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Self portrait.

I think it's the most emotional portrait I've ever done.

Lit with a single Vivitar 283 speedlight bounced to the ceiling.

Processed in photoshop. Added a lot of contrast with curves and levels and dodged and burned a little. Added vignetting and made this green tone with hue saturation and color balance. 
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bragur  Pro User  says:

skemmtilegir tónar hjá þér. þetta hefur greinilega tekið á hjá þér að hengja þetta allt upp =)
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sodabug  Pro User  says:

WOW- so much effort but it pays off so very well. great PS skills!
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karen k.  Pro User  says:

excellent..
i relate.
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* raymond  Pro User  says:

beautiful - a big fave!
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.jasper  Pro User  says:

well done! (again)
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Photomotion [deleted] says:

excellent, very expressive and an awesome arrangement
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Rodrigo Benavides says:

is the most emotional portrait you have done
and I LOVE IT
beautiful colours!!!!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

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Jasmic  Pro User  says:

Claustrophobic! That must have taken a while to set up, but the effort was well worth it.
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Heptageniid  Pro User  says:

This is wonderful. ..I so relate to the overload of info
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dElay says:

awesome, don't waste your talents :)
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

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Gísli Þór says:

Brilliant :)
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Rubin Diehl  Pro User  says:

Fantastic!
Great idea.
Great execution.
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portal23  Pro User  says:

Smart, smart, smart.
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Maquitash says:

Great!!!!
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{amanda}  Pro User  says:

Amazing lighting.. fantastic concept.
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laura taylor.  Pro User  says:

this is brilliant.
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Shervane [deleted] says:

Outstanding concept!
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monkeyc.net  Pro User  says:

Self portraits are hard, intelligent thought provoking ones are harder - its too easy to fall into the hackneyed old way of doing them and this is an inspiration to everyone that you dont have too. Simply original concept executed perfectly - you should be proud of this one - its damn good in every way !

Found on Explore :)
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joey kennedy says:

the most emotional you ever did, the best i have ever seen todate! Incredbile shot, this deserves 300 faves man! Incredible WORK!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

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joey kennedy says:

Congrads, this made mostinteresting second page
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_Hans van de Vorst  Pro User  says:

Finest photography.
::Master at Work::
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J.K. NUKE  Pro User  says:

Fantastic
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WomanChild  Pro User  says:

A masterpiece! Raw and emotive. Love it.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

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Victoriano  Pro User  says:

Homage for you:
Over informed
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Maria Teresa Colucci says:

Stupenda!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

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atilameireles says:

fantastic perspective and work!
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veneman  Pro User  says:

Excellent selfportrait!
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Brent_Zupp  Pro User  says:

Fantastic image! Very well done.
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www.filmriss.org says:

.. overdose .. ^^
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

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primeau  Pro User  says:

pain and suffering, slowely dying of suffocation
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macfanmd  Pro User  says:

This......is deep.
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PaigeTurner says:

hehehe
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Kristolikid says:

Excellent ! It should have been a long work... but considering this great render, it deserved this efforts !
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

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Emilique says:

fantastic idea :) Great photo!!!
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Bismarck & Herring says:

is it an actual room or did you make a wee box? what lens size is it? hope you cheered up when you saw the finished article ;-)
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Nicoze says:

I've got news for you: Skilled people really piss me off... ;-) Your gallery is possibly my favorite ever.
This shot is genius. So much emotion. brrrr I'm freaking out. The technical/rational side just disappears!
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* INVERSEFUNCTION says:

just brilliant*
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RCastro  Pro User  says:

Man, you just got me impressed with the quality of your jobs!!
I can tell you I feel totaly inspired with the way you treat light!!!


My congrats!!!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

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myrte voogt says:

just so veryveryveryvery goooooooddddd
so talented..
;)
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Kyríl says:

Congratulations!

This beautiful photograph has been chosed as "Photo Of The Day" in Bending Light Magazine group and is currently featured in the Photo of the Day - October discussion.

Thanks!
Kieran.
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exterface dot com says:

WOW ! Outstanding !
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oskarpall  Pro User  says:

Þetta er alveg það allra flottasta sem ég hef séð frá þér. Alveg kyngimögnum mynd og að þetta sé sjálfsportrait gerir hana ennþá áhugaverðari.

Frábært í alla staði, ég er alveg búinn að skoða hana oft og mörgu sinnum !
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S.o.a.K says:

one word : woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow...
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zophonias says:

Þetta er bara geggjuð mynd - meiriháttar góð - brilliant!
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gurrygudfinns says:

Well done!
Þú ert nú meiri snillingurinn, segi nú ekki annað!
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coldmountain  Pro User  says:

This is outstanding! Very well done indeed.
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Miss Loisy says:

brilliant!!
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Hughes Léglise-Bataille  Pro User  says:

Great creation, well thought and executed :-)

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Levan Kakabadze (tabu) says:

fantastic! Great!
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BlueGoaॐ☮  Pro User  says:

Amazing, outstanding, so real and actual! Fantastic image and carachter. That's exactly how we feel with everyday news media!
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Edgar Dacosta  Pro User  says:

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This Masterpiece would deserve to appear in :

www.flickr.com/groups/freeart/

tag with : "ArtLibre" and consider to join us :o)

"Unexpected til we came & saw it
Unbelievable as soon as seen
Hit the mark despite not aiming for it
Is'nt that how things have always been ?"

[Bertolt Brecht] - German Poet and Playwright
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JonnyMoss  Pro User  says:

Very, very good. Awesome shot :)
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m!tch says:

just wonderful. love it.
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stereotom [deleted] says:

my You are invited to join the new 3best! Group.
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Sekator  Pro User  says:

your shots are so unique, so beautiful! i love them all...
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... real gone [deleted] says:

Superb self portrait - fantastic work !!!
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k2ski  Pro User  says:

great work. looks very well setup.
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Shuck  Pro User  says:

what can i say?, "O R I G I N A L I T Y"
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Luis Montemayor  Pro User  says:

Fantastic!
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Talis says:

Simply amazing image. I'm inspired.
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stoffen says:

hehe. 200 there you go!!:)
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sanoi  Pro User  says:

incredible.
very strong.
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Shehbaz Ahmad says:

a red watch would be great. exxxxxcellent pic anyways. instant fav.
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Fitohhh says:

admirable!
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Christine Lebrasseur  Pro User  says:

Congratulations, this photo was selected by one of our administrators for the 8° contest , thank you to have shared this wonder with us :) The votes will begin in a few days.
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Félicitations, cette photo a été sélectionnée par l'un de nos administrateurs pour le 8° concours , merci d'avoir partagé cette merveille avec nous :) Les votes débuteront dans quelques jours.
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Enhorabuena, esta fotografía ha sido seleccionada por uno de nuestros administradores para el 8° concurs. Gracias por compartir esta maravilla con nosotros :) Los votos comenzarán en unos días.
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thomsadotnet says:

exellent!
don`t believe the news..
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daniel suarez says:

brilliant shot... congrats!
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450 AM says:

an incredible photo, so much emotion. when an image can be felt in the chest, the photographer did their job. brilliant!
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Gentse Koppen  Pro User  says:

wonderful creative photography you have here, great idea, superbly executed
gives a sense of isolation and yet, to me, somehow it's a funny image
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try to touch says:

Creativity at it's best!

Please add this picture to *** Flickr's Most Creative Shots ***

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gushnu says:

Wow i like the emotion in this one really intensive
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RossinaBossioB says:

My god...this is incredibly creative and well done!
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RossinaBossioB says:

A Big FaveA Big Fave
You are invited to add this image to www.flickr.com/groups/bigfave
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Giselle Salas [ Darkla ] says:

me encanto su expresion
y los diarios casi a punto de caer
el color
...todo tan maravilloso

beautiful!!
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kyle.coster  Pro User  says:

This is an amazing idea, and executed perfectly!
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Kreuz_des_Südens says:

great
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hasfurrychildren  Pro User  says:

Stupendous! Great concept & execution. *big applause*

I saw this in A Big FaveA Big Fave
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MelanieAnne [deleted] says:

I could sit and look at this one forever. It's on my favorites. Pure genius.
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kiddharma  Pro User  says:

Can't add much to what's already been said, 'cept to say I'm working my way back through the Big Fave group to see what's there...and this is one of the best so far...instant fave.

I saw this in A Big FaveA Big Fave
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tschikay says:

cool shot
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Vinyl'z [deleted] says:

nice
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Sesselja María  Pro User  says:

..þvílíkt hugmyndarflug....algjör snilld þessi mynd!
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chiara - in senso lato says:

I like your photos...but this is my favourite : )
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maryanne_b says:

brilliant.
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icedance says:

well...simply wonderful
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heldriver  Pro User  says:

vissi alltaf að þú værir sjúkur á geði hehe
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analux says:

brilliant! very emotional and great technique :o)
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: reemirroridiculous : says:

::: ayay-yay-yay-ya! :::
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sunflowerdave (professional loungist)  Pro User  says:

great shot. Very emotional
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Modest and Jill  Pro User  says:

powerful. has a very neurotic feel to it. great work.
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Meital p says:

amazing picture
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Nestor Alvarez Zeballos  Pro User  says:

wow, stunnin' amazin shot!! really good
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fotorich.com  Pro User  says:

You have a good imagination. Is it possible to post a view of the original photo pre processed. Im just interested to see how it started out and what you had to work with.

again this is a very nice picture.
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databhi [deleted] says:

just great!
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therealsadmonkey says:

like it
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Víctor Almendra  Pro User  says:

El color, la expresion, los diarios, el lugar, todo
está perfecto ;)!
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Eddie Vuibert says:

awesome!
a fav! and probably one of my favourite!!
thanks!
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SOMETHiNG MONUMENTAL  Pro User  says:

Just amazing!
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ElGeko says:

This is excellent, by all means.
Creatively, technically, in the framing, the compo, and the subject!

Really great shot!

Creativity at it's best!
I saw this in *** Flickr's Most Creative Shots ***

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