Not only do I hate how I look in this picture but I also don't feel like I really captured Richard Avedon's style for the artist challenge. I so wish I had a nice, clean background to use for my portraits as I think that's key to his portraits.
@kmwilliams I have no idea where I'd hang it in the house. I'm loath to stick tacks in the walls and because our house is designed oddly there aren't many walls facing windows. Therefore the light would be crappy. I'm sure a real photographer would know what to do but I never know how to take good pics in this house unless I'm right in front of the sliding glass door.
@sourkraut@kmwilliams
I have the same problem as Lisa... lacking places to hand the backdrop... I bought some black polar fleece a little while back to use as a background & could only use my drafting board to hang if from... but that meant I needed to be lower down than normal standing height... NOTE to SELF: buy cheap white bed sheet too!
maybe look directly at the camera? let your eyes really be read? From the images that Kate posted for the challenge, those that are looking away, are further away from the camera, those that are closer seem to have a more initmate relationship with the camera... but thats just the observation from those mentioned images.
I love your selfies. This background doesn't distract from you so it's not bad at all (it adds texture actually!). I like your expression too - it's complicated.
@wadey Thank you for your tips. I think you're absolutely right about the difference between his close-up portraits and the ones with more distance. Unfortunately there's not much time left in this challenge or I'd be tempted to give it another try.
@kmwilliams I have no idea where I'd hang it in the house. I'm loath to stick tacks in the walls and because our house is designed oddly there aren't many walls facing windows. Therefore the light would be crappy. I'm sure a real photographer would know what to do but I never know how to take good pics in this house unless I'm right in front of the sliding glass door.
I have the same problem as Lisa... lacking places to hand the backdrop... I bought some black polar fleece a little while back to use as a background & could only use my drafting board to hang if from... but that meant I needed to be lower down than normal standing height... NOTE to SELF: buy cheap white bed sheet too!
maybe look directly at the camera? let your eyes really be read? From the images that Kate posted for the challenge, those that are looking away, are further away from the camera, those that are closer seem to have a more initmate relationship with the camera... but thats just the observation from those mentioned images.
@wadey Thank you for your tips. I think you're absolutely right about the difference between his close-up portraits and the ones with more distance. Unfortunately there's not much time left in this challenge or I'd be tempted to give it another try.