Update

I began working on my self-portrait project. I'm not anywhere near finishing, but I did the most I could. I combined 3 photographs, all on the same location and with the same lighting, to have the appearance of 3 different personalities. I plan to scan the bottles of medication I have on the floor. I'm not sure what I will do as far as painting/illustration, but I think I will seclude the background and create one of my own.

Artistaday.com

While browsing artistaday.com, I came across several artists that are inspiring me for my self-portrait project. The following are the ones I like most:

Daniela Edburg

Neil Craver

Rosie Hardy

Michael Massaia

What I love most about these is that they all seem to convey their moods by the use of one main color. I plan to do that with mine as well.

Digital Series

For my Digital Photography series, I chose the topic of long exposure. I plan to do most shots at night with the use of a flashlight. The problems I may face during this process are with the aperture & shutter speed, detail, sharpness, and trial photos. Because it will be night and I will need a long shutter speed, my exposure may be too dark or too bright. I will most likely use a higher ISO, creating grainy details. It will be difficult to manually focus in the dark. And lastly, I may need to take many pictures before producing the right ones. Even with all these problems, I'm ready for this experiment.