Me, My Locs, and My Photo Magazine
Mar. 5th, 2010 08:15 pmSometimes you need to put down the photo magazines, stop obsessing over other people's awards and recognition, and make your own damn photos.

Self-Portrait
5 March 2010
For this photo I used available light, that being the two 100W equivalent, full-spectrum CFLs in my uncovered ceiling light fixture. (My flash has 'tude. I shall perform an attitude adjustment on it this weekend.) With my 50mm/f1.8 lens and ISO 400, I was able to hand-hold the camera...rather, hand-hold the tripod I used to get more distance between myself and the lens. My right hand operated the cable release. The only editing I did in Lightroom 2.0 was spot removal, mild softening, and slight color adjustment.

Self-Portrait
5 March 2010
For this photo I used available light, that being the two 100W equivalent, full-spectrum CFLs in my uncovered ceiling light fixture. (My flash has 'tude. I shall perform an attitude adjustment on it this weekend.) With my 50mm/f1.8 lens and ISO 400, I was able to hand-hold the camera...rather, hand-hold the tripod I used to get more distance between myself and the lens. My right hand operated the cable release. The only editing I did in Lightroom 2.0 was spot removal, mild softening, and slight color adjustment.
"I learned to love myself, because I sleep with myself every night and I wake up with myself every morning, and if I don't like myself, there's no reason to even live the life. I love the way I look. I'm fine with it. And if my body changes, I'll be fine with that."
~ Gabourey Sidibe, the star of Precious

Joie de Vivre
17 February 2010
~ Gabourey Sidibe, the star of Precious

Joie de Vivre
17 February 2010
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Aug. 17th, 2009 08:41 pmIf my memory serves me correctly,
scream4noreason demanded recent self-portraits from the people on his reading list. I finally got around to it, today.

17 August 2009
My face looks a LOT like my mother's around the eyes.
I made that portrait just before leaving for school, where I made solid headway on my exam preparations. It's been a productive day, in spite of the heat and humidity.
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17 August 2009
My face looks a LOT like my mother's around the eyes.
I made that portrait just before leaving for school, where I made solid headway on my exam preparations. It's been a productive day, in spite of the heat and humidity.