A Bit of a Smirk – Monte Stevens Photography Blog

Okay, it’s Friday and here’s another self-portrait. I don’t know if you can call this a project but as a photographer I’m kinda getting into the swing of it. From the smirk on the models face you can tell he’s getting into it also. I really am not working on any specific projects even though I have a list. So maybe self-portraits could be one. They do offer a challenge to come up with new ideas, poses, compositions and post processing stuff. I took this last night while a slight drizzle was falling on both me and the camera. After I came inside the rain came down hard so what I had was going to be what I post. They even had some mud and rock slides up the Poudre Canyon as the two fires wiped out most of the vegetation to hold the soil in place.

I like the expression on my face with this image as there is a bit of smirk on the handsome dudes face. I head back out today for another 4-day trip. I hope everyone has a good Friday and a great weekend.

10 Comments

Tom Dills

September 28, 2012 at 6:43 am

This is a nice series, as what better way to capture the mood of the “subject” than to be the subject? You’ve captured the personality I know from just reading your posts and seeing your photography, and I’d bet it pretty accurately portrays the “real” Monte, too. 🙂

Monte Stevens

October 1, 2012 at 7:02 am

Never thought of it that way but I do hope my self-portraits reflect the real me. Thanks, Tom.

ken bello

September 28, 2012 at 7:58 am

I didn’t recognize yo without the coffee cup!

Monte Stevens

October 1, 2012 at 7:04 am

This image was taken in the early evening as I usually put the coffee cup down before noon. 🙂 I don’t do well with caffine intake late in the day. It’s still me, though.