And we are back with another RIVETING edition of DEVIANT ART FAIL! For this edition we will be looking at a classic, the profile shot!
We all know what a profile picture is, and it is a hard one to do yourself. So we guess people who are professional artistic photographers that grace deviant art might know what the hell they are doing when they take self photographs of themselves. Well if you are familiar with Deviant Art Fail then you know the answer is no.
Let’s begin…

Title: Dream By: chocomilss
This one really isn’t all that bad. It fails because it is to washed out, and I think the layout could use some editing. A quick glance at this picture and it looks like she is talking on the phone, not what she was going for I believe.

Title: I Waited By: HikariYuuki
OOOOOKKKKKKK!!!! First layout is crappy, it’s blurry and it seems like she isn’t even TRYING. This picture looks like she just got out of the shower and took a bunch of pictures on her phone and then uploaded them all to deviant art and gave them “interesting” titles. Deviant Art is NOT Facebook! At least edit the goddamn image, a little…. please!?

Title: Self 4 By: Steve-Nice
What is gong on with that hand? It is just floating there, is he a T-rex? Because that would be awesome. Once again this one isn’t that bad. He is a nice enough looking chap BUT this image needs some serious composition changes! CROPPING can be your friend! Without it, it doesn’t look like he was trying, and it’s sloppy and uninspiring.
Now you should all know I end these with really awesome examples.
I’m not trying to hate on people here, just the lack of effort in a lot of these really bugs me. I mean if you want to camera whore it up, and not give a damn about the quality, composition, or whatever the fuck, fine. Just put them on Facebook, your Flickr, Tumblr, whatever. I have always loved Deviant Art because it was a community for artists, and I am not saying that only a select people can be artists, I am just saying at least TRY! Ok end rant… here are some outstanding examples of self portrait profiles!

Title: Take Me to The River By: Piinkcat
I really love this, it is very haunting and it jut grabs you! Great job Piinkcat.

Title: Profile By: Sabriel-Morequendi
The colors in this one are just stunning!

Title: Golden Profile By: modelmeg2003
And another example of a simple profile that was self took that turned out beautifully.
It can be done!