Self portrait concept photo...

Travis

The 1st image was created while I was playing around this weekend and seeing that I didn't have anyone readily available to model, I decided to try out an image concept on myself.

The 2nd photo is from a grunge-style, off-camera, hard light flash experiment that I did a couple of week's ago.

Believe it or not, I seriously hate being in front of the camera. :huh With a mug like this, vanity is not an issue. :rofl C&C welcomed.....


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Grunge Experiment

JimW

Very cool Travis, I like them both. First is very clever, which keeps me staring at it.

On the second, I think I'm not completely sure exactly what grunge is. I know it's a music scene. Anyway, I like what you did, but you don't seem to look like what I think of when I think grunge type, even with the noise etc.

Jim

Mitchell

Travis, that first shot is great. I don't care for the crop through your arms in the first image. It would be better balanced for me if you could crop below your arms.

The second shot would make a great senior portrait.

OsirisPhoto

Love the 1st shot, great concept.

Travis

JimW wrote:

Very cool Travis, I like them both. First is very clever, which keeps me staring at it.

On the second, I think I'm not completely sure exactly what grunge is. I know it's a music scene. Anyway, I like what you did, but you don't seem to look like what I think of when I think grunge type, even with the noise etc.

Jim

Thanks Jim. Honestly, I'm not sure what the real definition of grunge is but I couldn't think of anything that fit it better. Maybe I should go with dirty, noisy picture.

Travis

Mitchell wrote:

Travis, that first shot is great. I don't care for the crop through your arms in the first image. It would be better balanced for me if you could crop below your arms.

The second shot would make a great senior portrait.

Thanks Mitchell! I agree with the crop on the main photo. The problem is that it was a natural crop so I didn't have the rest of the arm to work with. At the least, I removed the thumb the was sticking up by itself! I need to borrow your son to help out - setting the lights and timer and then running around to get into position is too much work.

Travis

Hyperbaric wrote:

Love the 1st shot, great concept.

Thanks Hyper!

dadwtwins

I love both of these shots.

The first one is very clever with great composition. my eyes keep flowing into the smaller frames

The second picture works very well for a tough working guy look. Very manly looking

Awais Yaqub

That is great
weldone

jeffreaux2

I like the second one better than the first. That should come as no surprise to those of you who have come to know me here.

I think a few adjustments in the second would help it.

1st- I keep looking at the....contrail?....that is in the sky and just to the left of the antenna. Id get rid of that.

2nd- douse the highlights on the truck bumper and grille area. They are causing the truck to compete for eye time.

3rd- play around with some global desaturation. Most grungy looking stuff I have seen are desaturated to a degree. I think this in itself would help to pull off the look you are trying to achieve.

Travis

Dadwtwins, Awaib, Jeff.. thanks for the comments.

Jeff, I think the contrail that you are referring isn't actually a contrail at all but part of the pattern used for the overlay. You are right, though - it is somewhat distracting. I don't know why I didn't pay it much attention before. I appreciate the input.

jeffreaux2

Travis wrote:

Dadwtwins, Awaib, Jeff.. thanks for the comments.

Jeff, I think the contrail that you are referring isn't actually a contrail at all but part of the pattern used for the overlay. You are right, though - it is somewhat distracting. I don't know why I didn't pay it much attention before. I appreciate the input.

Shucks,

I thought maybe it was that missle test that has been all over the news!!

Travis

jeffreaux2 wrote:

Shucks,

I thought maybe it was that missle test that has been all over the news!!

I was day early...

evoryware

I like the second one. I can see Ford taking that idea for a campaign and running with it.

thegridrunner

awesome ideas... I had to take a few self portraits last month because I realized I don't have any good pictures of myself. You just made me rethink my approach to this... mucho gracias

Travis

Thanks for the input Evory and Grid. As I said in the initial post, these were more to test the concept than getting them perfect. With the the positive input from so many great photographers on this board, I'll be adding these approaches to my client offerings.

Izzy Garavito

Travis, I really like the first shot. I've been thinking of doing something like that and your image looks better than the one in my mind! needless to say, you gave a great idea . . .

tonichelle

way stinkin cool

the first one trips me out! (in a good way... I think lol)

RBrogen

great shots! very creative.