Due to Thanksgiving, houseguests and a couple unexpected floods, I assumed I wasn’t going to be able to have a self-portrait for this week’s challenge. As a matter of fact there are a bunch of guys in the basement right now ripping off baseboards and cutting out drywall to assess the water damage and possible mold growth. It’s a real party over here.

But alas, my compulsive behaviour outweighed my lack of time and led me to spend a couple hours last night on my final self-portrait challenge for this month.

It was late, probably around midnight, and I didn’t feel like finding any fancy props or outfits so I kept it simple with a giant pair of red Serengeti sunglasses from what little memorabilia I kept from the mid-80’s. Why I saved these of all things is beyond me.

I’m a sucker for dramatic overdone lighting as you may have gathered already from the previous SPC posts. I didn’t use a giant flood light this time, just a single track light pointed down at my head and I didn’t alter my face with Photoshop either, I guess the shadows fell in just the right places.

Well, I suppose I should see what’s left of my basement now, I’m hearing a lot of crowbars being dropped on the floor. Sigh, I don’t think I want to know.