My self portraits are not about me. I use myself as a model for practice whenever I have an idea or want to try something out. It sure would be easier if I had a model and stayed behind the camera but sometimes I need to be both in front of an behind the lens. Sure slows me down. In this image I’m practicing off camera flash units and ambient light. I then worked on some post work in Lightroom just to see what I could come up with.
2 Comments
Paul Maxim
Interesting. I have to admit that while I have the capability of doing off-camera flash, I’ve never done it. I rarely shoot indoors. When I do, I usually have to reread the flash manual! Or just use a much higher ISO setting.
I have to ask – Is the bright bar (window?) behind you intentional? Did it affect the flash setting?
Monte Stevens
Yes, it was intentional. Everything was done in manual mode wiht flash set to one stop below and through an umbrella.