1000/400: 26 March 2011: Shrek?

Shrek? a photo by nmonckton on Flickr.

Demonstrates clearly why an ultra wide angle lens is not really ideal for portraits. Took this one because I was trying to amuse two of my nieces and all I had to hand was my camera. They thought it was great - their Mum, big sister and my better half were less impressed when i shot them the same way to keep the joke going - and I've had to promise not to show the photos - mwhahahahaha!

I do like the way that my glasses have been widened to almost cartoon proportions, but I'm less sure about the elongated head and the fact that i have a nose the size of a tapir.

1000/397: 23 March 2011: It's been a hard day....

1000/397 a photo by nmonckton on Flickr.

More self-portraits today - a series of exercises looking at the impact of limb position. This one is just a bit of fun - I clearly look drunk or drugged, although it is actually a genuine self-portrait - I have the remote camera release in my hidden hand.

OK! Own up time. Which of us has not woken in this position at 4:00 in the morning after deciding to have a little lie down before getting ready for bed?

1000/393: 19 March 2011: Emboucher

1000/393 a photo by nmonckton on Flickr.

Thought I'd put in an appearance again. Am doing a people module in my degree course and, while I have no issues with taking people's photos, I don't feel inclined to bother them with my hobby - so I'm tending to self-portraiture - which is harder than it seems. This one is taken from a series which I took as part of my first assignment - the others will appear on my dgree blog at some later date.

Taught myself to play the flute a few years back, and I'm sure any genuine experts loking at this would find fault with the way I'm holding/playing the thing. James Galway and Ian Anderson are unlikely to feel threatened.

365/343: 28 January 2011: Home again

..and enjoying a quiet moment in the lounge in my favourite armchair and away from the steering wheel.

365/339: 24 January 2011: Self portrait by screen light

You know it’s an obsession when you think “I know. I’ll sit in a dark room and take a photo of myself by the light from my computer screen”. I need to get out more.