Yup, me again... I swear, last time! Well, probably not. :P
Not too much going on here. A single softbox above and slightly behind my head, a reflector near my feet and a small bg light aimed at the black paper right behind my head. PS included removing a few minor specs, NI, light gradient around the edges, sharpen, levels, slight rotate cause my tripod wasn't straight.... nothing heroic. :)
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Amazing self portrait! I can't belive i've never seen this before... I love how bold the chair appears because of it being so centered, along with your pose of corse! Gota add it to my favs... Nice job!
Congratulations, Cindi!
Love the lighting on your face & hair. I was about to say that perhaps more background light near the legs would have helped accentuate the lower body, but then it's not the point. I love it as is!
Wonderful mood in this portrait! I think B&W was definitely a good choice conceptually and aesthetically. I would love to establish a better connection with the subject, but without eyes to see, it makes it a little more difficult. Just a personal preference of mine when it comes to reading portraits, but overall, I really like this shot!
What a perfect study in B/W. Tonal range is nothing shy of perfect. I do like the pose but it dose feel a little tense. Your lighting is amazing, I wish I could pull lighting off like this. My guess? idnic (Cindi)?
Beautiful image...great tonal range and lighting. I'm going out on a limb and guessing this is Cindi but I might be wrong. It wouldn't be the first time...today even. ;)
Wow.
Great prop chair and I like how the lines of your right leg and left arm are parallel. The flowing of your hair...the lighting.
This should ribbon. What a fabulous and beautiful self portrait.
I like the comp, and the pose. black and whites need a bit of tweeking I'm afraid, not enough texture to be convincing. Great movement, really first rate. top ten.
Cindi this is you isn't it? This is very good! I think if you had had a strong fan or something blowing to get your hair up and flying it would have brought in some movement and relieved the static feel to it. But still, as it is, it is impressive!
Love the pose, everything but the head, it just seems you are struggling to hold it up and should just relax it some more and tilt it backwards. Nice shot, like the lighting, maybe just a tad too dark though. 7
Great shot - nice lighting and an entizing um... position. I love how your hair is hanging free. Your right hand could've been more relaxed but it's not always easy in self portraits to be completely calm after stressing with the timer.
Great choice of BW! - 9 from me
Nice work as usual cindi! You look so relaxed even tho i know how rushed one is making a self port. very well done tho i think just a touch lighter wouldve been better for me. good luck and hope to see this one at the top!
Great lighting! You look so relaxed - except the pose looks somewhat torturous. I don't know you, so I'll trust that this captures the essence of you in some way. :) Well done.
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