Self Portraits

[ATJ]

This is not my usual photographic work.

I am getting my hair cut tomorrow. It will be the first time in well over 2 years. I thought I would mark the occasion by taking a few shots of the long hair because it's going to be at least 2 years before it is that long again.

The shots were taken in the bathroom with the D300 and 60mm f/2.8 on the tripod with an SB-800 and Lambency flash diffuser pointing straight up. I also had an SB-24 connected by an SC-17/ES-9000 to the SB-800. (I did try using a slave, but the preflash kept setting it off. The SB-24 was to the right of the camera pointing towards the wall to provide side and back lighting. The camera was triggered with a Photix N1 from Poon.

Hair out and beard untidy:


Hair up and beard untidy:


Hair up and beard trimmed:


Hair out and beard trimmed:

[sirhc55]

Jeez Andrew, you’re the archetypical mountain man Is that why you live in the mountains?

I would cut it off in the summer, it will not be such a shock to the system with warm barmy air wafting its way across the nogin.

Like the pics BTW.

[ATJ]

I would cut it off in the summer, it will not be such a shock to the system with warm barmy air wafting its way across the nogin.

I forgot to mention my reasons for the hair cut:
1) I'm off on my annual dive trip in a couple of weeks and my hair was a real pain after each dive (and there are 20-22 dives in a week).
2) I have a work do on Friday and I have set a tradition for doing strange things with my hair. One time I shaved my beard off and half the people didn't recognise me.

Otherwise, I would have waited until Summer.

[surenj]

Nice mugs Andrew... Funny how photographers are the worst posers when it comes to self-portraits...

[Glen]

Not easy to do self portraits and these came out well, sure got a few different looks in the shoot. Looking forward to the after shots

[Greg B]

Just as well you have the copyright on those Andrew, the likes of No Idea and Famous cannot be trusted.

[gstark]

I have a work do on Friday and I have set a tradition for doing strange things with my hair. One time I shaved my beard off and half the people didn't recognise me.

Don't you just love it though, when, having shaved off the beard and leaving a moustache, people come up to you and say "Oh, you've grown a moustache" ??

Nicely done; self portraits are always a difficult task. I usually find the subject of mine to be unapproachable.

[Ant]

How do you ever get a mask seal with that much fur on your face (vaseline?)?

Funny, I lost my beard about the same time I started diving seriously (and got short hair). One weekend of teaching was enough to make me lose the hair.

20-22 dives in a week, take it easy! Where are you off to?

Ant.

[ATJ]

How do you ever get a mask seal with that much fur on your face (vaseline?)?

I have rarely had a problem with my beard, in fact I grew the beard in 1980 while on a dive trip (we were on a deserted island for 2 weeks and I couldn't shave) and it has only been removed 3 times since. All I need is for it to be sealed at the top and neither very short or very long hair causes a problem. One nice thing about the long hair was that I started wearing a hood (to keep the hair away) this makes it easier to get a good seal and also I can run my mask straps over my ears which also helps for a good seal.

20-22 dives in a week, take it easy! Where are you off to?

Undersea Explorer. Leaves from Port Douglas and does the Ribbon Reefs and Osprey Reef. It will be my 6th trip with them.

[ATJ]

Don't you just love it though, when, having shaved off the beard and leaving a moustache, people come up to you and say "Oh, you've grown a moustache" ??

For the few times I have shaved off my beard, I got "Have you had a haircut?".

[MATT]

Ask you r subject to smile

MATT

[surenj]

Nicely done; self portraits are always a difficult task. I usually find the subject of mine to be unapproachable.

Yeah I agree with this!