self-portrait-

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John Mueller

Damn,almost broke my new monitor:D
I find these difficult to do.
You did well

ziggy53

You gonna use that for your FOID card?

Where's the smile, we saw your brother smile a while back?

Definitely a tough and rugged look with those deep shadows and beard. I hope that's what you were goin' for.

Best,

ziggy53

ziggy53

Here's your brother's thread.

http://www.dgrin.com/showpost.php?p=324852&postcount=1

deeya

I really like the look of this picture.... not sure if it shows your personality or not... but it's got a really interesting feel....

Denise

thegreenegg

Looks like one of those serious personality shots. Good job on the conversion it makes you even meaner looking I think, but I always enjoy lines on the face and the facial hair and such.
It's a character shot... I hope you smile some too!
One thing I don't really like is seeing the bottom of the camera, I think it takes away, even though it's blurred. See if it looks any better cropped closer.
Great job.
Ashley

Malte

I think this is really good. Smiling (for a photo) is highly overrated. If it's not what you feel, then don't smile. It will make a much better picture I think.

Malte

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john-

thanks much-

hope your monitor is none the worse for wear (or however you say that, you know what I mean)-


zig-

if I smile for a pic, I'm always regretting it-

thanks much for commenting-


deeya-

if you think mean, no way; ifyou think grump, yes way-

thanks for responding-





ashley-

I'm always cracking wise and joking (to the point of being quite irritating at times)-

thanks much for commenting-

I'll give the crop a try-



malte-

I think you pretty much got it right, at least for me (re smile)-

thanks much-

Richard

Very nice work. Highly expressive. I suppose you wouldn't have posted it if you weren't pleased yourself.

PS: I don't think a Dali mustache would work here.

Cheers,

marlof

Great determination in your eyes!

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richard-

I'm pleased with my technique, not too pleased with the face-

I don't know; maybe the mustache would help-

thanks for commenting-

best
george

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marlof-

thanks!-

are you sure it's not just old tired eyes?-

george

judah

Superb shot. Maybe it's just my newbie knowledge but I find this shot really intense. The colors, the pose, the light. Aboslutely impressive. At least to me. :

marlof

gefillmore wrote:

are you sure it's not just old tired eyes?

Yes, I am sure it is not.

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judah wrote:

Superb shot. Maybe it's just my newbie knowledge but I find this shot really intense. The colors, the pose, the light. Aboslutely impressive. At least to me. :

thanks judah-

check out gorman's bw conversion at http://www.greggormanphotography.com/


george

DavidS

I really like that shot George.

judah

gefillmore wrote:

thanks judah-

check out gorman's bw conversion at http://www.greggormanphotography.com/


george

Hi George,
thanks for the link. I'm still very new to this whole photo world and the B/W conversion tutorial is very interesting. I finally got my hands on a genuine copy of Photoshop Elements (my sister got it with her brand new laptop) and I'm gonna test it out very soon. Thanks again.

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david-

thank you very much-


judah-

I have no idea how that conversion translates into pse-

I'm sure someone here would be able to help you with it-

I hope you enjoy working with it-



george