On 6/15/12 9:40 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
When there is noone else around to photograph, self portraits can be a way to
experiment with lighting, however when it comes to actually getting decent
photos, I keep running into three problems:
1) Framing, I just have to set the camera wide and hope that most of what I
want is in the frame.
2) Focus, It's a hell of a lot easier using a camera with autofocus, but even
so the camera keeps focusing perfectly, on the wrong thing.
3) My biggest challenge is that self portraiture is like trying to make a silk
purse out of a sows ear, or perhaps the whole face.
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Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est
I've been playing around with self-portraits, though I'm not sure why.
It's probably a procrastination thing.
Regarding your list: 1.) Generous framing is your buddy, as you note.
When you're setting up a frame, note where in the composition you're
going to land. This leads to 2.) Focus where you're going to be. Use the
tripod trick mentioned, or mark off and focus on your spot. Healthy DoF
is your friend here.
I can't do anything about your #3. I'm still trying to work out having a
stand-in for my self-portraits.
here are some samples:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/115347824062413314605/posts/B3iWs6hYvrT
https://plus.google.com/u/0/115347824062413314605/posts/1iQM4MKooX3
https://plus.google.com/u/0/115347824062413314605/posts/Dfvih2eMEyn
https://plus.google.com/u/0/115347824062413314605/posts/SRfTKDxaajh
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