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  • Aral Balkanaral
    Apr 25, 2026, 12:46 PM

    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.

    Same nondescript white-passing guy as in the previous photos in the thread with what looks like a monitor behind him. He’s looking into the camera and smiling. Or is in pain. Or both.
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  • Cairo Bragacairobraga@gts.cairobraga.com
    Apr 25, 2026, 12:49 PM

    @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.

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  • Cairo Bragacairobraga@gts.cairobraga.com
    Apr 25, 2026, 1:01 PM

    @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.

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  • Aral Balkanaral
    Apr 25, 2026, 1:49 PM

    @cairobraga Hah, no worries. During uni we usually considered it an extreme close-up if only part of the face was showing but I’m sure the definitions vary. And, degrees aside, I never really worked in the industry so 🤷‍♂️

    :)

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  • Aral Balkanaral
    Apr 25, 2026, 6:49 PM

    @oliof Oh, you didn’t see my follow-up post? 100% Zoolander ;)

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  • Oliveroliver@lfnt.site
    Apr 25, 2026, 1:03 PM

    @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.

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  • Aral Balkanaral
    Apr 25, 2026, 1:50 PM

    @oliver Haha, almost… I was hunched over the desk trying to get close to the camera I usually stream with :)

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  • maltemalte@radikal.social
    Apr 25, 2026, 1:15 PM

    @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.

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  • Mx. Aria Stewartaredridel@kolektiva.social
    Apr 25, 2026, 1:18 PM

    @aral I really like this one, because the lens length isn't making it feel painfully close up. It's intimate without being in your face.

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