Social Media Profile Pictures

The photos that I use on my Twitter and Facebook profiles needed to be updated with better looking pictures.  I wanted a portrait that was a little silly.  In my opinion, I looked way too serious in the previous photo, so I thought that I'd put up a more light hearted image.

As I chanted my "Shut Up & Shoot" mantra (see previous post), I was itching to take some shots.  I was in Berkeley today and I really wanted to do some street photography.  Naturally, I get a phone call and have to scurry off to take care of other business.   By the time I was finished it was pouring down rain.  That's when I got the idea to do a self-portrait for use in my social media profiles.

The shot that stood out to me is shown to the right.  For those interested, I used a three-light setup.  The key light is a 180ws strobe with a softbox.  The rim light is a Vivitar 285HV with Honl 1/8 Grid at full power.  The background light was a 285 with a Honl Red Gel at full power.  I further tweaked it in Photoshop to get the look that I imagined.

As this week comes to a close, I'm happy to have at least one shot that I'm happy with.  Check me out on Twitter or Facebook to see the results.