Inspiring Photo: Self Study #2530893

Self Study

Uploaded: August 11, 2006 12:28:15

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*August 2006 ~ People*

sleeping kid + bored photographer = self-portrait

~converted to B&W, contrast/levels/brightness adjusted, porcelain used to soften, used blur & clone tools, noise filtered~

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Chastity Abbott August 11, 2006

(bravo) clapping hands!! Brilliant job and I love it!! Wonderful contrasts and the thin black framing has accented this perfectly. Good to see ya! :o) #501344

Judy A. Lawhon August 11, 2006

Beautiful portrait, Sherry! #3152740

Joannie Bertucci August 11, 2006

Your work paid off with this fantastic SP Sherry! I went through your gallery and creative is definitely the word for your work! I love how you label each month of photos, fantastic idea! #3152873

Tonya Shackelford August 11, 2006

Very creative and awesome SP, Sherry!! Love the angle and love it in b&w! Great work! :) #3152892

Karim Abiali August 11, 2006

Very beautiful self portrait, I like the compostion, and works well in B&W. I had a chance to check you gallery, and it is wonderful. Karim. #3152975

Amy JACKSON August 11, 2006

Very nice SP, Sherry! I really like the b&w tones. #3152990

Sherry Stricklin Boles August 11, 2006

Chastity, Judy, Joannie, Tonya, Karim and Amy: Thank you all so much for commenting on this image! I'm sure a whole lot more comfortable BEHIND camera! :)

Joannie and Karim: Thank you for the compliments on my gallery...I really appreciate you all taking the time to look and comment! :) #3153043

Megan p August 11, 2006

really well done Sherry!!!! I love the deep contrast and the slight tilt, fabulous BW! #3153219

August 11, 2006

Very cool SP Sherry! The tones on this are just beautiful too! #3153220

Janine Russell August 11, 2006

Sherry, excellent tones, detail, composition and effects; great SP. #3153269

Michelle J. Harvey August 11, 2006

Awesome SP Sherry!! I love the tones and effects :) #3153551

Ronald Balthazor August 11, 2006

Great self portrait, Sherry. Fine art. #3153635

Daphne Mills August 11, 2006

I love your use of black and white as well as the angle! Fabulous! #3153692

Sherry Stricklin Boles August 11, 2006

Megan, Trula, Janine, Michelle, Ronald and Daphne: Thank you so much for your comments! :) #3153735

Rhonda Smith August 13, 2006

Sherry.. I absolutely love your style and creative streak. I always feel inspired when I visit your gallery... This is a wonderful SP .. as I said, very creative and even though I can only see part of your face I can tell you're a very lovely young woman... Love this!! WINNER !! #3158224

Sherry Stricklin Boles August 13, 2006

Thank you so much, Rhonda! Your comment really brightened my day! :) #3158330

Laura Clay-Ballard August 14, 2006

LOVE this shot! Beautiful work! #3160763

Sherry Stricklin Boles August 14, 2006

Thanks, Laura! :) #3161194

Darren K. Fisher August 14, 2006

Being bored really worked in your favor here. Love everything about this. #3161591

Carla Metzler August 14, 2006

This is just beautiful, Sherry!! #3162203

Sherry Stricklin Boles August 14, 2006

Thank you so much, Darren and Carla! #3162571

Lavone Vannoy August 21, 2006

Wow! Brilliant SP Sherry! You are an amazing artist. Great job!!! :) #3196543

Sherry Stricklin Boles August 29, 2006

Thank you, Lavone! #3241952

Nemil B. Chabebe September 18, 2006

Excellent! very well done, great pose. #3324341

Sherry Stricklin Boles September 18, 2006

Thank you very much, Nemil! #3324506

Chastity Abbott September 26, 2006

Sherry....you Rock!!!! Congrats on this awesome SP!!!!! I am sooooo happy to see this one win!!!!! :o) #3365866

Lavone Vannoy September 26, 2006

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS SHERRY!!!! THIS WAS TOO AWESOME FOR WORDS!!! :) #3366045

Megan p September 26, 2006

Congratulations Sherry!!! You need more nap times, LOL!!! #3366486

Diana L. Ralph September 26, 2006

This is GREAT, Sherry! Congratulations on this win... it's well-deserved! Great post production work! #3367203

Tamera S. Phillips September 26, 2006

Congrats on this great self portrait! Good luck in the next round. #3367422

Datha Y. Thompson September 26, 2006

WOW!!! BIG CONGRATULATIONS!!! :0) #3368776

Kay E. Mahoney September 26, 2006

Congratulations on your beautiful finalist. Good luck in the next round. #3368934

Dawn Leslie September 26, 2006

Congrats Sherry! #3368946

Lani J September 26, 2006

Wonderful! Fantastic finalist! :o) #3369773

Sherry Stricklin Boles September 27, 2006

Thank you all so much...I REALLY appreciate each of you for commenting! #3370365

Rakesh Syal September 27, 2006

Beautiful finalist, Sherry!! Congratulations! #3371900

Kenneth Mucke September 27, 2006

Supreb finalist..congrats Sherry #3372086

Susana Ms Heide September 27, 2006

Looks like you should be stepping out from behind the camera and be in front of it more often! Great SP Sherry! Congrats on yet another finalist! #3372814

Laurence Saliba September 27, 2006

Another congrats Sherry!!! #3372995

Terry L. Ellis September 27, 2006

Congratulations again, Sherry! Terrific finalist SP! #3373938

Gary Lange September 27, 2006

Wow, Sherry this is great!! Wayyyyy creative. We all should get so bored. Congrats to a very beautiful and talented photographer! #3374211

Bill Wyatt September 27, 2006

Congratulations on your finalist, Sherry!! Good luck on the next round!!! #3374273

Renee Doyle September 27, 2006

This is such a fantastic sp Sherry!!!! Congratulations on this terrific finalist - hope to see it win gold!
#3375930

Sherry Stricklin Boles September 27, 2006

Thank you very much, Rakesh, Kenneth, Susana, Laurence, Terry, Gary, Bill and Renee! :) #3376404

Sharon Day September 27, 2006

Congratulations again, Sherry!!! Good luck next round! #3376845

Sherry Stricklin Boles September 28, 2006

Thank you, Sharon! #3378778

bob cornelison September 28, 2006

What I love about this is the camera being straight up and the door being at an angle. This gives the viewer a second to try and figure whats wrong with this picture. The high key just adds more to the shot!
Congrats!
~:O) #3380142

Tiffani S. LaNeave September 28, 2006

This is the coolest SP ever! LOVE it! Congrats! #3380638

Sherry Stricklin Boles September 28, 2006

Thank you so much, Bob and Tiffani! :) #3380892

Tonya R. Boles September 28, 2006

Congrats again Sherry. #3380940

Claudine Grove September 28, 2006

Congrats! Great picture #3382207

Sherry Stricklin Boles September 28, 2006

Thank you very much, Tonya and Claudine! #3382317

Beverly A. Wright September 29, 2006

Hi Sherry. Your site is new to me. I am
in the middle of it. I saw this SP and
I just wanted to tell you I love your work, and this SP is wonderful! Love the
tones and all of the light around that
shows off your great hair. Also love the
composition and a big congradulations
on this finalist. Now I must check out
the rest of your gallery!! #3385105

Sherry Stricklin Boles September 29, 2006

Thank you very much, Beverly! #3385415

Tonya Shackelford October 03, 2006

Congrats on your awesome SP, Sherry!!! #3403149

Sherry Stricklin Boles October 03, 2006

Thank you very much, Tonya! #3404687

James E. Coleman January 07, 2007

Sherry,
A beautiful woman it seems and a grat photographer! I really like this unusaul "slant", if you will, to this shot. Very creative and nice too!
Jim #3793632

Sherry Stricklin Boles January 07, 2007

Thank you, Jim! #3793637

Kevin M. Carnevale February 26, 2008

Very Nice #5559238

Sherry Stricklin Boles February 28, 2008

Thanks, Kevin! #5569889

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