Self photos are usually striken poses and the best look forward, just to experiment how lens-friendly your face turns to your own click. I clicked this one very recently, but under a different context.
Had a bitter tiff with my mother (my silliness), and just when was sitting all gloomy and trying to straighten my long face, this assignment came into my mind. How do you look, when you want to block your sadness away and wear a pleasant expression? Is it true, no matter how happy your smile looks, do your eyes still give away?
I have made a serious attempt(posing) to wear an absolutely perfect expression. But came to a conclusion that contradictorily, I did get the perfect pose that is required in a self-click;totally different for what I posed for. Sometimes the lens turns tricks and captures exactly what you wish to hide and not what you wish to show. Didn't wish to bring up the issue related to it, but this photo means a lot to me.Contrary to my photogenic, cheerful and perfectly posed photos; this photo introduced me to a very deep rooted, emotional side. I was unaware of an unconventional side of camera, which I generally believed showed what you envisioned.
Another observation made(non-technical), is that your face has the tendency to represent a whole gamut of emotions,that do not require posing or conscious efforts. In the end,no matter what,your eyes give away...
1 comment:
Anuradha:
Cheers on being the first one to submit your self-portrait! Good! Beautiful! So do you think the lens turned a "trick" on you, or was it just your honesty and brave self that was captured so well? It's not so much "giving you away" as much as not being afraid of showing people who and what you are with all your seeming imperfections. - Ajay
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