They say imitation is the greatest form of flattery. Sometimes I spend hours on the iwebs for inspiration or just history of great photographers and where they’ve come from, also where we’re going.
I spotted this vintage print and knew I wanted to attempt at reproducing it. I didn’t realize how hard it would be…
Finding mirrors, an area to setup, and trying to look over a massive camera setup (my 50d is like 5 times bigger than old film cameras) were just a few barriers. So today, was my first attempt. I don’t know if I’ll try again, maybe if the moment is right and I can find the perfect location.
For now, I’m happy that I at least tried.
.jpg "ilse bing self portrait")
(Image Repro: © 2010 The Ilse Bing Estate / Courtesy Edwynn Houk Gallery)
#1 by Flickr: Jon Yager Photography on June 7, 2010 - 12:33 am
Like!!
#2 by Flickr: sharkbayte on June 7, 2010 - 1:31 am
Nice!
#3 by Michael (TCRPMG) on June 7, 2010 - 12:05 am
This is pretty cool! I was wondering how you came up with all these ideas.
#4 by Christa Watson on June 7, 2010 - 12:10 am
Well truthfully, I have a huge list of ideas that came from inspirations, but recently they’ve all been my own doing. I haven’t had time or equipment here to set up all the shots I wanna take :/
#5 by Terri Jacobson on June 7, 2010 - 12:36 am
This is awesome. I love your self portraits, they rock.
#6 by Tom on June 7, 2010 - 1:33 am
Very nice!
#7 by Jon on June 16, 2010 - 12:29 am
I keep coming back to this one. Love the idea. I’m going to try some things like this I think.