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Self Portrait Project: #12

Post author By Leah
Post date November 13, 2014
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This was the first of three self portraits I shot one night in the studio. I invited a few friends for drinks and a creative studio session. The idea was to treat the shoot spontaneously and with an open mind to ideas.

I had brought a bunch of props with which I wanted to shoot a few more of my own self portraits. In this image I used a selection of multi-coloured measuring tapes and incorporated a kind of awkwardness into my body language. The idea was based on our body-size fears,- I liked the idea of using the blue measuring tape I had as a prop to translate this and went to Fabric City in town and bought a handful more to emphasise the element within the picture.

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A Self-portraiture Project:
Continued

Post author By Leah
Post date October 16, 2014
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Continued

I’ve continued shooting my self-portraiture project but let it evolve in terms of timing (so I no longer shoot it daily but rather when I have an idea I want to work with, etc).

Self portrait No.11 is a kind of sporty hero. I often end up spending the whole day in my gym gear just because I’m too lazy to go home and change. I asked Bryan to shoot these pics, resplendent with squeezey water bottle and fake exercisey-ness. I like the tone and colors, the lighting style has also become a favorite.

Portraits No. 12, 13 & 14 were shot on one evening in the studio with three friends. I invited them for wine and a shoot and then we went out for dinner. The results of the evening are fantastic (more on that later), I asked each individual to bring interesting items with them for using and the shoot was reasonably open ended with two lighting changes.

Here are screen shots from my working folder of the last three self-portraits in the order that they were shot: