Winners

I’ve finally decided the winners for the Self Portrait Competition. It wasn’t easy, let me tell you! I really liked all the entries for their own uniqueness. I will explain some of what I liked about each but for now how about the winners?

3rd place:

I love the crazy beard. I like that the image is coloured although with a pirate theme I might have gone with red. I like how somber he looks with such a silly beard.

2nd place:

There’s no doubt that this is just good! It’s different, not just a photo or Photoshop effect (not that I didn’t love those). I imagine it’s somewhat reminiscent of how the artist actually looks but at the same time it’s an illustration!

1st place:

What a great expression! I love black and white, it’s so dignified and classic. Good light, good framing. I like it.

Those that didn’t win anything but made me smile for entering and made the decision more difficult were:
Mags,whose entry is in the comments, it’s very obscure, kind of abstract which I suppose is like Mags – full of randomivity.
Elizabeth, whose entry just seemed so full of emotion and mystery.
Shellibells, whose entry made me go “Woah, oh my goodness” and then when I got over the shock value I liked it for the attitude displayed.
Mar, whose portrait is very unique and quite spiffy, you can see why.
Finally… Beth, whose portrait I think really reflects herself, what she likes and what she is like.

Thanks for playing! I think I’ll come up with a new competition soon.