My daughter was thrilled to know I was getting good use out of her hat. I used a plain blue background with two AlienBees on umbrellas, and my SB-800 to create a spotlight effect on the background.
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Yes, we are facing the same milestone lol. I'm just bummed that you guessed right :) Maybe I need to get me one of these purty red hats. Happy Birthday in February!
The technical gestalt here is "mall Studio", utterly banal, but the hat and the expression are SO outside that. I have come back tot his many times and it always makes me smile, so I am giving you a large bump. My first reaction was "blehhh", but now I love it.
Well, some of the portraits don't need anything but a little smile and good score. A very good photo technically, I love the way you did with hat and all that. Lights are on perfect spot... Good job :)
And what a lovely shade of pink it is. Priceless :-) It does make your lips look a little pale, though. It's so hard to carry off bright colors, don't you think?
I can't believe you beat MY hat!!!!!!!! =p I love the super traditional set up great expression and super dooper cool and colour hat adds a great twist to the tradional idea lol
LOL!!!! I'm not entirely sure pink is your color, but I'm not an expert on these things. I think this would be an excellent shot to use with your resume. Definitely shows off your slightly quirky side, but with some subtlety. :-)
Lovely, just lovely, AlanInPink! Pink suits you, and it contrasts beautifully with the blue eyes, tie, and background (although a touch of rouge/lipstick to match the pink would have perfected it). And the gray hair makes it look so dignified!
I should get serious. As a self-portrait, I think this is quite good, and one of the best entries. It is a nice "traditional" presentation, yet it has funk, and shows (I think) quite a bit of your character. I really like it. (10)
The way i see this picture is more formal setting, i mean like a passport photo, directly from front, and then this funny hat and expression.
Would have been more interesting, is this what you were trying to do???
Fantastic colours, super sharpness and just a wonderfully surreal image. Your expression is magnificent and I love the way this shot takes the traditional 'corporate image' and just messes with it in a way that is at once both obvious and yet (bizarrely) not overstated (ie you did not go down the man in a frock route)
Great shot which both makes me laugh and also slightly unnerves me
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