Self Portrait

[schawla33]

Never posted anything like this before... so be gentle! :lmao:

 

[JohnMF]

good idea to use the stripes of light. Quite nice tones

find the background a bit distracting, but nothing a crop couldn't sort out.

i would crop it just below the elbows and in tight to the shoulders. thats just my opinion though, feel free to ignore it

 

[schawla33]

I can see the background being distracting... although I kind of like the shadow on the right. How does this version compare?

 

[LaFoto]

Hi schawla, and welcome to ThePhotoForum!
Nice to be seeing a self-portrait RIGHT AWAY .
So we "know" you at once.
The crop you gave that photo of yours enhances it by the factor 100! It is true, the shadow is too big a part of the photo to be touched, but the lefthand side of the original is, indeed, quite distracting, and that distraction is gone in the cropped version. Very nice!

 

[Mansi]

heyyyy welcome to TPF ... glad to cya here
definitely the crop!
nice tones.. and the shadows look pretty cool
thanks for posting..

 

[photographiti]

The cropped version is great! Welcome!

 

[JohnMF]

You were right! You're new crop is much better than the one i suggested

 

[Chiller]

Cool shot. I like the cropped version as well.
Welcome to the forum

 

[schawla33]

Hey everyone, thanks for all the advice and kind words! :lmao:

 

[zurkgirl]

I like the shadow!!!