Self Portrait

ErikAllas

So I thought I'd take a stab at this one with a self portrait. Thoughts?


http://erikallas.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=69128444

USAIR

Looks good cool idea

Thanks
Fred

twinbnj

Works well for the challenge - very nice shot.

thegreenegg

Oh, I like it very much! Picture on a broken window. It's different and appealing.
Ashley

ErikAllas

I do inspections for hazardous materials. A lot of the places we inspect are demolition projects. They're usually being demolished for a good reason (fire, water, sewer damage). I've been taking my camera with me on these jobs. It helps jog my memory when I write the reports for them. I managed to catch my reflection when I was shooting through a broken window and I thought it would make a cool self portrait.

Here are two houses I've shot and posted online. I post processed them with the thought "creepy" in the back of my head.

http://erikallas.smugmug.com/gallery/1335740

http://erikallas.smugmug.com/gallery/1451347

Thanks for the nice comments!

vangogh

ErikAllas wrote:

I do inspections for hazardous materials. A lot of the places we inspect are demolition projects. They're usually being demolished for a good reason (fire, water, sewer damage). I've been taking my camera with me on these jobs. It helps jog my memory when I write the reports for them. I managed to catch my reflection when I was shooting through a broken window and I thought it would make a cool self portrait.

Here are two houses I've shot and posted online. I post processed them with the thought "creepy" in the back of my head.

http://erikallas.smugmug.com/gallery/1335740

http://erikallas.smugmug.com/gallery/1451347

Thanks for the nice comments!

Very atmospheric! I see what you mean about creepy!! I bet in the dark they're enough to give anyone the heebee jeebies!!

Just want to make a comment about the signature on your pics. I feel its just a tad too big. It really detracts from the content of your pics. I'm always aware of it it in the corner & its almost always the first thing that I look at. Really it shouldn't take over your photos & I feel its doing that at the moment. Just my ha'pence worth, hope you don't mind.

ErikAllas

vangogh wrote:

Very atmospheric! I see what you mean about creepy!! I bet in the dark they're enough to give anyone the heebee jeebies!!

Just want to make a comment about the signature on your pics. I feel its just a tad too big. It really detracts from the content of your pics. I'm always aware of it it in the corner & its almost always the first thing that I look at. Really it shouldn't take over your photos & I feel its doing that at the moment. Just my ha'pence worth, hope you don't mind.

I'll keep that in mind when I brush the sig in. Sometimes when I'm processing the larger pics I'll forget to scale it down. Thanks for the CC though!

swintonphoto

I like it, but I am left wondering what the background can do to contribute to the image.