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2.88 - "Solid" 

This is a self portrait about wanting to love the person you think you are....But because there is resistance, that love is not easy to attain. Perhaps you are afraid to accept and love the person you truly are. The yearning to discover who you are, is there. However, are you willing to accept that person once you shed light and lift that veil?

This self portrait was light entirely using window light. My Nikon D5300 was on a self timer, and I purposely posed myself, so it would look as if I was about to lean in and kiss myself. I sat on a bar stool and leaned toward the window, and took the image. Then I moved the bar stool and sat facing away from the window. I later composted the 2 images in photoshop. This image has been featured on Vogue Italia Photo Vogue and has been on exhibit in numerous art gallery's.

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6 Comments

Nice image, nice concept.

To me this image could be better if it had less empty space above the head(s) and cropped a bit in the bottom, to me it's cropped too close to the knees.

Thanks....i would have to agree with the empty space above the heads. It does seem like alot of space now that you pointed that out. But as i look at the image again, I think this space creates a nice breathing room to balance the overall tightness of the image and the side crop. Gives it just a little room to allow the portrait to breathe. Thanks again!

I gave it a 4. I wish the masking was done better. Als wish the background plate DOF matched the foreground subjects better. It was shot pretty narrow. Yet the background is very blurry. It also looks like it was interpolated up. Creating an artificial crushing of detail.

Cool concept.

Thank you for your comment. The background was intentional, in order to make the focus of the image stand out. I appreciate the feedback.

I gave you a 5 to even out the community score lol

Thank you