Self Portrait

[Rolleimaniac]

Chris was kind enough to post his photo…

This was shot back in 1977 on Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia. I was in a pretty good funk at the time (19 years-old) and strangely enough it’s the only self portrait I’ve ever done.

In my best Eric Idel voice “but I got better” OR was that Michael Palin? Damn, that was a long time ago!

:scratch:

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu237/rolleimaniac/1977.jpg

[PhotoJet]

Nice, Brad! I love the color and the mood! Are you in the slammer???? hahahaha :)

[Chris of Arabia]

Interesting little piece of memorabilia there. I'd have been 15 going on 16 at the time. Lets just say I recognise the hairstyle and the glasses...

[Rolleimaniac]

I was hoping that this thread would be the catalyst for additional introspective self portraits; guess not…Anyway, it seems that painters are more inclined to do this type of work than photographers or maybe that’s a misconception on my part.

The jail symbolism was exactly what I was going for in the picture; teenage angst on film, the best I could do at the time.

[kundalini]

yep, I was 19 in that year also, but my hair was very close to the belt line. I wish I had some of my photos from back then (I think) for some introspection. Perhaps with the passage of time, the introspective selfs may have more substance now. Since I have no one else to photograph, maybe I can add something soon.

[spiffybeth]

in 1977, i was -8 years old, but i like the picture a lot!