me (manipulated) I see you back there

Always something isn't it when you talk to yourself.

This is my FIRST picture I took of myself back in January that I redid today with photo shop. DID this NEW effect work?

This is the origional one from JanuaryThank you Kellen for encouraging me from the start!

Very creative portrait work

 

All of the best

Very remarkable work, Micki! Best regards, Ruud.

A great, and original portrait. Thanks for your kind comments, and here comes one dedicated for you. THE PINK ONE! Best regards, Torfinn.

I am uploading the original for everyone to see

Very nice portrait! But.... ...Keep smiling!!! .o)

Both great. I like the natural you.

I agree with Ivana.-:)

Very creative (not a big surprise from you here... LOL!) I like this one alot!

 

The other one is really good, but seems to be missing what this one has... Don't ask what it is, 'casue I don't think I could put it into words.

 

Great work Mikki.

WOW! This really works well! The looks are really touching, as if they drill into the viewers eyes! I think that the B&W version is a real winner, even though the original is also ok. How do you get those eyes so large? ;-D

 

Alpo

just kidding.... I was in a very dark place in the house and used no lighting as I wanted the light from the camera to be the only light.

 

I did everything wrong and used the flash off the mirror.

 

SEE... I broke ALL the rules :)

 

AND... it worked.

 

AND... maybe the meds (this was back on some of those other meds) made those pupils a little bit wider.

 

BUT, truthfully I don't do anything right and I will never go to anything to teach me unless PETE WHITE teaches me (he taught) or anyone on her suggests something.

 

Otherwise I never would have got those shades like I got and that glistening on my lips.

 

I went for the old fashion look (like Kellen said on my first one the Harper Bazaar look).

Stoned... Hmm.... ... ... .

 

Actually, some of the medicins really do that, I`ve seen it in here, too.

 

And, when it comes to breaking the photo-rules... GO FOR IT! They are just meant to be broken, that way you discover new things. (Just don`t break rules by getting stoned, that is reserved for the hallycinoid-painters and psychedelic-rockers...)

 

I have participated to couple of photo-courses and they were ok. There wasn`t that much theory, we just mainly shot images and they were being valued and commented by others. In Germany we had an international photo-course. It was interesting, when people from about ten different countries came together and we shot a presentation of the old town, where the course was being held. It was in Burghausen.

 

Now, I must head to check whether the spackle has dried on my younger daughters wall. I am doing a small renovation for the room... :-)

 

C U!

Alpo