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SelfPortrait One
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4th Place
SelfPortrait One
by ccooper

Kansas


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Guest 03-Oct-2006 20:59
Fun use of the light. Certainly commands the viewer's attention. Well done. -Michael
Canon DSLR Challenge03-Oct-2006 16:36
This is a wonderful interpretation of the portraits of the masters of those old horror flicks Chris! Great lighting and composition too. CJ
alexeig01-Oct-2006 19:14
Almost a Roman emperor
Canon DSLR Challenge28-Sep-2006 23:31
Allergy season! My eyes are almost always a bit bloodshot from staring at a monitor all day.

Anyway, I am mostly a nice guy, but here is the story behind what I was going for. I love horror movies, mostly the older ones, Karloff, Lugosi, Chaney Jr and so on. When I was thinking about this challenge I thought that paying homage to them would be really cool. I didn't want to do black and white, as that seemed too easy/obvious to make look like those type images. This is meant to look like a publicity photo that they may have taken at the time, to promote their persona. It is my first ever attempt at a self portrait (not that I got the shot that I wanted in a single shot, just the first time I have tried).

Thanks everyone for the comments.

Chris
Shu28-Sep-2006 20:46
Sinister with a bit of red under the eyes and nose. Definitley gets one thinking "Don't look at me like that!" LOL Uniquely appealing, Cooper! shu
Canon DSLR Challenge28-Sep-2006 01:52
another great one.
theFly
elips27-Sep-2006 15:41
Wow! This is a wonderful self portrait and great single source lighting. I love the light in your right eye and the cropping. Good work! ~Sharon