Thoughts?

CTUphotoCTUphoto Registered Users Posts: 131 Major grins
edited December 8, 2007 in People
A recent self portrait. I've been wanting to do something similar for a while now, though I have to admit this wasn't prepped very well. Interested in everyone's thoughts. Does the reflection work for you? Or is it more distracting/less-asthetic?

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Justin Benson
CTU Photography

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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited December 8, 2007
    well, I'm not sure why anybody would wear sunglasses in an sp, but I think it's a decent sp and nice conversion-

    the reflection doesn't really bother me, but it would have been neat to run some kind of ad while you were at it-
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited December 8, 2007
    bs aside, neat shot-
  • Mr. 2H2OMr. 2H2O Registered Users Posts: 427 Major grins
    edited December 8, 2007
    I like your concept and lighting but don't care for the reflection. I would prefer to black it out.

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  • rosselliotrosselliot Registered Users Posts: 702 Major grins
    edited December 8, 2007
    I'm a HUGE sunglasses fan :) haha. I love them and wear them all the time. Here's my self portrait - with arms extended, nothing fancy, with my new sunglasses that I got over vacation! Notice the horrible reflections in mine! haha - in the beach house bathroom at arms length self-portrait...didn't bother with much manipulation haha.

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    Okay - back to your picture: I like the picture - but you know what would help more? If you included the picture without the reflection, then we could imagine both of them (or not have to imagine...I guess) haha. But I think it would be better without the reflection...personally. I think the same with mine, too.
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