SELF PORTRAITS.

So I decided to try some black and white self portraits.

I wasn’t sure how I was going to manage to take my own picture and get the correct lighting then change the settings, well I had an idea but I knew it was going to take quite a while. So I waited till it was late at night and everyone was in bed because I wanted it completely dark and no excess light coming from outside.

I set up some small lights on the dining room table first and I knew I had these cool looking Chrystal glasses in the cupboard which would give off some abstract patterns by shining a light through the bottom of them.

I tried some reflection photos in the mirror and got one I was happy with by lighting a candle then putting the lid on and waiting for it to fill with smoke, then time it well with the camera and take the top off the candle releasing the smoke when the picture took.

I then decided to test my posing by taking some standard portraits shots, as you can tell posing is not my strong point but I think the shadows on my face worked out great.