Self Portrait

now you might wonder why I cut my foot off the bottom of the shot but

truth is that the foot is damaged (it really is cut off at the end)

and as its not the prettiest thing in the word I removed it from the

photo. Probably should have worn socks or shoes but hey - didn't

think about it at the time. I would have cropped more but it would

have removed the bottom of the chair thing and I thought that would

look worse.

 

Anyway - it was an excercise in playing with my new studio light so

thats what I want the critique for plus its really hard to get a good

male pose. Got any ideas on the best poses for blokes? Everyone

photos women (and I don't blame them as they are so much more

attractive than us blokes) but its occaisionally good to be different

eh?

 

Dave

Dave, this is a good shot. The lighting looks fine, and you make a good model :) Two comments: the base of the chair is a possible distraction, and you might be careful with dark hair/clothing against the black background. Perhaps you want that to happen? Best wishes with your new photo venture!

I read someplace that men tend to look best when shot with hard shadows. I'm not sure how true that is, but I thought I'd throw it out there as "food for thought". -Anthony