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Self portrait critique

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skinnylove
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this afternoon i was bored, so i decided that i would do some self portraits for the first time. these were shot with a 40D using one onboard vivitar flash, so keep this in mind while critiquing.

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Sep 26 2009 9:42PM
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.jr
Posts: 5313 - Karma: 356
hahaha you look nothing like I thought you did.
Sep 26 2009 10:08PM
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ANTELOPE
Posts: 37 - Karma: 10
Constructive Critisim, I think it looks stupid.
Sep 26 2009 10:43PM
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Malcolm
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you look too badass to be doing the bird
Sep 26 2009 10:53PM
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1080ski
Posts: 4424 - Karma: 191
dont point the flash directly at you. Bouncing it off of the ceiling will get rid of those shadows on the wall behind you.
Sep 27 2009 2:12AM
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powday
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Sep 27 2009 3:02AM
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ShredTheGnarnia
Posts: 2544 - Karma: 79
this. and #1 has really shitty composition imo
Sep 27 2009 3:28AM
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ShredTheGnarnia
Posts: 2544 - Karma: 79

but nicely done.

sorry for the dub post

Sep 27 2009 3:28AM
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no_steeze
Posts: 23992 - Karma: 4,272
i like some of those, i just think the poses and outfits you chose were pretty lame
Sep 27 2009 11:07AM
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davedinuzzo
Posts: 232 - Karma: 36
just boring... like stated above, bounce the flash for better lighting and spend time making sure they are super crisp and that there is some sort of emotion or something interested going on. Quite honestly it just looks like you used a coolpix or some other shit point and shoot to take them
Sep 27 2009 2:24PM
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Aenigma
Posts: 11256 - Karma: 424
#1 and #3 have potential if you shoot them better from both a technical and compositional standpoint. As a series, it does not work at all for me...I am not seeing any cohesiveness about it, and the images are not telling of who you are, what you are thinking, etc. A series should be a set of images that tie together, not just a series of shots that you put side by side. Keep the order of the photos in mind too, because that can drastically affect how they are perceived.
Sep 27 2009 4:34PM
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Octopus
Posts: 1175 - Karma: 55
is tat you?
Sep 27 2009 6:27PM
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*Fujative*
Posts: 8554 - Karma: 183
really?#1 is my favorite. I like the off center. I like the light gradient on the wall.
Sep 27 2009 8:04PM
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