First self-portrait, C&C please.

[FITBMX]

- there's not enough light... noisy photos, but that can be ok if you figure out how to use noise to your advantage
- there are more problems with light also, go try natural light outside
- wb is completely off and it's difficult to fix it because you don't have anything white to place white point on. I tried with the black point and it's better but not that good
- why not to convert the photo in bw? I did that with #7 and it looks fine. It's better then everything else I tried
- your teeth are really nice I envy you, perfectly shaped (not talking about color because even the whitest teeth in this conditions would be yellow - I select teeth, put them in their own layer, desaturate yellow and mask the rest out, that way you get the teeth look more naturally )
- Idk why but I thought you were a skinny small boy with black short hair
- #2 and 7 are my favorites
- it's nice to see you, to put the face behind the words
- we have similar hair quality
- selfportraits are difficult, I'm trying to gather the courage to post a picture of me but still can't do it .. maybe I will do it in a few days...anyway, these are very good for the first try and nice to meet you!

Wonderful, wonderful C&C!!!
I knew they would be noisy when I was taking them, I was shooting at high ISO (high for a T3i) and it gets very noisy. I tried reducing the noise but it softened it to much.
I didn't think to set a custom WB until after the fact. And they were much warmer, and I cooled them down.
For the teeth I selected them in LR and dropped the saturation, and raised exposure a little. I will try and remember how you said to do it.

Nope, I'm not a " skinny small boy with black short hair" I'm 6'1" 265lb, and have never cut my hair in all my life.
I posted one of these photos somewhere else, and someone said "Wow, bad hair day" I told him that it was a great hair day, and he should see me when I've been out working in the wind!
As for taking the photo of yourself, just do it! Don't think about it and just take it!!!
So I can finally "meet you".

 

[JustJazzie]

I think that you did a nice job here! You've received some excellent ideas on how to improve next time, so I won't start repeating.

My favorite is 3 as a portrait, but honestly, I really like 2! Its kind of quirky and lets us in on your personality! The woody background compliments nicely I think, and the DOF is nice enough to isolate you from the wood. Nice job! I can't wait to see where you take this next.

 

[FITBMX]

I think that you did a nice job here! You've received some excellent ideas on how to improve next time, so I won't start repeating.

My favorite is 3 as a portrait, but honestly, I really like 2! Its kind of quirky and lets us in on your personality! The woody background compliments nicely I think, and the DOF is nice enough to isolate you from the wood. Nice job! I can't wait to see where you take this next.

Thanks!
I was very happy with the result, and it was a great learning experience.

 

[vintagesnaps]

I rather like the first one, it seems real, honest. And I kind of like the one with the head bowed, seems thoughtful And the one with your dog is the one that made me smile.

 

[FITBMX]

I rather like the first one, it seems real, honest. And I kind of like the one with the head bowed, seems thoughtful And the one with your dog is the one that made me smile.

That's Harvey, he makes everyone smile!

Thanks!

 

[mmaria]

I posted one of these photos somewhere else, and someone said "Wow, bad hair day" I told him that it was a great hair day, and he should see me when I've been out working in the wind!

He doesn't have a clue about hair!!!!

I'm 32 and as long as I remember my father has been asking me "Did you brush your hair?"

 

[FITBMX]

I posted one of these photos somewhere else, and someone said "Wow, bad hair day" I told him that it was a great hair day, and he should see me when I've been out working in the wind!

He doesn't have a clue about hair!!!!

I'm 32 and as long as I remember my father has been asking me "Did you brush your hair?"

With me it's my sister, always asking me that the exact same thing!
But her hair is really straight!

 

[Granddad]

You destroyed my illusions - I thought your profile pic was a selfie.

I like #2 best. Good job on all of them in challenging circumstances.

 

[FITBMX]

You destroyed my illusions - I thought your profile pic was a selfie.

I like #2 best. Good job on all of them in challenging circumstances.

The profile pic is what I hope to be someday!

Thanks for the compliment!