Self Portrait - Take 2

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Self Portrait - Take 2

Postby dawesy on Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:41 pm

This is my second shoot working on this concept.

I switched to the darker jumper and found that the hood is actually smaller, so I couldn't get the shadows on my face I had originally envisaged. Given they weren't too popular perhaps that is a good thing!! I worked the light a bit more and am pretty happy with that one, with one exception, so let rip!!

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This was anther one I liked while playing with just one light. I think it breaks a few rules, maybe that's why I like it.

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This is the setup shop. I was sitting on the chair, camera on the tripod in the foreground, lights are SB800s atop Poon's light stands and sporting some sections of a corn flakes box to stop any light spill onto the background which is a hideously yellow wall. Must get to the paint shop... The SBs were triggered with CLS and set to the same power, about 1/64 from memory.
[EDIT] The black device sitting on the chair is the sender unit of the Phottix remote available through poon which I used to fire the shutter from the chair.

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Re: Self Portrait - Take 2

Postby Bindii on Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:48 am

I like the second one... more so because your eye's look kinda goofy in the first.. (which I'm presuming wasn't your original intent?).. :)
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Re: Self Portrait - Take 2

Postby dawesy on Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:14 pm

That depends, define goofy?
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Re: Self Portrait - Take 2

Postby Bindii on Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:16 pm

dawesy wrote:That depends, define goofy?


http://disney.go.com/DisneyRecords/Biographies/Goofy_Bio.html :wink:
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Re: Self Portrait - Take 2

Postby dawesy on Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:20 pm

Then yes, cartoon dog is exactly what I was after!
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Re: Self Portrait - Take 2

Postby surenj on Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:39 pm

Like the ominous feel of the first...Still think that an alley or a dark night with clouds and moon would be good background for it...
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Re: Self Portrait - Take 2

Postby dawesy on Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:05 pm

surenj wrote:Like the ominous feel of the first...Still think that an alley or a dark night with clouds and moon would be good background for it...


I actually have a walkway near me that fits the bill and one day when I have an assistant to help take care of all the gear I plan on giving that a go.

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Re: Self Portrait - Take 2

Postby Matt. K on Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:18 pm

I think you are getting awfully close with that second shot. I love the blacks.
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