I bought a remote control shutter release just for this. As usual, didfficult to cull, but I realised I had to do a reshoot and get myself farther away from the wall. Natural and diffused light from the windows, plus the overhead room light (though I don't know if it contributed anything).
A bit of dodge and burn, and cloned out some hair sticking up from the top (thank goodness for advanced editing).
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Funny shot and creative thinking. The background is a bit distracting overall. I am learning that doing self portraits is a unique challnge all its own. Good shot.
In my first shoot, I was too close to the wall. So I tried again, further away from the wall, but was still constrained by the room size. It was really bright on the right side of the photo, so I did quite a bit of dodging there.
With any portrait, the thing I look for first is whether or not the photographer captured some "personality" - I'd say you've got that covered! Uh, pun not exactly intended... The expression is priceless, colors are good. Further away from the background would be nice, or a bit darker background to set off the tent more, maybe. Really a very fun shot - nice job!
The left side of your "headgear" seems to blend into the background a little, at least on this monitor, so moving a bit more away from the wall may have helped, adding a bit more light on that side may have helped too.
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