Portrait of Me by Sabra
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Someone took this shot of me, a year or so ago. I'm not very into posting my own self, nor do I really enjoy posing on that side of the camera (or any good at it, for that matter), but somehow I liked this shot. It was truely the first time I was somehow able to look at my own photo without first noticing all the things that I don't like about myself. I just looked at it as a photo. Which was quite a weird experience.
The original print is much softer and equally lit. I got a hold of the negative and decided to brutally torture it in the dungeon that is my darkroom. Basically, I washed it out on grade 5 paper, painted bits on it and exposed it again. The cloth I'm holding is visible in the original. I like the fact that I burnt that out. Makes me feel I'm floating. :)
Yes, I'm a sucker for chemicals...mweh. :)
Something new for me, I hope you'll like it.
Take care,
Sabra
Comments (38)
TwoPynts
Good to see you. :) A very classy, evocative and timeless portrait.
Vasilij203
Good job!Faaantastic final effect!:))
caviedes
Is good to see some one using lab trick in this digital times. Well done.
carlx
Wonderful portrait, and postwork!!! Fantastic B&W mood!!! I love it!!!
Kerbad
wow, you are very beautiful indeed....the image is wonderful and very nice
SoulSearcherr
I know why you like..has a haunting feel...beautiful postwork..S
Nod
Very nicely done indeed. And what a lovely model. :)
cole4965
Lovely image!!! Interesting effect!
kurtsart
Fantastic graphic like quality! Kudos!
BigStar
Moody! I like it. But why so much black? :D
Sabra
@ Bigstar: I'm quite a dark character...:)
Bonci
Exccelent self!!!
mark.spooner
Excellent portrait! Dark and moody!
Biffowitz
It does have a lot of character, I like it too!
Trepz
You look very tall..yet another intriguing quality.Such a lovely mood set to this,fits your r'osity portfolio well. I to am a sucker for chemicals(;
Lashia
Great way to compose a self portrait! awesome shot, youre a very pretty lady :-)
1358
spectacular shot, harsh contrast (which I'm a fan of), single source white light (my Poser favorite), very professional treatment in the darkroom. and the expression on your face is haunting, in it's own way. to quote the mantra of the artist "all is darkness, my soul swims in it".;-) Groovular pic!
watteville
i do like it!
callad
You've got a mystical, dreamy and yet a slightly sad look in this beautiful picture. Excellent photo and postwork... (Can I say postwork in case of a photo?? :) I like it very much!
JillianElf
Love the contrast and moodiness of the image!
boris0317
Yes, new for you but also very fantastic! I love the contrast! Must be very strange, indeed, to work on a picture of oneself. Great work here!!
Fidelity2
B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L. 5+.
turner
You look 1960's stunning.
hansklerk
You are beautiful and I like what you did with the Photo.
Zorg1955
Simply an excellent portrait and so well contrasted in this dark B&W ....;I like very much .....
Jay-el-Jay
I like what you did with this.It looks very mysterious and has lots of style to it.
NefariousDrO
I really like this portrait. But you look so sad. It's a very evocative image, and the dark moodiness of it works really well. I'm also impressed you're doing it all in the darkroom. Really well done.
ascrazy
absolutely fantastic portrait & superb shot, i like one:-)
HannaK
You right, it is a wonderful portrait, of a beautiful model.I love it too.
corvas
wow this photo is so stunning,you really look so stunning in this photo amazing shot,very nice lighting and darkness about it.