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feeling grey lately. i think it’s stress from work, joint troubles, and continued house-hunting.
i decided to wake up early this morning and do a self portrait. i understand why some artists make them.. it’s sort of a “portraiture for introverts”. when you make something, what’s going on in your mind is projected through it. you not only see how you look to others, you see yourself subconsciously interpreted.
ilford hp5+, rodinal 1:50 for 12 minutes. negative scan.
shot with an 19″ apochromat red-dot artar with a dark blue (tiffen 47) filter taped to the front. wide open at f/11.
light was 400 watt-seconds from a speedotron 202vf head in a medium softbox above. white reflector below in butterfly position.
position self with pre-measured twine. open packard shutter. pop flash with meter. close shutter. develop sheet film, something i haven’t done enough of lately.