<![CDATA[So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options…]]>So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options…

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/42e9a964-7032-4a62-bebd-80fd9cc4468f/so-i-need-a-new-headshot-for-a-conference-i-m-speaking-at-in-june-and-i-m-short-on-time-so-i-fooled-around-with-my-camera-last-night-ooh-err-missus-and-narrowed-it-down-to-three-optionsRSS for NodeTue, 28 Apr 2026 08:38:10 GMTSat, 25 Apr 2026 08:53:20 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options… on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:15:12 GMT]]>@aral I like the first one where your face is resting. I like to see people's resting faces. There are so many forced faces online these days (YouTube face being a particularly noisy face). Number one looks most natural.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://radikal.social/users/malte/statuses/116465527191452263https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://radikal.social/users/malte/statuses/116465527191452263Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:15:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options… on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:05:36 GMT]]>@aral I also would say this one 😁 👍

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/nemo/statuses/116465489471150843https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/nemo/statuses/116465489471150843Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:05:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options… on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:03:03 GMT]]>@aral personally, I like the hint of a smirk on the first one better.

The last one looks sympathetic as well, but more like you just hit your toe and try to smile it away 😉

That said, they're both pretty good.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lfnt.site/users/oliver/statuses/116465479411284047https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lfnt.site/users/oliver/statuses/116465479411284047Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:03:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options… on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:01:16 GMT]]>@aral considering a very technically traditional portrait framing, of course. your aesthetic proposition with these pics is obviously not traditional, so maybe what I said is worth zilch, lol. sorry.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gts.cairobraga.com/users/cairobraga/statuses/01KQ2BNSPN5E56D1ASKNET6E55https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gts.cairobraga.com/users/cairobraga/statuses/01KQ2BNSPN5E56D1ASKNET6E55Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:01:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options… on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:50:50 GMT]]>@aral You look most charismatic in the first one. A sizeable majority seem to agree!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/ApostateEnglishman/statuses/116465431371134948https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/ApostateEnglishman/statuses/116465431371134948Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:50:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options… on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:50:30 GMT]]>@aral I like this one 😄

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/securingdev/statuses/116465430075330640https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/securingdev/statuses/116465430075330640Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:50:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options… on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:49:47 GMT]]>@aral that's an extreme close-up, my friend. for it not to be, your neck (and ideally your shoulders) should be in frame and in the same layer as your face.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gts.cairobraga.com/users/cairobraga/statuses/01KQ2B0RP417G06Y19YYGYNJTNhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gts.cairobraga.com/users/cairobraga/statuses/01KQ2B0RP417G06Y19YYGYNJTNSat, 25 Apr 2026 12:49:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options… on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:46:16 GMT]]>OK, there’s also this, which is probably the only one I took that isn’t technically an extreme close-up but a close-up.

Thoughts?

Currently split between the first one and this.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ar.al/users/aral/statuses/116465413409554516https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ar.al/users/aral/statuses/116465413409554516Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:46:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options… on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:59:40 GMT]]>@beaufils Nope, bastard just shat on my head and flew away.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ar.al/users/aral/statuses/116464994236767460https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ar.al/users/aral/statuses/116464994236767460Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:59:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options… on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:59:12 GMT]]>@pcxt Haha, I’ll consider it 🙂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ar.al/users/aral/statuses/116464992452311545https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ar.al/users/aral/statuses/116464992452311545Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:59:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options… on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:58:16 GMT]]>@yassie_j @witix I believe it’s called back pain but I’ll take raw aura 😉

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ar.al/users/aral/statuses/116464988730882591https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ar.al/users/aral/statuses/116464988730882591Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:58:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options… on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:57:51 GMT]]>@mttkng Haha 🙂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ar.al/users/aral/statuses/116464987078679730https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ar.al/users/aral/statuses/116464987078679730Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:57:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options… on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:56:09 GMT]]>@cairobraga Haha, thanks, Cairo – now *that’s* not something I hear everyday 🙂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ar.al/users/aral/statuses/116464980450244399https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ar.al/users/aral/statuses/116464980450244399Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:56:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options… on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:40:32 GMT]]>@aral
I think you got too close. Can you back up a bit and try again? Its an extreme close-up in all cases with the first being the least so
@rgarner

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.praxis.nyc/users/camille/statuses/116464919046787847https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.praxis.nyc/users/camille/statuses/116464919046787847Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:40:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options… on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:36:26 GMT]]>@aral DAMN, you're handsome!!! 😍 I voted for the first, however: your pfp is even better.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gts.cairobraga.com/users/cairobraga/statuses/01KQ23CK99CEC399886BTRQAB6https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://gts.cairobraga.com/users/cairobraga/statuses/01KQ23CK99CEC399886BTRQAB6Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:36:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options… on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:03:32 GMT]]>@aral the third look like federal judge skeptical with defendant attitude , i choose first.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fedinet.waltuh.cyou/objects/f1341f27-3810-4016-a731-949c05f4768dhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fedinet.waltuh.cyou/objects/f1341f27-3810-4016-a731-949c05f4768dSat, 25 Apr 2026 10:03:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options… on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:57:17 GMT]]>@aral I think you should go with Blue Steel.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/woe2you/statuses/116464748933823384https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/woe2you/statuses/116464748933823384Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:57:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options… on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:50:53 GMT]]>@aral

My vote is for the smiling mastodon avatar!

(But they're all good, hard to choose)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116393979531449990/statuses/116464723796455815https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116393979531449990/statuses/116464723796455815Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:50:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options… on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:44:57 GMT]]>@aral this is the one

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cloudisland.nz/users/rmi/statuses/116464700459377483https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cloudisland.nz/users/rmi/statuses/116464700459377483Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:44:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options… on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:18:24 GMT]]>@aral First. Third needs a CW. 🤣🤣

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.98degrees.co.uk/users/mttkng/statuses/116464596078868733https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.98degrees.co.uk/users/mttkng/statuses/116464596078868733Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:18:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options… on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:17:19 GMT]]>@aral@mastodon.ar.al @witix@mk.absturztau.be the last one looks too intense to me, but the first one seems to have a good mix of vibes and raw aura

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://labyrinth.zone/objects/78a4827b-b76a-486f-8d93-d053464bc980https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://labyrinth.zone/objects/78a4827b-b76a-486f-8d93-d053464bc980Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:17:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options… on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:13:12 GMT]]>@aral

I like the third one due to the serious look.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/SpaceLifeForm/statuses/116464575632045992https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/SpaceLifeForm/statuses/116464575632045992Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:13:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options… on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:08:14 GMT]]>@aral sure I get it
Maybe you can add black stripes above and below 😁aral in CinemaScope

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://piaille.fr/users/pcxt/statuses/116464556082046722https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://piaille.fr/users/pcxt/statuses/116464556082046722Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:08:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options… on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:06:25 GMT]]>@aral I was wondering about the lens – I was leaning towards "good camera, 1.4" rather than "AI bokeh". You can just tell 😉

(though clearly when I can't, I can't)

lol@the pain, which is real

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rgarner/statuses/116464548964747445https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rgarner/statuses/116464548964747445Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:06:25 GMT