Friday, March 2, 2007

And, another self portrait from me...

Well, what can I say? I achieved a genuine smile in a self portrait! That would be thanks to Maya strutting back & forth posing for the camera even though the camera wasn't pointed at her. Man, she was hammin' it up! If I hadn't just spent time getting myself decent & setting up the tripod, I would have been thrilled to see her strutting about. (Why won't she do that for me when I DO want to take photos of her?)

Anyway, here's my newest self portrait. I kinda like this one... :-)

19 Comments:

Blogger Unknown said...

I really like this self portrait! Love how you posed yourself and great smile. TFS

March 2, 2007 at 11:49 PM  
Blogger Robyn said...

Lovely shot and great tones in your conversion (as usual)

March 2, 2007 at 11:50 PM  
Blogger Sarah Heggie said...

How have I missed your blog all this time? All your photos just took my breath away..they're stunning! And I love your self-portrait. Can I be you when I grow up? :)

March 3, 2007 at 12:03 AM  
Blogger Katie said...

Great self portrait! Nice conversion.

March 3, 2007 at 12:10 AM  
Blogger Lauren Hartman said...

Very sassy, and totally awesome. I love this Amy!

March 3, 2007 at 12:17 AM  
Blogger Patti said...

WOW that is absolutely awesome. Love it

March 3, 2007 at 6:21 AM  
Blogger Me said...

Where have you been hiding? This is my first visit to your blog, and I'm blown away. You have some serious talent, girl!!!!

March 3, 2007 at 7:41 AM  
Blogger ~~Debb~~ said...

Wow, fantastic! Great lighting and conversion. You did a super job at capturing yourself!!

March 3, 2007 at 7:47 AM  
Blogger cristina said...

Wow, it's great. I think it makes the viewer "feel" happy/spunky by looking at it. I like pictures that evoke emotions. Good job.
And btw, I love the conversions that you have, how did you achieve them??? They're georgous.

March 3, 2007 at 8:01 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Great self portrait ... your dotted headband adds the perfect touch - without it the picture would have felt very different!

March 3, 2007 at 9:02 AM  
Blogger Itworksforbobbi said...

This is a beautiful shot! Very natural looking - like someone just called your name and you looked back. Gorgeous!

March 3, 2007 at 9:12 AM  
Blogger Life's little pleasures said...

Absolutely ADORABLE!!!! What were your settings for this? I would LOVE to do "studio style portraits" with natural light. Send info if you can! Thanks

March 3, 2007 at 9:54 AM  
Blogger Mom2Drew said...

Love the lighting!

March 3, 2007 at 1:32 PM  
Blogger Joanne Fowler said...

Beautiful! Great job with this self-portrait!

March 3, 2007 at 5:46 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Just stopped in to check out your blog today and spent way more time than I planned to -- I looked at all your pictures and have to say I really love your style! You have such great photos here. I really enjoyed looking at them. You have such great focus and dof on your portraits - is that the 85mm? Oh and I love your self-portrait today; you did a great job with it adn I love the conversion. TFS

March 3, 2007 at 6:44 PM  
Blogger AmyC said...

Thanks so much, everyone!

cristina4k - The conversion is skeefe's b&w conversion. I really, really love it & use it ALL the time.

Life's Little Pleasures - Thanks so much. I love natural light! With this one, I was standing with my back to a dark room, and there was an outside door wide open on MY right hand side. Though it looks like there is a dark backdrop behind me, it's acually just a dark room. :) I used spot metering for this, and had my 4yo daughter stand in for me where I wanted to be placed. Set up the shot & then used the self timer. Hope that helps some.

Jodi - I do use the 85 1.8 a lot, but I also use the 50 1.8 occassionally. We recently purchased the Tamron 28-75 2.8, as well. But, this particular shot was with the 85. That's probably the one I use the most. I just LOVE depth of field (sometimes I think I may overdo it!)

March 3, 2007 at 7:36 PM  
Blogger Lee said...

You are beautiful. I love this picture! Great job!!

March 3, 2007 at 10:31 PM  
Blogger Sue said...

Wowzers! Beautiful! Absolutely LOVE the conversion! Fantastic job :)

March 3, 2007 at 10:45 PM  
Blogger sherri said...

LOVE it amy! Such a fun self portrait! Beautiful conversion!

March 3, 2007 at 11:17 PM  

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