It dawned on me recently that a good photo might not be great in a thumbnail on flickr, and for the most part it is the thumbnail that draws in the viewers. So, it occurred to me that a square crop might be the best way to show a picture in a group view.
I’m not necessarily going to stick with the square crop every time, but this has attracted the fastest rate of comments of any of my 365 set. Maybe it is just a better photo 
Needed a bit of post-processing to remove some nasty vignetting (hence the crop) and some enhancement of the colour/contrast. The reflection was really bright at the time, but the picture was a little flat when I downloaded it.
My first effort at a self portrait. A lot more to consider than I thought – obviously the lighting, but the framing, the background and worst of all the pose! Note to self – look less angry… Most of the shots were over exposed. On its own, the room lighting was too yellow. Then there is all the jumping up and down to review the results. Maybe there is a way to hook this up to the computer to preview at distance?
This is also my first attempt with an off camera flash. I mounted a 430EX Speedlite on my old tripod and propped up a screen in front of it. This was all on automatic so there is much to learn and tinker with. Also the first proper use of a new RC1 remote control – my reward for completing January.
Overall, quite pleased with this one considering most people hate photos of themselves.
