Posts Tagged ‘chiaroscuro’

Self Portrait

Self Portrait, originally uploaded by Richard Adams.
Another self portrait. On a bit of a run at the mo with these. I like this for many reasons. One of which is that the face is surrouded by all that intense deep black. There’s a hint there of me staring out at the viewer in a [...]

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self portrait

self portrait, originally uploaded by Richard Adams.
What can I say? I took this for my new job – needed a pic for the website. Camera was held at arms length under a spotlight in the bathroom. I liek doing self portraits partly because I can make myslef look slim, rugged, handsome and partly because I [...]

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Self Portrait

Self Portrait, originally uploaded by Richard Adams.

This is a self portrait I took in my bathroom. In common with many people we have recessed spotlights in there. I noticed that standing under one while the next one’s bulb had gone gave me this dramatic directional lighting.

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