Week 8 good to WOW SOOC - Me

Welcome  back everyone!  Thanks again for joining us.  To those of you who are new to our weekly challenge please go here to learn all the details about how this works first.  The next five weeks of themes/prompts are at the bottom of my blog.  Also, everyone please do us a favor and read this post before entering any photo challenge…thanks!

This weeks theme/prompt is Self Portraits/Couples. 

Here is a video to show how many pros get tack sharp self-portraits:

For those of you like me who do NOT have all of that fancy equipment – let me tell you that I had fun doing arm’s length shots, setting my camera on my tripod and using a remote shutter button, and setting my camera on top of a table outside last night at sunset to get the best SOOC shots I could.  I am really thrilled with how they all came out.  Despite the fact that I can see all of the things about my face and teeth that bother me.  I’m happy I took the time to do these.

I set my camera on manual mode – then put my focus on AF (auto focus) and lifted the camera slightly higher with the center of my lens right above my lips.  This helped get both of my eyes in focus and keep my nose from looking any bigger than it already is.

The first set was taken at 7am Sunday morning right after I woke up – these are arms length with my 50mm 1.4.  I am not making these their original size – me first thing in the morning this close big – sorry can’t do!




Even though I cut off the top of my face and head I really love this shot.

NO, I’m NOT jaundice, nor am I really yellow.  That was the gorgeous sun glow on my skin.

     

You can’t see her in any of the shots above – but Lexi was inside the glass doors making faces at me.  I had my glasses off so I never saw her.  Then she came out laughing that I had not noticed.  So I told her since she did that she had to get into a photo with me. 



Next up my shots from 5pm Sunday as the sun was going down.   I even took a shower, did my hair and put on a little make-up for this mini photo shoot.  He he he!  Scott was thrilled!  I don’t normally do that on Sundays.  And I only take time to do something with my hair when we are going out on a date.    He came outside to watch me.  Which I was very uncomfortable with at first, until he made me laugh!!!!  Again, I used my 50mm 1.4, this time I used my remote shutter release and had my camera set on top of a table and a large container to get the right height.  I was too lazy to set up my tripod.   With this series I sat on a chair and had the camera almost center on my face – then I moved closer and further away to get different type of shots.







Then Lexi came outside and once again, I asked {forced} her to join me.  She was not really into photos today and thus, we had to work with her a little bit to get her out of that funk!

 

We are both laughing at my husband

Two weeks ago I took self portraits using my tripod and the most amazing early afternoon sunlight coming into our family room.  I did NOT have to do a thing to these at all.  They are simply resized for the web. 





OK, enough of me – now it is your turn!!!

You have until Wednesday each week to link your SOOC shot up here. On Thursday we link up with Ashley after we follow her tips on how to edit our shots.  

For those of you like me who like to stay ahead – Week 9 March 7: SPRING. Remember you can see the next five themes/prompts at the bottom of my blog.  Or I would be happy to email you our 2011 calendar of photo prompts/themes in a PDF file.  Email me and I’ll send it to you

Looking forward to seeing all of you this week!  Come on, I know you want us to see your beautiful smiles, eyes and the cute outfits you pick out to do a self portrait too! 

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