Mini-Challenge #156 (MC156): Self Portrait
Moderated by Gideon Gourell

A self-portrait can be an expressive way of presenting yourself to the world. Not only your physical self: a self-portrait can make a statement beyond mere appearances, and provide the viewer with insights about you, your photographic style, your artistic tastes and your state of mind. A self-portrait can be a tool for studying, confronting and coming to terms with yourself, as well. Do it indoors or do it outdoors. Head, head & shoulders, half- or full-body. Do a cleverly planned photograph or grab an opportunity that just presented itself: your reflection in a mirror, in a shop-window, in a pond or in a polished auto-part. Shoot yourself at arm's-length, or mount your camera on a tripod and use its shutter delay feature. Experiment with lighting, costumes, backdrops and post-processing. Your features can be very clear or only hinted at - as long as you feel you have captured your "essence".

Enter in this gallery from Friday, 24 October 2008 to Sunday, 9 November 2008, 22:00 GMT

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Standard Rules:

You must be a member of the DPReview forums in order to participate




• The Moderator chooses the theme and sets the entry period, usually about 12 to 15 days, being sure to include two full weekends so every one has plenty of time to get out and shoot or dig up an appropriate entry..

• enter as many images as you like(please be reasonable); just try to keep the size of each one reasonable (say 800px and 200kB or less)

• photos to be taken by you with any camera at any time

• comment under entries in this gallery if you want to (select image & 'comment on this image' below the image, including your name)

• the Moderator chooses the winner and must explain his/her choice in a KMTF results thread

• a Moderator will clear this gallery some time after the MC finishes ready for a future MC

To enter images, refer to How To Use PBase or follow these instructions:

• go to https://pbase.com/logout and login using login: mtf_foto_studies and password: mtfforum

• come back to this gallery and choose 'edit this gallery' at the top

• go down to 'Upload Photos to this Gallery' or choose 'upload' near top left for multiple uploads

• select 'Browse', select the image file on your computer, then select 'Upload Image'

• once the image is uploaded, go down to your image at the bottom of the list of images and select 'edit' for your image

• type your image name and your own name in the title block and hit Enter on your keyboard

• return to this gallery thumbnails view by selecting 'thumbnails' at the top of the gallery

Let's keep this informal and don't forget to have fun!

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