Self portrait
Claire obscure
Claire obscure
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DMC-TZ100
Aperture f/2.8 ISO 320 Shutter 1/60 Focal Length 91/10 
Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, NL
May, 2020Views
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Awards
People's Choice in Photo your self taking a picture Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Portrait (no nude) Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Black and White Portraiture Photo Challenge
People's Choice in SELFIE Photo Challenge
Peer Award
Top Choice
Absolute Masterpiece
Superb Composition
Magnificent Capture
All Star
Superior Skill
Virtuoso
Genius
Outstanding Creativity
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Hood
May 24, 2020
😂😂😂😂yes they make you feel like this don't they!!😜excellent portrait...just love it my friend!
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karensommerslohre
June 26, 2020
Congratulations, Eelco! You're the people's Choice WINNER in my SELFIE Challenge~Very moody and great use of light!
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Platinum
Oxyte
January 25, 2021
Reading your BTL, can't believe you're a beginner!
You obviously have natural talent. Excellent work.
You obviously have natural talent. Excellent work.
Ultimate
JayneBug
May 21, 2021
Unique, great lighting. Superior and quite handsome. Congratulations on your People's Choice award. I am a fan.
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Behind The Lens
Location
I took this photo at my house.Time
It was about noon.Lighting
I wanted to create a natural light Clair-obscur, so I choose a position close to the window and closed the curtains while letting the light in through a small opening in between.Equipment
I have a Lumix DMC-TZ100 and took this photo without any equipment. It is a selfie taken free out of hand.Inspiration
Because of Covid19 I couldn't go to the barbershop so my beard was bigger then ever before... My wife doesn't like a big beard but I had a good excuse. Just before having it cut I decided to take a selfie. I very much like the Clair-obscur portraits in black and white but never took one, a good reason to try it this time!Editing
The result of my experiment with the curtains didn't result in a satisfying contrast. To finish the portrait I used Lightroom, a perfect editing tool to come to a good end result! I enhanced the contrast and added some dark shades.In my camera bag
I don't have any equipment in my bag (yet) I am a beginning photographer and I am learning to use a camera, to look for the good light, composition and point of view. One day when I know how to use and set the camera well enough, I will start to think about a bag filled with technical things instead of the need to understand how it works first...Feedback
If you look at a subject to photograph, you have to try to realise what you want to achieve, Try to find the good light, the right point of view and the best composition. Because I was planning a selfi, I just started to click and see what the result was. After some different trials I knew where I wanted to have my arm and the angle of my face for the right composition and lighting. Then I took some more shots with slightly different positions so I could choose the best one. After clicking a lot of times I opened my laptop, and the magic of today's digital world begun... I allways crop it later into the size and composition I like best. Crop the photo in different ways, so you can choose the best one the next day when you can have a fresh look at them!
