Reasons to do a self portrait series.

So I love portraits.

Since I’ve moved into a new complex and the locals are getting used to us, the culturally relevant and respectful portrait opps have been sparse.  So what do you do when there is no one to shoot and your creative juices are flowing?  In my case, the self portrait.

I love the self portrait.

Around 3 months ago I had the idea to do a 30 day self portrait series with a certain amount of creative resctrictions.  The restrictions were as following:

• I could use two strobes, but they must be in the same position and power settings.
• I had to take the shot at the same time of day
• At that time, I had to stop what I was doing and incorporate what I was doing into the shot
• If I wasn’t home, then no worries
• I had three exposures to play with
• Same focal length, camera settings, etc

The setup

• 35mm 1.8 Nikkor
• Taped off: Tripod Location, Camera mount on RRS head & L Plate, taped off tripod head settings, Taped off my position
• Wireless Remote Shutter release
• Shot against a white, concrete, bland, cold, Chinese plastered wall

So take a look at these next 14(hardly 30, we will address that) images from a 30 day self portrait series and then we will discuss what you can learn about photography, lighting, and yourself after these images.