Posts Tagged ‘Self portrait’

5/52, originally uploaded by norbography.

Week 5 of the 52 week project. Nearly 10% of the way through.

Today is August 1st. Not a big deal unless you are either having a birthday or anniversary of some sort. Or, you have just finished Dry July! My 1st beer for a whole month. I had just finished an hours ride on my new bike, and decided I would try and get a shot of me reading a book I just bought, “The Genius of Photography”, the companion book to the fantastic 6 part documentary series.

It started out well, I put the camera and tripod on the front lawn, aimed it at where I would stand and set the remote timer to take 20 shots at 5 second intervals. Well I thought it was 20 shots. That 1st beer must have clouded my vision, because it was actually 200 shots. And good thing it was. On about shot 10, my next door neighbour walked past with a new whipper snipper (edge trimmer for the non aussies) and I had to get a look. After a few minutes chat, he took off, and I went back to reading the book. I had completely forgotten about the camera. The things it captures when you have forgotten about it.

I looked up at some kids riding bikes down the street and there was the camera, still happily snapping away. Lets just say it captured some interesting looks and what I hope was a burp.

Week 5, in the bag. 47 weeks to go.

If like me, you are taking part in the 52 Week project, or you are completely nuts and are doing the 365 Day Project, you might be looking for tips for taking self portraits. Well do I have a terrific link for you. Haje Jan Kamps has done a great job listing 10 tips to a good self portrait, and has some fantastic examples at the end of the article. Check it out, it is a terrific read.

Not all selfies are pretty.

A few people worth checking out on Flickr. Chris Young, crustydolphin, Ryan Swift, Tim Parkinson and dyannafstop.

Check out the tips here……..Self-Portrait Friday :: Photocritic photography blog.

3/52, originally uploaded by norbography.

This shot won out in the vote from the last 2 days.

In the past 12 months I have turned into a collector of old cameras. Well, up until a couple of weeks ago when I offloaded about 13 of them.

I kept 6. This old Polaroid OneStep Plus is amongst the group I kept. The right film (SX-70) is bloody expensive, and even the cheaper 600 film still costs about $25 for a 10 pack, but I love the results. Every photo I take makes me fell like I have been transported back in time. Back to a time when I had unlimited energy, no worries and blonde hair.