Self-Portriats (my friends, this is a challenge)

Arthur_Tuxedo · Post by **Arthur_Tuxedo** » 2005-04-26 03:20pm

Sweet statutory! I mean... nice pics

IndustrialNoise · Post by **IndustrialNoise** » 2005-04-26 04:00pm

One more...my personal favorite

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2005-04-26 04:02pm

Is that real?

And I'll comment again, NICE piccies.

Shroom Man 777 · Post by **Shroom Man 777** » 2005-04-26 04:06pm

Very nice piccies.

BTW, Foo, you've got some ketchup on your mouth. Better wipe it off

Raxmei · Post by **Raxmei** » 2005-04-29 03:42am

I was at Ace Hardware today to get some stuff for my bike and I noticed they were selling rope. I've cropped these down to comply with board rules, and using a text link just to be safe.
Warning:Male nudity, nothing showing.
Not Work Safe
Another
I'm not really happy with the shape of the ropes. If I did this again I'd try to make it more symmetrical and prettier somehow. I also can't figure out an appropriate facial expression for this or really any pics I've taken of myself.

Dead_Ghost · Post by **Dead_Ghost** » 2005-05-02 02:53pm

Raxmei wrote:I was at Ace Hardware today to get some stuff for my bike and I noticed they were selling rope. I've cropped these down to comply with board rules, and using a text link just to be safe.
Warning:Male nudity, nothing showing.
Not Work Safe
Another
I'm not really happy with the shape of the ropes. If I did this again I'd try to make it more symmetrical and prettier somehow. I also can't figure out an appropriate facial expression for this or really any pics I've taken of myself.

Perhaps a submissive facial expression? You know, not helding your head high, glasses a bit down your nose while you're also looking from down to above you (either to the lens of the camera (over you, of course) or somewhere else). Impassive faces not always work with such pose... But I'm hardly an expert over this matter

Anyway, in order not to break the board rules, one self-portrait follows. To note, however, that I did three different editions of it. The First is the most simple, full colour on the main shot. Second, the only difference in this one is the position of the B&W shots. Third, the main shot went in B&W, to get some sort of colour-harmony. To note that I know they're grainy. Also, that close-up on my button-up shirt, the necklace showing has the A of Anarchy (Yes! I'm an Anarchist Accountant!

) and a lucky charm my mom gave me when I was around 2 years old.
Feel free to give your opinion about my lame editing skillz.

sketerpot · Post by **sketerpot** » 2005-05-06 01:19pm

I don't have a digital camera, but I managed to get ahold of one picture of myself. I can't count the number of times this picture has saved my ass. Here it is:

Believe it or not, that's my High School yearbook photo. The yearbook people normally would have been more picky, but they were having a hell of a time getting any pictures at all from me, so they took what they could get. I figure that by the time I'm old enough to regret it, the statute of limitations will have expired.

Shroom Man 777 · Post by **Shroom Man 777** » 2005-05-06 02:00pm

Where's your best friend Buzz?

(Sorry, I just couldn't resist. You look okay, but the cowboy thing and the 'wtf' expression in your face is just really funny.)

sketerpot · Post by **sketerpot** » 2005-05-06 07:21pm

Shroom Man 777 wrote:Where's your best friend Buzz?

(Sorry, I just couldn't resist. You look okay, but the cowboy thing and the 'wtf' expression in your face is just really funny.)

Oh, don't worry; I know I look okay. Just yesterday I caught a glimpse of my face in the mirror and thought, "Damn I'm looking handsome today!"

Egotism is fun!

Glocksman · Post by **Glocksman** » 2005-05-08 01:13am

I already posted these in the member pic thread, but the 'after' one is a self portrait from a tripod, so I'll repost them here.

Me before the weight loss:

All I need is an ugly ballcap and a scraggly beard and I could pass for Michael Moore.

Me after the weight loss:

I hardly recognize myself.

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2005-05-08 04:10am

Damn man, you certainly turned yourself around. Congrats.

EDIT: I don't see your Glock in those pics anywhere. Weren't you afraid that the cameraman might be an assassin?

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2005-05-08 06:46am

Wow man. Great effort ... all you need now is a new wardroab and then you can get your bling on!

ArmorPierce · Post by **ArmorPierce** » 2005-05-08 05:56pm

Here's me at my physical peak during freshman or sophmore year of high school
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v464/ ... eWork2.jpg
hair is bit a mess, I may have been a little thin but I ran like a kenyan

Here's me as a senior
unedited yellow light picture
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v464/ ... e/Arm2.jpg
edited picture
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v464/ ... edited.jpg
not that good picture of my face, with me clenching my lips which is something I have a problem not doing in pictures, either that or leaving my lips slightly parted.

Is the edited picture or unedited picture better?

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2005-05-08 08:28pm

TADA!!

Avalon616 · Post by **Avalon616** » 2005-05-09 06:53am

Alright, I am a major cheapo. If something is free, I'll take it. What, I'm in college, you'd do it to if you had my finances.

Anyways, the bank in which I work has a business of the month, and this month is a hairstyling place . The owner said that any of the BankGirls could go and get their hair done for free, if he could take pictures and post them, and the new girl would do it (ie free advertisement for him, and new clientele for the new girl). I, of course, volunteered.

I asked for her to foil my hair, with bright red highlights in my brown hair. We picked out the color, and it was brown dark red mixed, so as not to be too outrageous. So she bleaches the parts to be highlighted, then adds the color. As she begins to blowdry my hair, I'm going, uhhh... It came out ORANGE. Not just the highlights- my entire top of my head (which is where foils are) was a brassy orangy brown.

Another stylist came over, and was like, "What did you doooo?!" They both worked out how to fix it, and put in another toner, to make it darker, and red.

So now the entire top of my head is dark vibrant red, instead of funky bright red highlights like I wanted. It doesn't look terrible.... I guess... >.<

Here it is (and excuse the breakouts that are due to stress from finals, and the spots on the mirror I was too lazy to clean):

Mrs Kendall · Post by **Mrs Kendall** » 2005-05-09 11:14am

I love that haircut! You look good Avalon, she screwed up but at least you look ok in the end

I guess she didn't get the good publicity she wanted huh

Lindar · Post by **Lindar** » 2005-05-09 11:36am

Avalon you're positively adorable!*hugs* And it doesn't look bad at all, actually i'm jealous...

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2005-05-09 12:03pm

Mrs Kendall wrote: I love that haircut! You look good Avalon,

Does anyone else think she looks like Willow from Buffy with that hair do and colour?

Mrs Kendall · Post by **Mrs Kendall** » 2005-05-09 12:16pm

who's that Stofsk?

Avalon616 · Post by **Avalon616** » 2005-05-09 12:49pm

Stofsk wrote:
Mrs Kendall wrote: I love that haircut! You look good Avalon,
Does anyone else think she looks like Willow from Buffy with that hair do and colour?

I LOVE YOU FOREVER NOW! You made my day/week/year/infinity.

And girls, thank you! You guys make me feel much better, I was just so shocked by how completely unlike what I asked for it came out.

Lindar · Post by **Lindar** » 2005-05-09 12:49pm

Stofsk wrote:
Mrs Kendall wrote: I love that haircut! You look good Avalon,
Does anyone else think she looks like Willow from Buffy with that hair do and colour?

Ma:*points at the following pic*

Stofsk... Yeah i think you might be on to something with that. See Avalon! It's awesome! Smile!!!

edit:uhm... yeah...

Mrs Kendall · Post by **Mrs Kendall** » 2005-05-09 01:09pm

Oh yeah, she does. Sorry I'm not familiar with the names of people, but I had a feeling she was the one you were talking about. Yeah Avalon you look hot, she may have screwed up but the final product... it works! It works well!

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2005-05-09 05:54pm

Glocksman, before your weight loss, you looked EXACTLY like Artie Lang. Holy crap.

ArmorPierce · Post by **ArmorPierce** » 2005-05-10 12:11am

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:*snip link* TADA!!

Like the yellow looking room picture better I take it ein?

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2005-05-10 12:15am

ArmorPierce wrote:
Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:*snip link* TADA!!
Like the yellow looking room picture better I take it ein?

Ja...