Reply To: Some Self Portraits I took.

[Gerbles]

I appreciate what you’re trying to achieve. I totally embrace the idea of using your craft to mirror your emotions and convey through art what you’re going through. I really think the idea behind these is moving and I like it. But they aren’t executed well. The focus seems to be off in several of the ones where you’re crouched down in the mud and the white balance is off. You will notice in the shade, everything has a slight blueish tint. This needs to be corrected. Also, I would like to see you a little closer in the frame and with a shallower DoF. Another thing I noticed is you cut off your toes in one of them, which is distracting. I would love to see this project again (totally redone), but with these things corrected and with better lighting- maybe off camera lighting.

Whether or not you display them on your business fb page is up to you. But if it were me, I would not have them there due to reasons already presented to you. If you want to display them, I would maybe have them in another online portfolio not meant for business purposes. You shouldn’t be ashamed of them, but there is also a question of whether it’s appropriate for your professional image.