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Jan 29, 04 ©2004 Angela Johnson

Self Portrait II
AJ

One of my favorites that I did earlier this year.

The background is an ivory chenille blanket
and the wrap around my shoulders
is the one I wore on my wedding day.
Lighting is natural window light.
The only PS work on this is a very slight
gaussian blur for softness and then the framing.
It took several tries to get myself
positioned right in the composition,
but I’m pleased with the result.


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Olaf.dk 12-Aug-2004 20:17
Very nice indeed - I understand why this is one of your favorites! It reminds me of a painting from a different era. Angela, could you explain more precisely what the "very slight gaussian blur" consisted of? [Radius? before or after down-sampling for the web?]. Thanks! --Olaf
Karthik Murugesan30-Jul-2004 23:25
Angela: This is purely a work of art! Very nice choice of background color and material and I really like how it blends with rest of the tonalities, like the wrap around your shoulder and the skin tone. Truly inspiring! - Karthik.
Canon DSLR Challenge30-Jul-2004 19:01
Simply stunning AJ, I remember this pic from another challenge and loved it then and love it now................. Vikas
Canon DSLR Challenge30-Jul-2004 16:17
Absolutely beautiful work Andrea. The Look is just right. - Byron