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This was one of the first images of my self-portrait project and is now one of my favorites. Nothing special about where I took this photo really, just in my living room. To be honest, this image was an experiment that turned out a lot better than expected so there really wan't too much planning involved.Time
I took this photo indoors in the middle of the day.Lighting
Nothing too special going on with the lighting in this image. I took it in front of a north facing window in the middle of the day. No lighting equipment was used.Equipment
I shot this using a Canon Rebel T3i with a 50mm lens. That's basically what I use on most of my images. Very simple set up but very effected for the images I like to create.Inspiration
Like I said before, this image was an experiment that turned into one of my favorites. It was inspired by a number of artists I follow on social media. Lauren Bates, in particular, had the most influence on this image. She is a young photographer who is self-taught and has some amazing self-portraits. Most of the photographers that influence me are young artists who focus on conceptual or surreal images. Artists like Brook Shaden, Rob Woodcox, Kyle Thompson, and Alex Stoddard are huge influences of mine.Editing
As you can tell, I did do some post-processing on this image. It really didn't take too much time. Creating this effect is actually very easy and doesn't take a lot of Photoshop experience. This was one of the first images I created using Photoshop. Just some layer blending and a little dodging and burning. Nothing too extravagantIn my camera bag
I have a Canon T3i and 3 lenses; 18-55mm kit lens, 50mm, and a 70-200mm. I also have two speedlights.Feedback
Experiment with Photoshop. Have fun, play around and you'll end up creating something special.