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It looks overexposed. Youve lost all the detail in addition to the grain. It still gives an interesting effect that goes with your expression.

Forgot to mention, but this one was intended to be 'high key', but I expected more grain.

I wouldn't necessarily expect more grain from 200 speed film. I think that the "over exposed" adds something to the shot, though. It's more artistic!! I hate to say that some of your more endearing shots were not as you intended them to turn out. Maybe that's all the more reason to expose a bunch of frames and figure that some that you might not expect to turn out well actually will. (How unprofessional does that sound?)

I like the high-key lighting and over exposure. Maybe a small light in front of you to create some "eye shine"

 

Well done, definitely an interesting self portrait.

I realy liked the over-exposure effect here. The framing is center which makes it a little boring compared to the over exposure effect. I think you should have looked to left or right of the camera and not staring at it - it gives a lot more artistic look to it.

 

Very good idea Bjorn!

 

I also wanted to experiment with B&W photography for my self portraits, but after shooting half a film I found out it would take it two weeks to be developed (I don't have a darkroom).... That is also the reason I haven't posted any image this week. Someone suggested me to develop the film at home using a developing tank and a dark bag and print it on the lab, what do you think? Does it worth the efforts for few b&w films?...

To be honest, I don't develop them myself anymore. I used to do it when I was younger, we had the rolls developed, and printed them ourselves (me and my mother). I Want to start doing it again when I have the space and time. I think it is worth doing it indeed.

I like the overexposed light. The expression in your face looks like you are nervous, and you are looking the lens directly. For a portrait, I like side looking, not a frontal looking.

The same composition with your face turned left or right little bit would improve so much this photo.

The "high key" effect works very well here. Normally one don't expect a black shirt on such photo's, but it works wonderwell. Great dramatic impact and surely much more original than many of the "clean" studio portraits shown on photo.net.

Shoot...