Self Portrait

My Inspiration Pieces:


1.) Self Portrait done by Lizz Connor using pencil


I chose this one to use as a part of my inspiration because I love the abstract and the black and white. The details are very interesting, and I like how it doesn't "fit" the page perfectly, the portrait kind of fades off and falls apart at the edges.



2.) Up Self Portrait by Gretchen Zamora Rojas

 

I chose this self portrait because I love the fun feel and the colors used.



3.) Unidentified Self Portrait




I chose this one as an inspiration because I like how it is abstract yet it still looks put together and somewhat real.

Photograph of myself:

Final Product:

I chose to use photography as my outlet for my self portrait because it's what I enjoy doing best, and because I am awful at drawing and painting. I used Adobe Lightroom for the editing, which I enjoyed doing. It was hard to adjust the lights in the room to get the look I was going for. I had to get extra lights to use in the room because when I used flash  the effect was to harsh. It was also difficult using the macro setting and self timer, I overcame this by just taking lots of pictures so that I had options when it came time to edit. I chose to use emphasis and subordination in my photos. This piece represents me because it highlights features that make me "me". While I love photography, I found it very hard to do self portraits. I did not like being the "model." I did like editing the photos though and working with the light to get the desired effect.


I am happy with my final product. I like the effect I attained with the lighting, and I think it captured the essence of me.