I did a little bit of self-portraiture today (inspired by Anna Gay), though the majority of the pictures I've ended up liking are of a barn-ish looking building and a white fence. The self-portraits turned out pretty well though, so I'm feeling pretty confident in my abilities.
Portrait techniques, especially in editing, are very different from landscapes. Especially when the portrait is a snowball, like I am. It's a wee bit difficult getting a vibrant background when my skin ends up blown out: a few pictures ended up looking like I was a positively glowing ball of white light with very pretty grass and trees in the background. Finally figured out how to tone myself down and still manage to have pretty colors in the picture.
Kind of excited about this week: still no work, so I'm just going to enjoy this free time and use it to my advantage, which means reading, photographing, and hanging out with friends. And I'm excited about this Saturday because I have a REAL portrait opportunity!
If you don't know Anna Gay Photography, please check her out - she's on Flickr, has a website AND a blog, and is also on Facebook. I found out about her through Digital Photography School's website and I really like what she does. She's also written a few articles for DPS.
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