Comments on: self portrait 1 by carrie roseman

By: Thomas Bregulla

Thomas Bregulla — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:57:01 +0000

still like this very much.
and curious on more…

By: Gordon L

Gordon L — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:07:45 +0000

Carrie

Where can we see more of this series?

By: AndreaC

AndreaC — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:14:52 +0000

This is a striking portrait. It reminds me very much of Magritte. There’s one picture in particular, but i can’t quite think of it. Is it the man with the hat, hat and hair… Anyway, the strange juxtaposition of things does give this image its strength and mystery but particularly the hair because that much hair is not so common – and disembodied hair even less so. And the colour of this much hair. – Ah now I think of that romantic painter – is it Rosetti? . I am glad you’ve chosen colour to work with. I like being reminded of paintings/painters, which colour does better than black and white. Dreamlike romantic effects especially done in black and white is a bit old for me. Cliched. I love the fence. The little tuft of dark bushes on the right is a little troubling but can also be considered as mysterious. I love the composition – different points of interest separated by space. If you can create mystery by using sharpness and colour, then in my view you are doing something interesting. What does it say about you? No idea. Nothing probably. But who cares about that? Self portraits are a chance to play with the idea of yourself. Certainly its got to be a lot easier than taking pictures of other people. Have a good time. Good luck with the rest of your project.

By: wendy

wendy — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:25:17 +0000

peeling paint….
dry
and
cracked….
a
running fence,
a lone
tree…..
and
a
mustang,
waiting
to
be
wild
and
free……..
xox

By: Reimar

Reimar — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:10:07 +0000

I like this photo very much! It is very simple, almost abstract, reduced in colour and composition and yet so very powerful! The texture of the old paint falling of the wood and the red hair create an interesting combination. A photograph that I can look at for a long time.
Carrie, where is the rest of you? Just joking ;-)
This picture is a brilliant start and I hope there will be more images like this coming up in your future self-portrait work!
Reimar

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:52:05 +0000

This is a very weird and mysterious picture, for me it is a bit “wrong” somehow. With the strong middle-centering, and it is not possible to see where this beautiful hear comes from.. And I think that is why I really like this picture… And it also reminds me of a horse… Good luck with your project Carrie!

By: Carrie Roseman

Carrie Roseman — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:38:22 +0000

Thank you so much to everyone who has taken the time to consider this work and comment. I appreciate all of your gracious words and thoughts. Bob Black, thank you for the reference…I had not known of it…and yes, haunted and haunting. There’s such an attractive element in the combination of those two qualities, and it draws me in…I’m glad that I was successful in achieving that here. It was a struggle for me to decide that color would be best for this project (considering all the images) because I’m so gravitated towards black and white, especially when seeking a dreamlike, haunted, ethereal feel. But, that’s just proves to be another challenge that I’m happy to take on. Yes, Patricia, I’m continuing the project, though it’s been on hold for a minute because I’ve been busy shooting other people, but this has allowed me to scout some of the greatest locations to continue on. And fall and winter should provide some awesome atmosphere in such places. In the meantime, I’m a busy bee with many projects under way.

By: bob black

bob black — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:13:45 +0000

Carrie :)))

love it….love the fragility and the deathly-strength…the river of hair and the bone post cut out and the long, meandering line of the fence toward the horizon…that it contains both beauty and fear (for me), about living and dying, for the best (to me) self-portraits always accomplish that: the joy and the sorrow inside each of us…the life is stalked by death and that from death still comes this extraordinary act of living….

and i hate to be redudant ;))), as i posted the name of the book on the last essay, but u should check out Wisconsin Death Trip…and one of my favorite photographs from that book/novel/history is this one…

it reminds of the same…

http://teenageghosts.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/horse.jpg

haunted and haunting….

beautiful…

cheers
bob

By: peter grant

peter grant — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:09:35 +0000

Interesting.. first thing to come to mind for me was Horse..?

By: kathleen fonseca

kathleen fonseca — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:30:39 +0000

bizarre, earthy, sensual, artistic, suggestive, innocent, original, playfully hidden, provocatively revealed..all this and more including great composition, lovely bucolic mood, subtle and realistic colors and contrast (now that alone is refreshing!)..Carrie, dis is goot! Agree with Steve, more please!

best–
Kathleen

By: Patricia Lay-Dorsey

Patricia Lay-Dorsey — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:15:18 +0000

Carrie, I love this shot and look forward to seeing an entire essay of your self portraits. The ones you took in DAH’s and Jim’s workshop have stayed imprinted in my mind and heart. Amazing work! Have you been able to continue working on the series at home? I hope so because you have such a magical start…

xxoo
Patricia

By: photohumourist

photohumourist — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:06:57 +0000

I think this shot is rather lovely.

By: Steve M

Steve M — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:02:35 +0000

Wow….amazing. Sensual, dramatic, confusing… show me some more….!

Steve

By: panos skoulidas

panos skoulidas — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:13:03 +0000

Loved it…
Made my day..
:))))))))))))))