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Archive 2006 · #38:Self Portrait

Albert Taylor
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Here's a modified version of the original. I thought I'd go with more contrast this time to give it some punch.

Edited by Albert Taylor on Dec 17, 2006 at 09:56 PM GMT

Dec 15, 2006 at 10:06 PM

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Hi: You might want to check the rules regarding when the picture was taken.

Michael

Dec 16, 2006 at 05:35 AM

Albert Taylor
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Hi Michael, I thought it was for pictures taken during the month of the assignment. The picture was taken in December..

Dec 16, 2006 at 08:08 AM

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I checked the EXIF data on the picture and Michael you were right. I could have sworn it was only a couple weeks ago when I took the picture... Time flies.

I'll see about redoing it and resubmitting it. How do I take the old picture offline?

Albert

Dec 17, 2006 at 03:23 PM

Tom Basore 1-time assignment winner

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · #38:Self Portrait

Hey Albert, You can either edit or delete the entire thread by pushing the "edit" button in the lower right corner of your original post. If you just switch pics take out the url in the original post and upload your new image. Good luck and welcome to FM/MA

Dec 17, 2006 at 08:02 PM

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Thanks Tom, I appreciate the welcome.

Albert

Dec 17, 2006 at 10:17 PM

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Great shot. Great idea. I love you chooice of sepia. The tonal range is great and the composition is just perfect for me.

Alex

Dec 18, 2006 at 05:35 PM

Albert Taylor
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Hey thanks Alex, I know you can shoot in RAW and sepia it later, but I like the option of doing it and B/W directly from the 20D. Reminds me of the old Tri-X days (you may have to Google that one...)

I reprinted the photo I held in my hand with more contrast and like it better than the original version.

Dec 18, 2006 at 06:18 PM

Beverly Guhl 10-time assignment winner

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I liked this, too. I'd had a similar idea but it was of a photo of a photo of a photo of me, down to a tiny one. I settled for using mirrors instead. Nice. I like the sepia and texture.

Dec 18, 2006 at 07:01 PM

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Thanks Beverly, I got the notice that you had replied to my post but couldn't find it. Just found out there is a second page. Still learning the ropes here...

I like the idea of having these monthly and weekly themes to shoot for on this forum. Gives you a good photographic work-out.

I checked out your website, nice work!

Dec 18, 2006 at 07:55 PM

Beverly Guhl 10-time assignment winner

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Thanks, Albert! I'm new here, too. First full month. Very nice folks here. I've posted questions about gear and such in other forums and am so grateful for all the tips & advice I've received...so much to learn.

Dec 18, 2006 at 08:16 PM

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It's a very nice shot. I like the composition, and your choice of Sepia, too.

Dec 18, 2006 at 08:56 PM

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Thanks Philly, I shot that in a Motel 6....just kidding.

Dec 19, 2006 at 05:50 AM

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Great idea I like the concept and composition.

Dec 19, 2006 at 12:30 PM

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Simple, yet effective. My favorite so far.

Dec 21, 2006 at 08:43 PM

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Thank you j, I appreciate that.

Dec 21, 2006 at 09:40 PM

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Hey Doug Shearer, I was just checking back on the posts for my shot and noticed I forgot to thank you for your comment..sorry about that. Thanks!

Dec 31, 2006 at 11:10 AM

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Great picture Albert, one of my favorites this month. I think everything is just perfect, the composition, focus, expression and the sepia toning. Congratulations!
Happy New Year!

Jan 01, 2007 at 12:30 PM

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Thank you John, I really appreciate that. I checked out your gallery and I've gotta say you have some fantastic stuff there yourself. Absolutely top notch work in my humble opinion.

I lost a bunch of pictures a while back after slamming down the phone on the same desk as my laptop and trashing the hard drive. I am in the process of building up more once again.

Even though I was proud of the phone slam, it was quite gratifying at the time, I learned two things...never slam the phone down on the same desk as your laptop, and always back up your stuff!!

Thanks again John,

Jan 01, 2007 at 01:47 PM

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Hi Albert,

I like your entry a lot and it's definitely one of my favorites this month. I also liked learning about your process a little bit, and I like that you used in camera B&W and actually printed the image instead of photoshopping it in (not that there's anything wrong with photoshop, but alternative techniques are often more fun). I'm curious about a couple of things, and I noticed you haven't had many critiques, so:

Is the outer-image (your hand) also desaturated? It doesn't look sepia like the inner-photo, but there's definitely not much color in it. I wonder if (given the lack of color in the inner-photo) a brightly colored sleeve would have added more pop? Of course, it could easily have been too distracting.

About the inner-photo itself, I like the lighting and old-timey look and I think that landscape was a good (and less common) choice here. But with the semi-tight framing of your face I'm not sure if it's more of a potrait or more of an "eyes" shot. If you wanted to emphasize your eyes, I think you could have gone with an even closer crop (maybe just mid forehead to just above your nostrils) or if you're concentrating on the whole portrait, keep the mid-forehead at the top but don't cut off your chin on the bottom. Of course, as I said I really like it and the cropping you picked doesn't look bad to me, I'm just curious if you played with other possibilities?

Again, great image!

Andrew

Jan 04, 2007 at 08:15 PM

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