Saturday 23 March 2013

Bonnie's Challenge: A Self-Portrait

"Every man's work, whether it be music or literature or pictures or architecture
or anything else, is always a portrait of himself."
~ Samuel Butler


"Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it.
 Autograph your work with excellence."
~ Unknown


"The countenance is the portrait of the soul
and the eyes mark its intentions."
~ Marcus Tullious Cicero


"A man walks through life painting a portrait,
not of what he would have done, could have done or should have done,
but of what he did."
~ Unknown


I had a great time taking and playing with these shots this week.  It can be difficult to take photos of yourself but I have learned not to be too quick to delete what might at first glance seem unusable.  These all came from shots I would NEVER use for anything but photo art play.

Now I must get over to Bonnie's before the linky closes.
Come, enjoy the gallery with me. 
Be inspired.

Photo Art Friday

14 comments:

  1. You put so much thought into your post ... your quotes are so meaningful in light of the subject. You are indeed a beautiful person in many ways. Thank you, I am glad you got your post in on time ... and I have to mention your beautiful cat. What a pair you make :)

    Andrea @ From the Sol

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  2. Love the composition and editing of the blue one, but I particularly like how your countenance softens when you have the cat beside you!

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  3. Really love these, and especially that sweet smile with your fur friend beside you!

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  4. I was going to say the first image is my fave, but I really love them all.

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  5. I like all the variations and particularly like the quotes you've chosen, I've not come across any of them before

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  6. Interestingly I find the third one in the yellow and green tones the one I go back to. The curious eyes studying the world from behind a shield of nature suggests vibrant, innocent youth. It could have been a photo of one of your granddaughters. Amazing.

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  7. These were just stunning!!!!! I can't choose between the first and the last one as both of those are my favorites. Perhaps it is the glasses and how they showed up ---- but I love them all, really. You are such an artist with your camera and your editing. I call it "double art, double talent!"

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  8. this is amazing and so very wondrous!! I love the Journey and getting to enJOY it as such a BEautimous pace.

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  9. I looked at these once, then went back and studied them more closely. Beautiful work, Andrea, of a beautiful face in which gentleness and wisdom are evident.

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  10. I love this series of self portrait; amazing edits on all of them.....

    I really like your furry friend; they are the best.

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  11. you amaze me again my friend~ so fun!

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  12. So glad you didn't throw them away and instead played with them. They turned out great. I so love the one with you and the kitty.

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  13. These are just lovely. I love the textures in the first one! and the close cropis fabulous. So glad you got posted in time.

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