SELF PORTRAITS DAY

Posted by Giovanni (Milan, Italy) on 29 October 2008 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

A self portrait of a selfportraying myself!
Today is self portaits day. Please visit DJ's photoblog for more info.

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

Hi Giovanni :) that's a good one, very original.

29 Oct 2008 5:35am

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

Hi Giovanni ! Nice to meet you. Nice self and original self portrait.

29 Oct 2008 7:07am

Seb! from Gard, France

Very funny this idea !!!
Good compo for a nice self portrait ;-)

29 Oct 2008 7:22am

Sergei Z from Turi, Estonia

Good idea. Nice portrait you've got.

29 Oct 2008 7:30am

Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Very bright idea and very well made.
I'm very pleased to meet you, Giovanni.

29 Oct 2008 7:44am

Mário Silva from Lisbon, Portugal

Well done Giovanni.

you look the new 007 !!!!

29 Oct 2008 8:15am

Namaki from Bordeaux, France

I saw the man who saw the man who ...
nicely done Giovanni !
here is me

29 Oct 2008 8:30am

akarui from Kagoshima, Japan

Hi Giovanni, you need 2 cameras :) but you have made a great position self portrait, very dynamic picture.

29 Oct 2008 8:51am

kylie from Shanghai, China

Hi Giovanni, nice to meet you! I really like how your portrait is in profile, and your composition is really dynamic! A great image!

29 Oct 2008 8:54am

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

very cool idea G.

29 Oct 2008 9:25am

roentarre from Melbourne, Australia

Very interesting. I love it

29 Oct 2008 9:55am

Kylie Greenan from Richmond, Australia

SO creative, how did you do this? Love it, well done and lovely to see and meet you :o)

29 Oct 2008 10:30am

Isao from isère, France

hey angle and treatment are original !
Very nice, and dynamic !
Thank you for having participated ;-)


hey l'angle et le traitement sont originaux !
Trés chouet, et dynamique !
Merci d'avoir participé ;-)

Mon auto-portrait embué ici :
http://isao.aminus3.com/image/2008-10-29.html

29 Oct 2008 10:38am

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

Very creative, Giovanni ... but, of course, I expect nothing but creative work when I visit your blog! Very pleased to meet you!

29 Oct 2008 11:02am

Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand

Very creative and original! Love the post processing and your pose! Pleased to meet you Giovanni!

29 Oct 2008 11:05am

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

Nicely done. Great idea for a self portrait.

29 Oct 2008 11:19am

Sandrine from Cincinnati, United States

Love it! Nice to meet you!

29 Oct 2008 11:37am

Laurent from Lyon, France

very good idea and nice self-portrait
Nice to meet you

29 Oct 2008 12:07pm

Golshan from stockholm, Sweden

Mirror, mirror upon the wall
G

29 Oct 2008 12:25pm

Vincent Lam from Shanghai, China

Nice B&W self portrait!

29 Oct 2008 12:29pm

MJ from Delaware, United States

nice to meet you.... I love the shot... you are a good looking young man

29 Oct 2008 12:34pm

lisa v from Gawler, Australia

Very Good, love your processing and the idea of course, excellent quality.

29 Oct 2008 1:25pm

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Hey Giovanni, lol I love what you did here, very original, and you're very handsome!!!

29 Oct 2008 1:47pm

Jeffster from Long Island, United States

Brilliant self portrait. Terrific lighting, and very creative. Nice to meet you too!.

29 Oct 2008 1:52pm

Francesc B. from région parisienne, France

Là, ça n'est pas shooting la girafe, mais shooting Giovanni !!! bravo pour l'originalité de cet autoportrait de profil !! Il fallait y penser... et utiliser 2 appareils !
sympa de connaître un peu mieux tous les bloggeurs de Aminus.

29 Oct 2008 1:53pm

Eleftheria! from Athens, Greece

You are an artist! Nice to meet you!

29 Oct 2008 2:25pm

Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia

A very clever idea! This is very original, and I like the balance in it. Nice to meet you, Giovanni!

29 Oct 2008 2:26pm

Sylvain from Trois Rivieres, Canada

Nice idea :)
Did you use a mirror or two cameras ?

29 Oct 2008 3:31pm

@Sylvain: I used 2 cameras. The camera I hold in the image is my old film camera. The real shooting camera is on my right. There is also a remote flash behind me. Ciao

Yvonne S. from Tilburg, Netherlands

Nice to meet u2 Gio!! What a great idea!!

29 Oct 2008 3:40pm

Veronelle from Lens, France

SUPERB. I say hello to you
my are here
http://paracelsicart.aminus3.com/image/2008-09-23.html
http://paracelsicart.aminus3.com/portfolio/54.html
http://paracelsicart.aminus3.com/portfolio/30.html

29 Oct 2008 3:44pm

Nan from Quezon City, Philippines

Portrait of yourself making a self-portrait--FUN!

29 Oct 2008 3:47pm

JJ from Jersey City, United States

what a cool idea, a self portrait of taking a self portrait, very creative, Nice to meet you

29 Oct 2008 3:57pm

dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa

Hi Giovanni - thanks for the visit and it's great to meet you too! This is a very clever photo - well done!

29 Oct 2008 4:06pm

DaveB from Exeter, United Kingdom

Very original, a portrait within a portrait! Cool B@W treatment aswel!

29 Oct 2008 4:07pm

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Salve Giovanni.
Molto bella di incontrarmi con voi.

29 Oct 2008 4:30pm

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

Excellent photo. A great idea.

29 Oct 2008 4:34pm

dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States

HELLO GIOVANNI!!! Such a pleasure to meet you!!! What a WONDERFUL & CREATIVE shot this is!! Can i ask how you did it? Did you use mirrors & a cable release?? FAAABULOUSLY done, i LOVE the stark subtleness of this shot, and the light and toning is EXCELLENT!! -- and THANK YOU heaps for participating today!!! BRAVO to you!!! :D

29 Oct 2008 4:36pm

Rui from Leiria, Portugal

Ciao Giovanni. Piacere

29 Oct 2008 5:28pm

Sylvain from France

Bonne idée en effet.
Bonne soirée.

29 Oct 2008 5:28pm

Klaus from Germany

Giovanni .. nice to see you ;-) ... perfect crop and coloring

29 Oct 2008 6:37pm

Lilly and Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United States

ha ha . . yup, that should do it ! Love the extra twist you have given to the Theme here . .

29 Oct 2008 7:31pm

beanow from Poland

Super self-portrait Giovanni :)
Perfect B&W!

29 Oct 2008 8:27pm

Alfredo J. Martiz J. from Panama City, Panama

Nice to meet you Giovanni, cool take on the theme, very subtle!

29 Oct 2008 8:32pm

baobab from Cambridge, United States

nice to see you Giovanni, and I especially like the angle and lighting :-)

29 Oct 2008 9:15pm

Krisu from Tampere, Finland

Love your self portrait, it's so cool! Nice to meet you.

29 Oct 2008 9:22pm

lasiate from Philippines

qui regarde l'autre ? ;)

29 Oct 2008 10:26pm

António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal

Nice to meet you. This is a self portrait of a self portrait.

29 Oct 2008 10:26pm

Sammi from New Jersey, United States

Nice shot. Glad to see the creator of such amazing photos.

29 Oct 2008 10:43pm

gbe from kansas city, United States

well done!

30 Oct 2008 3:52am

Rags from Plano, United States

LOL! this is really awesome!

30 Oct 2008 4:07am

Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand

Very creative! Nice lighting and tones!

30 Oct 2008 7:09am

bisha from Saitama, Japan

Good idea for a self-portrait. Really nicely done.

30 Oct 2008 7:43am

Fliss from Melbourne Beach, United States

Great shot... a little late in visiting some people... what fun it was yesterday... take care

30 Oct 2008 4:39pm

Wolfgang - vu@granby from Granby, Québec, Canada

Nice to meet you! Sorry I don't have a selfportrait, but you can see me here....

30 Oct 2008 8:11pm

Cerstin from Germany

Very cool idea and beautiful self portrait.

30 Oct 2008 11:54pm

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

So nice to meet you!
Wow...this is wonderful, so full of life!

31 Oct 2008 4:17am

m a r t a from Spain

Cool self-portrait!! I'm really really bad at that!! :)

1 Nov 2008 9:23pm

Em!ly Ng from Residing in: Adelaide, Australia | Home:, Singapore

hee i really like the idea! good self-potrait of a photographer.. taking a self-potrait lol.. love how the light falls on neck, somehow

10 Nov 2008 11:18am

selfportrait
giovanni