Self Portrait

Posted by PARC CRUZ (East Of The Metro, Philippines) on 16 July 2008 in People & Portrait.

What do you do when the power is out? You pick up a camera and take a photo of yourself!

I thought that it was time to change my avatar. I had my tripod, found good available light inspite of the weather, and used this scarf that was given to me as gift. It's not a keffiyeh, by the way. It just looks like one. Please don't see this self-portrait as a political protest.

I have said many times before, The Afghan Girl serves as my inspiration. With this, I also tried to bring out the Mona Lisa feel. I cannot explain it but this is what came out of my impromptu shoot.

Took me a couple of shots because a self-portrait with a tripod is harder to do, especially if you're alone in doing it. Presenting my third masterpiece in this series: my self-portrait.

PARC