So; the latest LCC brief we were set, the Self Portrait, made me a bit apprehensive, as I hate being in front of the camera!
Eventually though, I went for an image that demonstrated my love and desire to be behind the lens.
This is my final image that I submitted:
Behind the Lens: Self Portrait, 2010
So obviously I used a bit of Photoshopping to get to this final image, but I think it works well. The background image is of me holding the (Canon 5) film camera, (with a section of the lens visible on the left,) and for the top layer of this image I took a separate picture of my Canon 5 (using my Canon 50D, obviously!)
I then started the post-processing, converting both images into black and white for continuity’s sake, and also, aesthetically, for a classic feel. I wasn’t happy with the exact imagery being shown in the top layer (the image of the camera alone,) so I digitally transformed it to get the exact imagery from the shot that I felt worked. I also, of course, fiddled with the opacity of the top layer until I found a compromise between the two images that I was happy with.
Apart from those major adjustments, the usuals- being curves, levels, etc. were also tweaked, until I came to the final image which I’m very happy with.
ANALYSIS:
I got David and Adrian to comment on my image, and they both really liked it, saying that the balance between the layers in the image was fulfilled successfully, the cropping was good, and that it had a classic, 1940′s Greta Garbo, romantic and nostalgic feel to it. Success!
They also said that the overall selection of this year’s submitted Self Portrait images was the best they had seen in years, so congratulations to the group for a collective triumph!
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