Self Portrait (365 #062)

Self Portrait (365 #062), originally uploaded by TuttleImages.

How narcissistic do you have to be when you are a photographer?

I HATE having my picture taken. But I don’t mind doing self-portraits. Maybe it is because I have the ultimate editorial say in who sees the image. Maybe it is because I visualize the image I want, then craft the image, and take it.

I was inspired to try this lighting technique the other day when I saw it done in a couple Strobist posts on the flickr pool. I am getting the hang of lighting on the fly – setting up what I want, then taking it.

I need to work more on my location work. Lighting the existing space, and making the image work – I like the stuff David Hobby has been doing (and am very jealous of his trip to CERN and the supercollider!)