Response to Self Portrait 3 (Response #49)

Uploaded 517 Days Ago by flipthom - 17 comments

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philippe said 517 days ago:

:o)))

Hidden behind your words?

flipthom said 517 days ago:

Well, a true self portrait would show some of the inside as well as the outside...a person is more than a hollow shell....so I used some words for mine. Thanks for the comment.

Ana said 517 days ago:

very creative and informative. tells a lot about you. I like the 'breathe' part. I think we tend to forget that, sometimes.

Hummingbird said 517 days ago:

Interesting self portrait.

Tudor said 517 days ago:

what a brilliant take on the reflection self-portrait! this is wonderfully enjoyable and revealing.

bioLarzen said 517 days ago:

Now, that's what i call a self portrait - deluxe edition!

25 points, no doubt. One of those ones I wish i had taken - or, at least thought of taking...

Huge congrats!

beckn32 said 517 days ago:

I love the green tone and the "breathe" stick-it.

ChriZ said 517 days ago:

This is Art, is this one from the same series?
or are you the same person?
nice Take!

flipthom said 517 days ago:

I'm guessing probably not, this is my first post ever here. Thanks everyone for all the encouraging words and great inspiration.

klimin_a_s said 517 days ago:

:-)
Did you try use red light for your photo?

flipthom said 517 days ago:

The only light in the shot was from a 60watt bulb in the bathroom. The walls are painted a light peach/pink color (not my idea by the way) so that probably made the light appear even more orange and red than normal. I adjusted for that while editing the photo.

philippe said 517 days ago:

Everything is allowed. My comment was not made with a nasty spirit. The idea is interesting and made me smile.

flipthom said 517 days ago:

Philippe, I did not think that your comment was made with a nasty spirit. I just thought you wanted an explanantion. I'm glad you got a smile out of it. Thanks.

kyla said 516 days ago:

This is really an interesting take on the theme. I feel I want a tighter crop horizontally but other than that it all works for me.

King said 515 days ago:

"I would ????? if you weren't there?" You may be right about your handwriting.

I like this photograph as a photo, but not so much for this theme. I like it despite the yellow and the blown highlights...I simply consider this to be an "art" photo that isn't about technique. I lke it for the sentiments expressed on the PostIt notes, but I wish the sentiments were more consistent, that is, the motif is one of existential angst, but things like "U2" and "My handwriting sucks" don't reinforce, to me, a sense of introspection.

So this long comment is about what I value in this image, although if you simply saw the ratings I'm giving this shot, you wouldn't put the two together (not bad, though).

phototext said 514 days ago:

Nice idea, nicely done. Great shot.

moodeous said 477 days ago:

This is neat. It reminds me of a peice in the Denver Art Museum by Sean Landers....It's a giant canvas all hand written (possibly with a paint brush) reflecting on both mundane and remarkable moments in his life. Unfortunately I really can't find any of his work online that would reflect what I mean... but here is a link to some of his stuff anyway....http://www.takaishiigallery.com/html/artists_profile/a_Sean_Landers.html

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