Self Portrait | 2/52

Week two of my self portrait quest, and I’m already feeling “challenged”.  I guess that’s the point.

First thing I’ve learned, it’s hard.  If you don’t believe me, try it.  Getting some random idea at midnight; tearing apart your living room to make room for a studio; setting up lighting gear, seamless background, tripods etc; trying not to feel ridiculous while taking a picture of yourself at 1 AM in your living room; feeling ridiculous anyways; it’s hard!  But I’ve thoroughly enjoyed challenging and pushing myself to do things I wouldn’t normally do.

Recently, I purchased an Lastolite Ezybox Softbox for my SB-900 flash.  This thing is awesome.  I love it.  Previously, I had just used a shoot-through umbrella.  The thing with an umbrella is, it’s like a grenade of light.  Light goes everywhere.  It’s gorgeous light, but it goes everyone.  Not a TON of control.  With this soft box, I can create dramatic directional light.  I can control it.  I’ve just started experimenting with it, but so far I LOVE it!

I wanted this self portrait to be very dark.  Harsh shadows.  Moody.  So here it is:

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To see all the shots that didn’t quite make it, and to see my setup, check out my Facebook page here.