self-portrait

Reflection Reflection

A middle-aged man with curly white hair and a serious expression, wearing a blue long-sleeve shirt, sitting in a room with neutral-colored walls and a transparent chair. — Eaton Gardens, Hove

Last week I watched a film created for Lucian Freud’s Self Portrait show at the Royal Academy a few years ago and was inspired to shoot a few self-portraits, just for the hell of it, still using the 60mm macro lens.

A middle-aged man with curly gray hair, wearing a blue long-sleeve shirt, sitting in a bright room with light-colored walls and a closet in the background.

Ghost

A close-up of a man with curly gray hair, looking directly at the camera through a foggy mirror. — Hove, UK

Continuing to shoot with the 60mm macro as a walking around lens, just for kicks, and to see what I get. I noticed my ghostly reflection in a fogged up mirror and took this snap.

Squashed

One exhibit at the museum featured a funhouse mirror. I’m not sure why, but as so often in galleries and museums, I felt compelled to take a reflective self-portrait.

Selfie

It seems I always find the museum’s mirror.

Barrio Impala

A few other shots from our time in Barrio Logan.

Reflection and Shadows

Self Portrait

I often find in museums a place to photograph myself in reflection. The Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park (surprisingly lacking in photographs when we visited) provided the perfect opportunity for reflection.

Glass Cube

I’m not sure what this structure was exactly. It’s a reflective cube built over a pond or marsh that one reaches via the short footbridge in the lower left quadrant of this image. I couldn’t resist walking across to see and, of course, take a reflective self-portrait, below.

Portrait of the Artist as a Dog

Magnum had an event with lots of their photographers conducting book signings and an exhibit of a dialog of photographs and commentary on Gaza. Needless to say, I found the one place where I could photograph myself. I tried to line myself up with the legs in Erwitt’s famous photograph but failed.