spent a long time trying to think of a picture that fit into this catagory, the only thing i knew is that i really wanted to do a self portrail of some kind (not sure why i felt strongly about that, but i did) so after trying several different things and not liking any of them- i took my own picture in a piece of aluminum foil....just stuck my arm out to the side and snapped a photo, used some light to the side. not much in editing.... just cropped, darkened, adjusted the contrast a bit, and resized for the challenge. i hope it fits this catagory, but even if it doesn't, it is a very different type of shot for me, and i am really happy with how it turned out.
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Beautiful idea and well done. I like how the left side of the photo(eye and lips) have greater clarity contrasting the foil distortions on the right side. My only minor criticism is that the composition seems just a tad off. Maybe a little tilt or small amount cropped off the right side, although I like the transition of dark to light on the right side.
Great idea! Adds a whole 'nother dimension to a self portrait, with ambiguous details that spark my imagination. A little yellow, maybe, so perhaps would benefit from a white balance correction, unless that particular color is meant to make a statement which eludes me. I do think it has more impact in color than it would in B&W. Not that subtlety is a bad thing in a piece of art.
I like the idea and the composition very much - can't help wondering what this would look like in b/w. You probably tried that though, so I'll take your word for it that color is better - actually I like the muted colors too.
You in tin foil, I guess. Whereas it's interesting, because it's different, it doesn't say anything. I would guess you didn't know what to shoot, and so you shot this. Because I think if you *did* know what to shoot, I would have seen it, guessed it, *felt* it. Who are you? I don't know, from this. I might want to know, depending on what type of image you're capable of, but from this, I don't. Technically okay, unsharp is fine for this, white balance is off.
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