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Hottie under hot lights
What more can I say but "great, informative answer to my 'how to' question". I too experience the first-few-frame-effect in shooting macroportraits of the cosmos, which I am part of, so, really, these are partial self portraits of part of me that is part of all - REALLY out there, and REALLY a stretch, I know (^__^).
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RE:How do you photograph yourself?
Robert,
What a great question!
Back when i first started doing self-portraits, i was using a traditional camera and using the self-timer mode. It was extremely difficult and i had to learn to master the art of "the run and pose". I was literally chasing myself around with the camera! *wink* And yes, i have had all kinds of accidents happen! I have tripped, knocked over the tripod, broken a few lights over the years and missed the mark.
Of course using a tripod helps a lot and i often use sticky notes or tape to mark myself into a shot so i can frame it properly with the camera.
Then, about 4 years ago, i finally purchased a digital camera WITH a remote and it did make things easier. Though the remote causes the camera to snap instantly. So i then had to master the art of hiding the remote or tossing the remote out of the shot, right before the camera goes off. Even with the help of a remote, self-portraits are very difficult to do. I usually get the shot i want within the first few takes. But the perfectionist in me often overshoots trying to get an even better shot. But i almost always end up using something i captured in the first few frames of my photo-session. There is something to be said for the magic and energy that is there within those first few frames of a photo-session.
I don't have assistants with my self-portraits. I believe that one should not claim to have taken a self-portrait if they had assistance. For me, a self-portrait is something you take yourself, by yourself, and i like the challenge that presents me with. I used to use mirrors and/or a tv monitor to help me get the right shot. But i did away with those tools after realizing they were more distracting than helpful.
For, "My Red Melancholy" i did not use my studio. I sat myself on a stool up against one of my white closet doors. I then positioned the lights very close to me and put fans to either side of me. I then took one piece of a white desk that i had de-constructed, and balanced it on 2 higher stools in front of me so i had a place to rest my arms. As i wanted a pristine looking set/backdrop.
My greatest concern was not bumping the hot lights as i posed and trying to lean into the fans just right so my hair would have that windswept look. And the make-up for "My Red Melancholy" took some considerable time as did carefully tying several wired red ribbons into my hair.
And i think the greatest task of all is to make something grueling and tedious look absolutely effortless.
Thank you so much Robert for that great question and for your great comment!
*gracious bow and curtsy*
JAEDA
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jaedasfinearts
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She is very fast
This gal can run like the wind, Robert.
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