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Bad Hair Day
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06-JAN-2006 IMG_40873_7506C

January 6 2006:
Bad Hair Day

Photoshop:
Cropped and Resized
Converted to Grayscale and Duotoned using Pantone 7506C
Adjusted in Curves
Increase in Contrast

Gel applied

One from the archives..




This time last year:- ’Reality Check’

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel
1/4s f/4.0 at 20.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Guest 09-Jan-2006 21:15
wonderful! very unique crop too- very dramatic of you!
Dawn09-Jan-2006 09:03
excellent
Guest 08-Jan-2006 00:22
Quelle lumière!
You're really good at self-portraits, always finding someting new and expressive.
Antonis Sarantos07-Jan-2006 19:37
I thought it was your natural...
and that you take advandage of it...
Great shot BTW.
Gail Davison07-Jan-2006 16:26
hahahah. my hair is like this every day.
Michael Todd Thorpe07-Jan-2006 04:27
Nice, Ray. I love the lighting and the highlights in your hair...
Gayle P. Clement07-Jan-2006 03:04
Wonderful tones. GMV!
KimKong07-Jan-2006 00:53
I thought the title would be "New hair style"!
Your eyes are in the shadow but I can see you are looking at us!
A great hair style and a splendid SP Ray!
SRW07-Jan-2006 00:49
That's a very trendy look you're sporting there, Mr Pettit!
Guest 07-Jan-2006 00:33
Another outstanding SP! GMV
I think it's the gel. :)
Craig Persel07-Jan-2006 00:08
Simply outstanding. Vote.
J. Scott Coile06-Jan-2006 23:52
WOW. I love this SP Ray! Thanks for sharing the process. Well composed and lighted. VOTE!
...duncan06-Jan-2006 23:45
LOL. excellent.
Jeanne Newman06-Jan-2006 23:43
You really are magnificent, Ray. You have SP's down to the finest art imaginable! Outstanding!
jude06-Jan-2006 23:25
I'm writing down all your specs because I LOVE this dark and mood-filled b&w.. it's fantastic! Love the hair too..lol
Actually, one of the things I noticed when I met you was what great hair you had - that's why I made you keep your fingers running through your hair so I could take a pic. :D
Ric Yates06-Jan-2006 22:51
Brilliant :-)
Pall Gudjonsson06-Jan-2006 22:23
I think it's time I collect all the bits and pieces of you that have been posted here in reent weeks and try to join the to see if I can make a proper face out of it :-)
This is well up to your standard - Excellent !
fred_il06-Jan-2006 21:56
Excellent!
Guest 06-Jan-2006 21:54
LOL! Not something I need to worry about, slaphead that I am! Cool shot Ray.
Guest 06-Jan-2006 21:49
you killed me, this is just great. Bravo for the co,position and the self-irony. Vote.
Roe..06-Jan-2006 21:31
a little dab will do ya..seriously this is really good..light..tones..framing..your SP are sooooo good..v
Sharon Rogers06-Jan-2006 21:19
hair raising
laine8206-Jan-2006 20:41
We all have them...stay out of the wind tunnel !!
Faye White06-Jan-2006 19:35
heeheehee - love it! great lighting and great hair. :)
JW06-Jan-2006 18:27
Great toning as always. Original approach - you're braver than I etc etc!
Jim Ross06-Jan-2006 18:19
Nice shot... Great hair... :-)
Bob Floyd06-Jan-2006 18:06
LOL @ the "gel applied". Great job. I thought about trying one like this right of bed this morning but am just too vain for it.