self portrait.

lilmomma

I don't display my mug very often, just goofing off this morning. cc appreciated. thanks

adbsgicom

Nice shot! Feels a bit hot in the middle, but it works with the processing pretty well. You have beautiful eyes. Nicely captured.

VayCayMom

Aha, finally we see the other side. I agree it lost some detail in the middle, but sill very nice. You have a unique style in all of your photos. Thanks for sharing.

cwhite

Excellent pose! Like others have said, just a touch hot in the center, but the processing style really works here. Nice work.

Flutist

Wow, you should show yourself more often, you are beautiful!

Qarik

lilmomma wrote:

I don't display my mug very often, just goofing off this morning. cc appreciated. thanks

Pretty lady! I was just asking about self portrait from you in a different thread. The highlights don;t really bother me but the difference in shirt color from left to right does..heh.

LightPlane Photo

What others said about it being hot in the middle, but that's not the first thing I saw. I saw an authentic look in the face of a genuine photographer and pretty girl, composed to the left in the shot just perfectly. Nice job.

lilmomma

Awww thanks everyone for the comments! I'm very flattered I took like 50 just to get one I was halfway satisfied with. I like being behind the camera better

Agreed on the highlights being a bit much, I think i'll go back and play with it. But I do think it works with the processing, which is why I left it but maybe just needs to toned down a tad.

VayCayMom- wow I have a unique style? How exciting! thank you!

Flutist- That is very sweet, thank you.

Qarik-How funny I just went back and saw that! I noticed the shirt thing too. I think it's a combination of being too bright from the window light on one side and then the slight vignetting in processing on the other. I was trying to hide as much as possible of the distracting background. worked against me a little. I'll go back and fix it.

michswiss

lilmomma wrote:

Awww thanks everyone for the comments! I'm very flattered I took like 50 just to get one I was halfway satisfied with. I like being behind the camera better

It normally takes me hundreds of attempts to get one image that's recoverable. I couldn't imagine how many it would take for me to pull off an SP as nicely as you have done.

Also, I definitely always stay behind the lens.

marikris

When I first opened the thread, I thought it was a still from a Leann Rimes video lol. But I like it, regardless of the hot light. Maybe dodge a hint under the nostril so it doesn't keep pulling my eye, but I like the vibe

lilmomma

michswiss wrote:

It normally takes me hundreds of attempts to get one image that's recoverable. <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/ne_nau.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" > I couldn't imagine how many it would take for me to pull off an SP as nicely as you have done.

Also, I definitely always stay behind the lens.

thank you. I always thought i was crazy for taking tons of shots just to get one I like. Guess it's not out of the norm.

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marikris wrote:

When I first opened the thread, I thought it was a still from a Leann Rimes video lol. But I like it, regardless of the hot light. Maybe dodge a hint under the nostril so it doesn't keep pulling my eye, but I like the vibe

Ha funny you mention that, I've always been told I look like Leanne! Also Angie Dickinson? Hopefully they meant when she was younger...<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/rolleyes1.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" >

lizzard_nyc

HI Lilmomma,
I just found Qarik's Odyssey thread and your comment. It's wonderful to see a face with the image I have of a woman driving her Civic til nearly 200K miles.

I will eventually plunge into SP so I'm curious, did you use your camera timer or a off camera remote?

Very nice smile btw, you are a very pretty lady.

lilmomma

lizzard_nyc wrote:

HI Lilmomma,
I just found Qarik's Odyssey thread and your comment. It's wonderful to see a face with the image I have of a woman driving her Civic til nearly 200K miles.

I will eventually plunge into SP so I'm curious, did you use your camera timer or a off camera remote?

Very nice smile btw, you are a very pretty lady.

that's me I LOVED that car!

thank you for the compliment! Not too long after I bought my first dslr I bought a cheapie remote off ebay <code></code>like this one<code></code>. that's all I used, with the camera on a tripod, my face pointing somewhat to the window. It was my first time trying it, wasn't as bad as I thought. Good luck, can't wait to see yours!

bendruckerphoto

Very pretty. I like the high key feel, but I'd ton down the highlights just a little to bring in a little detail.