I think you did very good for your first attempt! I prefer the 2nd one, since you seem most natural and relaxed in it. Also, the angle of your glasses is better, compared to the 3rd shot; you can clearly see a lot of (distracting) reflection in your glasses in that shot. Glasses are always tricky if you ask me, especially doing selfportraits since you can't see what you are shooting. I have the same problem.
#1 might be cool black & white with lots of contrast, lend a more moody feel but I like #2 the best too. Your half-smirk makes me think you have a secret that you're not telling. And the lighting is great! Nice job.
like the pose in 1 the best, but looks like the chair is in focus and not you. I would also like 3 if you didn't have reflections in your glasses. SP's are difficult, I just did my first ones last week!
Thank you for the comments.
Yes self portrates are hard, especilly getting the camera focused right. Thank you for the suggestion, i'll try #1 in black and white to see how that looks. I'm not seeing a green tint in #2 and #3 on my screen.
Does any one have any suggestions as how to minimize reflection/glare from glasses? I was shooting in completely natural light coming in from my front window and side windows.
Thank you for the comments.
Yes self portrates are hard, especilly getting the camera focused right. Thank you for the suggestion, i'll try #1 in black and white to see how that looks. I'm not seeing a green tint in #2 and #3 on my screen.
Does any one have any suggestions as how to minimize reflection/glare from glasses? I was shooting in completely natural light coming in from my front window and side windows.
Heather
- Self-portraits are quite difficult. My avitar is one such and I won't go into how long it took me to get it focused and framed to my taste (or lack there of ).
For the glasses, raise the temples (the ear-pieces) just a touch. This will cause the lenses to angle down a touch. Another solution is to turn your face either towards the light more or away from it a touch - this will change the angle between the camera, your lenses, and the light source, maybe enough to remove the reflections on the glasses.
As for the green tint - is there, by any chance, a lot of green trees, shrubs, grass, etc outside your window. If so, that could be enough to cast a slight green tint on things.
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I think you did very good for your first attempt! I prefer the 2nd one, since you seem most natural and relaxed in it. Also, the angle of your glasses is better, compared to the 3rd shot; you can clearly see a lot of (distracting) reflection in your glasses in that shot. Glasses are always tricky if you ask me, especially doing selfportraits since you can't see what you are shooting. I have the same problem.
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I like the idea in #1 but it doesn't feel very natural..#2 is best technically. #2 and #3 seem to have green cast to them that #1 doesn't have.
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Yes self portrates are hard, especilly getting the camera focused right. Thank you for the suggestion, i'll try #1 in black and white to see how that looks. I'm not seeing a green tint in #2 and #3 on my screen.
Does any one have any suggestions as how to minimize reflection/glare from glasses? I was shooting in completely natural light coming in from my front window and side windows.
Heather
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For the glasses, raise the temples (the ear-pieces) just a touch. This will cause the lenses to angle down a touch. Another solution is to turn your face either towards the light more or away from it a touch - this will change the angle between the camera, your lenses, and the light source, maybe enough to remove the reflections on the glasses.
As for the green tint - is there, by any chance, a lot of green trees, shrubs, grass, etc outside your window. If so, that could be enough to cast a slight green tint on things.
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