Response to Self Portrait 3 (Response #56)

Uploaded 519 Days Ago by ChriZ - - 21 comments

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beckn32 said 519 days ago:

Fantastic!! As soon as this came up on my screen I smiled. I love your eyes and the butterflies being the same color. 5's across the board from me.

Tanja said 519 days ago:

chriZ, it has style!! use it for Vazaar too, selective color! so i take you really like butterflys :) next time try taking a bee - challenge..talented!

ChriZ said 519 days ago:

beckn32, glad I made you smile =)

Tan... what a coincidence, today I listened to a song, she sang about that she'd eat bees for the person she was singing it to!

"I would swallow bumblebees for you,
and I've been swallowing bumblebees for you,
I don't think you even noticed,
I don't think you even Know..." Kelly de Martino

Bees might taste good, but they sting, butterflies don't so that's why I like em a lot more!

Tanja said 519 days ago:

ha! then have one sting you...or your mamma :) who's your daddy...ah no have the butterfly fight against the bee! yippie! but take Jenny, or no you said she was blue at the beginning right?!..so this is Jenny too?! *chuckle

ChriZ said 519 days ago:

Jenny is outside looking for the right piece!
She hasn't been very successful so far...
Things in life remain broken I guess, I'm just saying this because it sounds nice.
So I think Jenny will eventually find what she's looking for, happy end, not yet though!

Dave_Mac said 519 days ago:

Very nicely done!

Tanja said 519 days ago:

good luck Jenny! ;)

Ana said 519 days ago:

this is great! love the colour!

philippe said 519 days ago:

Very well done and funny!

Hummingbird said 519 days ago:

This is quite striking.

klimin_a_s said 519 days ago:

Lovely processed shot! Did you use software methods to add the butterflies?

kadenajack said 519 days ago:

I like this, but it seems a little contrived. The contrivance is well executed though, especially the blue color from the butterflies echoed in the eyes. High marks.

VernonTrent said 519 days ago:

:-))

cool. I like it.

Montage said 519 days ago:

I don't know whether to like this or not. On some levels I really do like it, but on others, such as the selective desat, not so much.

Montage said 519 days ago:

But I guess I liked it enough to give it a little gold star :)

Well done!

omega said 519 days ago:

chris duuu maaaschine ;)

Tanja said 519 days ago:

wow that was fast! congrats, well deserved!

King said 519 days ago:

ChriZ...nice motion in the butterflies. Well done, and congratulations.

Given the brightness of the cluster of butterflies, wouldn't there be just a bit more light on your hair or the background? That is, I'd like to see a bit more in this otherwise whimsical and humorous photo.

CraigMartin said 518 days ago:

Great shot - very creative.

ChriZ said 518 days ago:

Thank you all for your comments!
I should use butterflies more often ;)

Klimin, yes, I used software, I am actually starting to use software now instead of the software using me... So I had some special tricks to get the shadow right without losing my nerves in photoshop.

Montage, thanks for that star there! I'll name it after you.

King, the cluster of butterflies you see is taken from a frame of that little animation I did.
You're right about the hair, I even had it lit a bit more, but didn't want to show everyone how messy my hair was looking, this was really taken in a whim that's why I look so nicely shaved!
But then again, I could have used a remote flash for the butterflies couldn't I? =)
Well, okay it might look better if I darkened them a bit or put some more light on my hair...

dennis said 516 days ago:

This is brilliant Chris, no complaints or criticisms. I particularly love your crosseyed look at the butterfly on your nose. I don't think this would have been the same without that.

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