Self Portrait

Very original and well done. Somehow the camera looks crooked, but that may just be an optical illusion. The 'aura' around the bright edges of the mannequin are a bit disconcerting (I suppose it is standard of entry level digital cameras - chromatic aberration or something like that?)

My beautiful wife just bought me one of these figures after I was

ranting and raving about how cool Dave N's work was. So this is the

first submission in what will hopefully be a fruitful and creative

series of pictures ... or maybe just a lot of fun :)

Good idea. The photo is a bit light and low contrast for my taste.

With shiny subjects, soft lighting is usually the way to go. This gives better hgighlights (especially when the light sources are rectangular, and less flare.

 

LOL, very nice image. Exposure is a bit hot but still a good laugh. I love those little guys...

Evan - the 'aura' you're refering to is likely compression artifacts - but might be a factor of the camera too.

Arjen - thanks for the suggestions. This was a spur of the moment photo as I had just received the mannequin and was thinking of fun things to do with him. This shot was taken in the bathroom mirror (hence the harsh lighting) and flipped so that the words are legible. In my future experiments I will take much more care in how I light him and hopefully avoid blowing out the highlights.

Dave - thanks for taking the time to comment. I'm glad I could provide you a chuckle.

Derek, very cute! Great idea.