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365 Self-Portraits: Year Three: Week One
Posted By: K McCall, 07-07-2009, 11:45 AM

Someone asked me in another thread if I would post this new project here while I'm doing it, and I said I would, but instead of posting each day, I figured I'd do a week's worth at a time. That way once you get tired of looking at all these pictures of me, it'll be easier to ignore one thread a week instead of seven

A little background: I chose to do a self-portrait project about 2 months after getting my first DSLR, a K100D, to help me improve my camera and post-processing skills and to force myself to use my camera every day. I'm sure there are subconscious reasons in there as well, but basically at the time I lived alone and had no children or pets or anything else to practice on, and a couple of my friends had joined a group on flickr that was just for this project.

So for two years now, I've taken a self-portrait every day. I just finished year two on June 30th. I decided to do a third year, but this time I'm trying to do a "matching" shot for each day. Ideally either the subject matter or the mood or the processing or the place or the contours of the composition match the self-portrait. I'm also playing around with my lenses to try to either take two radically different photos with the same lens or to take similar photos with vastly different lenses.

Tech notes: All were taken with the K200D, and the following lenses were used this week: FA 77 (with and without extension tubes), FA 43, FA 31, and the D-FA 100 Macro. All photos were processed in Lightroom, and then turned into a diptych with a program called "Dipstych."

So, on to the pictures!

Day One: Beyond the Window


Day Two: Waiting


Day Three: Nightmares


Day Four: Close to Death


Day Five: Welcome to the Neighborhood


Day Six: It's a Tough Job


Day Seven: Worry Beads

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07-07-2009, 11:59 AM   #2
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WoW! I like them all! If I have to pick a favorite I'd say the shots in day two and day three are my favorites. you really know how to play to the camera with your expressions. I like that. I think you have a terrific eye for composition too. Great work!
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Incredible. So many of them stand out I stopped trying to make mental notes to mention them here by title. (I also like your one sentence stanzas in your bio - the favorite being "I am a Pentaxian").
Lots of great ideas to think about here.
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They're all brilliant Keitha.
Nothing less than brilliant...

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Keitha,
I am so glad that you opted to continue on with this project. The pictures are so highly personal. So much depth...so many facets. So much said...so much unsaid...

Thank you for sharing.

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Great stuff. I really like your post processing. Excellent work. I look forward to seeing more of your work.
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Keitha, I have looked at a lot of your images and while I liked some better than others you have done an outstanding job on this project. You not only have as the saying goes "the eye" you have the vision. I tip my hat to you and please keep on posting.

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just excellent, Keitha!
Im thoroughly inspired by you and started a "once a week" self-portrait to help me improve on my skills, as well.
Thank you for sharing your moving photos =)
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Excellent work Keitha!

What everyone above has posted is so true, but I find your ability to capture the mundane and turn it into spectacular your best quality.

In such a short period of time I've become quite a fan of your work. Very well done!

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Outstanding images. Cannot really say anything that has not been said. There is a great amount of emotion in these images.

Keep up the good work Keitha.
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Another year of self portraits...excellent! Great start to Year 3, Keitha.
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Wow, beautiful shots dude. I wish I could take pictures like this some day. I like Day 5
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awesome.

......and awesome.
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You never fail to amaze me

I just kept coming back to them :ugh:

Most captivating
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Great shots, very engaging.
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