This is the third piece in my series of self-portraits portraying the strange things that people assume about me. Shot in large-format, this image investigates the odd assumption some old coworkers of mine had that I am religious about recycling, simply because I continued to do so day after day. (gasp!) I find the notion rather humorous.
slightly technical stuff….
The gold tone of this picture is due to several factors: a) I am painted metallic gold, b) the background is dusted gold also, and c) I purposefully shot using tungsten lights without tungsten film. (took both versions, actually, and chose this one.)
The effect on the original print (which is 24x30”) is rather impressive, especially with the wax tears and green contacts. The colour is meant to seem surreal, and I attempted to achieve an androgynously-disturbing-angel look, true to early Christian iconic art.
Alas, I feel that it has lost some of it’s original effect onscreen- still, I hope you enjoy it. ^_~

Remember guys— Reduce, Re-use, Recycle, Hail Mary!, Rinse, Repeat.

P.S. FULL VIEW PLEASE! It makes SUCH a difference! It looks awful all tiny >_< Thanks to anyone who bothers!!