Candid Portraits,  People/Portraits

Practicing

Self

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.

Retired. Having fun with photography. Journal daily. Meditate daily. Learning haiku/poetry. Have a love for fountain pens.

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?