Self Portraits

[JaroDefer]

These are a couple of self portraits that I shot recently. In the first one I'm holding a DIY speedlight beauty-dish that I made. (I suppose that's redundant since it's DIY.... anyway...) The second shot is just a simple self-portrait using natural window light.

[Wingman]

The lighting is exquisite on both! Nice detail on the face as well.

[Ordo]

Neat picks both.

[Hards80]

i like these as well.

particularly #2, very striking self-portrait. love the comp

[simple]

both are nicely done ... may i ask how you got the lighting / setup on the first?

[JaroDefer]

In the first shot the camera is on a tripod, and the light is from a speedlight in a homemade beauty dish. I just held the dish in my left hand and tried moving it around until it got the result that I was after. Photoshop stepped in to handle the rest.

Edit: Here's the link that I followed when making the beauty dish.
http://davidtejada.blogspot.com/2008...or-sb-800.html

Here's the untouched original to better visualize it. (that vertical bar is just a lightstand that I used for focusing)

[kazuya]

i like em
and thanks for the info on how you did it

[tikamidnight]

Originally Posted by kazuya

i like em
and thanks for the info on how you did it

I second that opinion. I am going to try some self portraits but wasnt sure how/what to focus on. I will try a light stand.

[Rob_W]

First ones very effective and i like the close crop on the second