The concept of Photoautobiography was inspired by an exhibit I saw a number of years ago called Rembrandt, By Himself.  I was so impressed with how Rembrandt enhanced his craft with his self-portraits and how often he painted or sketched himself.  What struck me is how a person can learn a lot about the art, but also about yourself while doing self-portraits.

Later this year in August, I am doing a workshop called Photoautobiography where we will be exploring "self-discovery" through "self-expression".  I mean this both literally and figuratively, with examples of self expression from Rembrandt and Picasso and some insightful photos from Dorothea Lange and others.

To get ready for this workshop, I am starting to take some self-portraits.  On a recent trip to Canada, I was at a restaurant and notice the multiple reflections of me in the mirror.  I thought the three images of me was rather poignant.  So, I took a couple of shots.  Here is the one that I thought best represented the moment.  

PAD Feb 20 See ME Thrice I guess I was thinking about Rembrandt at the time so I thought I would enhance the original image on my iPad using Camera Awe.  I rather liked the combination of sepia-like tones, a hint of an old, tattered painting, and the three obvious multiple images.  I also noticed the borders where just pieces of me were showing up in the beveled part of the glass.

There was another opportunity to take photos.....in the elevator.  I noticed the "mirrored" ceiling while I waited for the elevator door to close.  Some doors are quick, but this one was rather slow.  As I looked up, I saw me beaming.

PAD Feb 22 ME in the elevator

So far, I haven't editing this photo yet.  At first I was going to edit out the lights and crop the picture a bit closer.  Then I started to think more about the shot and I think the shot would lose something if I cropped it too close.  I will have to ponder my editing approach a bit and show the results in a later blog posting.