This is the theme for a self portrait project that Drew Preston (one of DiMAGE photography's photogs) has been working on recently. The final outcome will be Drew's entry into the National Portrait Gallery of Australia's Headspace9: Self identities - making connections exhibition.
Drew has chosen a technically challenging set up for his self portrait by photographing himself reflecting on his image in a mirror. I asked him about his thoughts behind the image.
"I thought that this was a good way to express the theme of the exhibition. Your self identity to me is how you see yourself because you know who you are and what your identity is. The very act of making an image of a self portrait and having others view it creates a connection with your audience."
I asked him how he went about setting up this shot.
"To capture this image I used four strobes (flashes). One was on either side of me at the front facing back toward me. These both had snoots on them to direct the light on to my face. They both had blue gels on them to give the image a cool feel, as if it were dark when the photo was taken. To get the back of my shirt lit I placed the third strobe (flash) directly behind me using a Lumiquest III softbox. Finally I placed the last strobe (flash) behind the mirror with a dark blue gel on it to provide the halo effect around the mirror. To get this to work properly I stuck two pieces of aluminium foil folded so that the light was reflected out to the sides and the top of the mirror."
The image here shows the set up that Drew used to get this image.
Drew has chosen a technically challenging set up for his self portrait by photographing himself reflecting on his image in a mirror. I asked him about his thoughts behind the image.
"I thought that this was a good way to express the theme of the exhibition. Your self identity to me is how you see yourself because you know who you are and what your identity is. The very act of making an image of a self portrait and having others view it creates a connection with your audience."
I asked him how he went about setting up this shot.
"To capture this image I used four strobes (flashes). One was on either side of me at the front facing back toward me. These both had snoots on them to direct the light on to my face. They both had blue gels on them to give the image a cool feel, as if it were dark when the photo was taken. To get the back of my shirt lit I placed the third strobe (flash) directly behind me using a Lumiquest III softbox. Finally I placed the last strobe (flash) behind the mirror with a dark blue gel on it to provide the halo effect around the mirror. To get this to work properly I stuck two pieces of aluminium foil folded so that the light was reflected out to the sides and the top of the mirror."
The image here shows the set up that Drew used to get this image. 
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