Self portrait headshot

[Tazman32]

Shot this of myself today. Took some time to get it in focus. I've been working with projected backgrounds and this is one.

 

[Bossy]

Very nice I've yet to nail focus on selfies.

 

[Parker219]

I think I had that background in my 2nd grade school picture!

 

[Tazman32]

Parker219 Ouch! :blushing:

 

[Tazman32]

B&W version a little less second grade?

 

[Bossy]

I wasn't going to knock the rainbow lol. love the b&w too although no the crop.

 

[Parker219]

Black and White with the original crop

Let us see that marvelous hair!

 

[Robin Usagani]

Cool.. I have been wanting to get a powerful projector and use it as a light source.

 

[Tazman32]

wasn't trying to make a statement with the rainbow lol...
...and with the hair



Bossy, it took many attempts to get the focus close enough and if the focus was good pose was bad. This a happy medium

 

[Austin Greene]

The lighting is great, and I love seeing what you're doing with projected backgrounds, but seriously, what is up with that background? Mixed with the coat it feels extremely outdated, something straight from the early nineties.

 

[Tazman32]

Dang guys, even the black and white version is starting to look dated now lol. I chose this background without a lot of thought. The reason I chose this particular one is because it somewhat gives the appearance that it is being lit rather than projected. I have been trying to design some backgrounds in photoshop that look like painted canvas with a lighting component. Will have to see how that goes. I think I need to study a bit about colors and why certain colors play nice with others. But for now, this experiment with the projector is keeping me out of the 0 degree weather. And besides, the 90's wasn't that long ago, you all sound like my kids