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Week 26: Morning Routine, 2023

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“ Out of the Darkness, Into the Light ”

I am not a morning person by any stretch of the imagination so I decided to submit a self portrait of me slowly emerging from the darkness into the light of day.

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David Schmid Edited 2 years ago

I like the fact that you took an unusual approach to the challenge. You could have made your right eye a little more visible. Creative photo!

I like the fact that you took an unusual approach to the challenge. You could have made your right eye a little more visible. Creative photo!

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Eileen Doherty Edited 2 years ago

I love what you’ve done with this self portrait, Jack! The black and white treatment makes a clear statement about your morning attitude!

I love what you’ve done with this self portrait, Jack! The black and white treatment makes a clear statement about your morning attitude!

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Jack Merkel Edited 2 years ago

I’m not sure if I should include this, but this was the original photo taken at our breakfast table. The converted to mono, cropped and then dodged and burned to… more

I’m not sure if I should include this, but this was the original photo taken at our breakfast table. The converted to mono, cropped and then dodged and burned to arrive at this image.

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Sandie McCafferty Edited 2 years ago

Nice portrait with interesting light and dark. Your look is optimistic. Hope it was a good day.

Nice portrait with interesting light and dark. Your look is optimistic. Hope it was a good day.

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