that it tells a little about me. It took a few tries to get everything framed up to take a picture of myself. It is always a little awkward waiting for the timer to go off.
I think you have done an amazing job with the photo! I am loving thr color you went with as well. I'm sure the colored version was good, but this gives it a bit more interest. Yeah, I really like it. Thanks for sharing it.
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Thank you. I like the less saturated colors for this one. I felt it was less distracting. I am glad that you felt that it worked.
I am a pretty saturated person, but this worked out well.
Ren
Thinks it's a great photo, only criticism I have is visual of the shirt. If you wanted to show off your military service I would make sure the shirt is a little more straight to show it off. When I was looking at it the first time I couldn't tell. And looking a second time after knowing what to look for I can still barely see it. But other than that I think the placement of the crates and camera next to you is amazingly done. If I hadn't known the purpose of the shirt I wouldn't have any criticism! Have to do this myself soon.
Thank you for the compliment and input. The main part of the shirt that other veterans would recognize is the part on my left shoulder. The "Grunt Style" brand has become a well known brand for combat veterans to identify each other.
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Nice mate . Love the lighting . It’s never easy (at least for me ) taking pictures of myself . Much prefer to be behind the camera
Thanks. I understand what you mean about not liking to be in front of the camera. At least when I do shots like this, I can sort of be in front of and behind the camera. I hate posing for other people.
Yes thats true; you can distract yourself with the technical in a constructed selfie
Awesome Wes!! Great photo.
Thanks you. I am glad you like it.
You are welcome man!
WES!!! This is really awesome. Love the earthy tones and the lighting is so dramatic and beautiful!
Thank you. I am really enjoying shooting in the studio. I think I am going to do a lot more studio shoots from here on out. I like having the control of all the lighting and not worrying about weather or anything.
Good job with this 'selfie' ;) Not easy to get the right positions and mimic making a self portrait... How many times You tried before getting the final shot?
I like the mood, the light and these colorus - if the image should tell us who You are - For me You are an interesting personality.
Thank you. I think this was the 4th shot. It wasnt too difficult to frame everything up since I could guess at the size of myself. The only thing I did notice in the end result was the camera wasnt perfectly level which you can see with the crates, but when I tried to fix it, it started to crop even closer to the left side of the frame and my hand was getting even closer to the edge.
this is really cool, I like it a lot...you are such a great talent and this is the source, captured perfectly if I do say so myself :)
Thank you man. I really appreciate it. After Steemfest, you should be able to take pictures like this. I will be giving you a crash course while we are there.
This is gonna be really good, a crash course ...will be interesting for sure, I am getting really excited about this trip.
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Man that is a great photo and with all of the props to describe you were really well thought out. Guess that is why you are a great photographer.
Thanks Sarge, I appreciate it.