Fire Place Self-Portrait

I have had plans to take a self-portrait to put above my fire place for a while now. I took the first stab at the photo for it today, which turned out better than I was expecting!

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I haven’t printed anything large with these types of Photoshop effects on it, so I’m not sure how that will go. As a test, I’m printing out a large 20x30 at Costco to see how it looks. If it looks good, I’ll be printing it on canvas. Woo!

Some notes for the future:


  • Having a camera assistance would be a plus (running back and forth with the camera shooting on a timer is a hassle).

  • I could use a mirror (running back and forth to bathroom to practice facial expressions is a hassle).

  • Use less mousse - in my inexperience with hair products, I used too much…