"Oops.."

Linda Syms, 8 months ago

Its very clever work Brigitta.

imageworld, 8 months ago

love the clarity of this shot, greta colour work, & a great picture

Lorraine Creagh, 8 months ago

Well done

Andrew Walker, 8 months ago

whilst it was hard work it was well worth it, this is a fantastic image well done

Paul Gibbons, 8 months ago

Very striking image and love your expression! Brilliant work.

Jodi Tweed, 8 months ago

well i thought it was great before the explanation but now i know pain was involved i have up graded to wooooooohoooo awesome art work girl.

Cheri McEachin, 8 months ago

wow but its my all time favourite of yours

Gary Tumilty, 8 months ago

great work!

Birgitta, 8 months ago

Thanks you all. :)
Cheri-I just noticed that we both spell favourite with an OU.
(well, you’re British so it’s to be expected..but I’m 100% American!)
Eh..I blame my friends across the pond for rubbing off on me..heh.
Glad to see your zoo is doing so well!
;)

Karen Cougan, 8 months ago

love it and it was definately worth your effort
xkc

Rosalie Dale IPA, 8 months ago

Worth the pain!! And congrats for getting to the featured page!

fancy, 8 months ago

love it well done

James Golder, 8 months ago

I remember this one from back in the day….very nice!!

Sharon Perrett, 8 months ago

Ans so worth it Birgitta, the result is superb :))

Melinda Showers, 8 months ago

this is great!!! haha another soa’er on here, im babyfreakm on soa. how have you been?

taxiblue, 8 months ago

Way cool. Love it all.

Kalena Hill, 8 months ago

Wow sounds like a lot of work! It was worth it, it turned out great!

Daniela Reynos..., 8 months ago

I love this shot!

Mark Peterson, 8 months ago

Well done…nice job on this!

gabryshak, 8 months ago

one of my all time favs! great use of denied crop and oh so colorful and whimsical! it should be featured in no time!

gabryshak, 8 months ago

“oops” went to mybubble first… now i realize it DID make to the FEATURED page! It is a so well deserved!

elisab, 8 months ago

I always loved this shot. It is so full of fun, and very well done.

zeebuzz, 8 months ago

Very nicely done.

Ann Rodriquez, 8 months ago

Hey, I know that shot! I believe I voted on it once! ; ) It’s still an amazing shot. Hi there Brigitta!

Patrick & Marg..., 8 months ago

It was worth it, very good

Jen Cannella, 8 months ago

Amazing job on this!

Amanda Moscoe, 8 months ago

such a great idea. i love it!

Marianna Patra..., 8 months ago

absolutely amazing and beautiful

Deborah Parkin, 8 months ago

And worth every brush stroke LOL!!!! This has got to be one of the best self-portraits i have seen -fabulous strong contrasts and a great expression.

Birgitta, 8 months ago

Thanks so much everyone. !
For you fellow SOAers-you found me. Heheh…
I appreciate your feedback. ;-)

micmac, 8 months ago

So funny ,super work.

Alexia Wardell, 8 months ago

This has always been one of my favorites… I think I first saw this on Soa… great work.

Colin Tobin, 8 months ago

The hard work really did pay off. This is quite a striking image.
Excellent work!

Albert1000, 8 months ago

Very nice.

Nikki Mulkern, 8 months ago

This is fantastic, amazing work! Wonderful vibrant colours!!

Paul Vanzella, 8 months ago

great result – expression is the best – and the tones!

Nicole Goggins, 8 months ago

totally worth all the effort – looks fantastic!

deborah parker, 8 months ago

oh my god!! you did that!!! all those brush strokes!!! you have more paitence than me!!!!! it is a great result!! its you yeah?

Birgitta, 8 months ago

Thanks everyone!
Yep Deborah. It’s me.
I had a bout of horrible insomnia, so grabbed the camera
and headed for the bathroom. (A perfectly “normal” thing to do at 4
in the morning!) ;-)

drjones, 8 months ago

wow. a lot of work but worth it!

Angi, 8 months ago

This is a fantastic shot – I love the vivid red and your surprised expression…

Sharon Stafford, 8 months ago

The softness of the face is great with the sharpness of the eyes. I love the slight pink tint that goes along with the bright red. Well done.

Lisa Putman, 8 months ago

I absolutely love this! Fabulous editing!

DawsonImages, 8 months ago

Great expression

Christine K, 8 months ago

Very cool! Love the colour and expression!

Sharon Hammond, 8 months ago

Your hard work has paid off. Great image

Mariette/Flowi..., 8 months ago

very cool image

Keegan Wong, 8 months ago

Beautiful closeup – not to worry – you look beautiful anyway =)

u03ajp4, 8 months ago

risky

Marylee Martin, 8 months ago

You KNOW how I feel about this one! OMG! I am SO happy to see your work here! This is SIGNATURE BIRG!

Paul Tupman, 8 months ago

I always thought this was great when I saw it as your profile shot, so great that you posted it! It’s a wonderful self portrait and well worth all those brush strokes.. the colour is so vibrant!

ajreece, 8 months ago

I LOVE this!!!!! Such expression!!!!! Great work!

Mom2Two, 8 months ago

Wonderful job – so bright and full of energy (must be all those strokes :-) LOL

Birgitta, 8 months ago

Hey you.
I recognize you from somewhere. Hmmm….
(scratching head…)
Could it be….SOA?! ;)
Good to see ya.
:)

pmistric, 8 months ago

Very striking image. I love the lipstick shot…great post work and it paid off.

paulevelin, 8 months ago

argh..
well can happen
fresh, funny, and very strong image

Don Cox, 8 months ago

excellent Birg,great to see ya here

Don Cox, 8 months ago

excellent pic Birg, great to see ya here!!

Don Cox, 8 months ago

love this pic Birg, great to see ya here!!

sharka, 8 months ago

Nice colour treatment.

paul777, 8 months ago

It looks fantastic…........well worth all the hard work

deborah parker, 8 months ago

oh wow I just saw that this pic was on the featured wall….......... COOL!!!

Stephen Forbes, 8 months ago

Still one of your best Birg….. :-)

Camilla, 8 months ago

Worth the time you spent on it :) Cool shot.

Jennifer Vickers, 8 months ago

Alot of work done here but its a bright popping picture.

aftsun, 8 months ago

Very nicely done.

Al Bourassa, 8 months ago

Gorgeous work!
Al

Greg Francis, 8 months ago

Wonderful image , very clever

Mohsen Bayramn..., 8 months ago

Beautifully done! lighting, composition, color tones and the contrast…. every thing is amazing!
really well done to you!

Ian James, 8 months ago

Great shot Birgitta. I love the concept and very well done.

Mundy Hackett, 8 months ago

Fabulous creativity and expressive softness!

richiedean, 8 months ago

Superb work, great expression :))

Birgitta, 8 months ago

Thank you much everyone!!

VisionaryImagist, 8 months ago

Birgitta: The price we pay for art. Well done. your efforts paid off immensely. I really like this piece. Continued success in all that you do.

Derivatix, 8 months ago

fantastic work! Well done!

Eyal Nahmias, 8 months ago

Very creative, funny and well executed. An immediate fave for me..

dwright, 8 months ago

Oh my!! I recognize you! This is an awesome shot. Your birgitta from SOA. This is Lisa (Van907)
:)

joconti, 8 months ago

Great Shot!

Birgitta, 8 months ago

Haaa. Hiya Lisa. ;) (It’s inevitable that we’d see each other again..heheh.)
Good to see ya! And thanks for stopping in you all….. :)

Trevor Patters..., 8 months ago

This is a fantastic image Brigitta, well worth all the work you put into it. A favourite for sure.

Joanna Clark, 8 months ago

This is fantastic! Great image and colours, well worth the hard work you put in! Well done :-)

canxerart -gra..., 8 months ago

What I like about it: contrast. sharp colours. brightness. Magnificent motion, and your Uniqe style of story telling. Absolutely fantastic.

karolina, 7 months ago

great work birgitta!

kfphotography, 7 months ago

haha- this is a great one!

Sean Farragher, 7 months ago

awesome shot

Catalin Soare, 7 months ago

Excellent!

PennyEdwardes, 7 months ago

Lol! Love this!! Brilliant work!

Ashlee Maegan, 7 months ago

Great image! Well done.

bamagirl38, 7 months ago

I absolutely love this one! Its superb!!!!!! But then again, they are always excellent!!!!!!!

Yago Veith, 7 months ago

VERY cool titel/composition! =)

Mark German, 7 months ago

Incidentally came across your portfolio, Birgitta. Wow, you have some great work. Love your style and imagination. This concept is wonderful.

LostBoy1, 7 months ago

Love This! don`t believe the description…i just reckon you aint no good at puttin` lippy on! ;)

Stacey Hatton, 7 months ago

Wow, so much work went into this! But it was definitely worth it. :D It’s a striking image and your skin has such a wonderful softness to it. Love that shade of red too. You’re a whiz! :D

stephen jones, 7 months ago

your port folio is excellent, love your photos.

Birgitta, 7 months ago

Thanks you all!!
I appreciate you taking the time. :)

Sarah Matthews, 7 months ago

This was so worth the effort. It is fantastic. Love the detail in the eyes

Xenia Victori..., 7 months ago

well dear brigitta maybe it was lot of work for you to do, but you got yourself pretty damn good picture! hehe, all kidding on the side, dear this is brilliant. i admire your mind!

Peter Fletcher, 7 months ago

This totally works. It’s funny, sexy and cool. Nicely done.

Deri Dority, 7 months ago

Wonderful picture!!! You could have done it much faster (in fact in seconds) if you took a picture of me putting my lipstick on:)

thebiglad5, 7 months ago

I always have the same problem putting on my lippy

Lior Goldenberg, 7 months ago

Impressive work, excellent!

Steven Sandner, 7 months ago

Great work! lovely colors!!!

Birgitta, 7 months ago

Thank you everyone!!

shanghaiwu, 7 months ago

brilliant

Jennifer Resemius, 7 months ago

i hate when that happens! :) haha.. seriously though. very cute. so much expression, and love the color.

Lumineux, 7 months ago

Birgitta, the time you spent on this sure paid off. The transluscent, smooth skin tones and overall contrast are just brilliant, I’d love to know how you achieved this. Very inspirational work from you.

Birgitta, 7 months ago

Marion, after I wake up and have some coffee..(it’s 6:30 am here..UGH)
I’ll drop you a line. ;) If you want I can give you step by step instructions on what I did.
Good morning , by the way! :) And Jennifer & Shang, thank you. :)

Lumineux, 7 months ago

That would be great Birg. Good morning to you, I am off to bed myself shortly so no hurry, but I’d really be stoked to take up your offer.

Birgitta, 7 months ago

Will do. ;)
Josh needs the phone in a bit..but afterwards he’s off to work & I’ll be back on.
I’ll email you then. :)

Helene Kippert, 7 months ago

Wow you really suffered for your art – great result though :o)

PositivNegativs, 7 months ago

looks awesome! Love the bold red against the B&W. Hard work paid off her. Love it. Love the expression too.

Damian, 7 months ago

Great image, love the expression and the result. Looking very sharp for a 4am bout of insomnia!

Chris White, 7 months ago

Love the concept, and it is so not MySpace ;)

nikirios, 7 months ago

absolutely amazingly wonder-filled!

nikirios, 7 months ago

you go girl, with 200 brush strokes!

SylviaHardy, 7 months ago

This is just amazing work, I love your portfolio Birgitta!

Lina, 7 months ago

fantastic shot!

Birgitta, 7 months ago

Thanks so much everyone!!

emapearl, 7 months ago

haha this is great! gorgeous eyes :)

Aussiebluey, 7 months ago

Nicely done and worth the effort.
Tim

Falina Maley, 7 months ago

this is awsome! i really like this. wonderful job

Mohsen Bayramn..., 7 months ago

I know I’ve made a comment on this one before, but this is reeeally sweet!

Martie Venter, 7 months ago

An ingenious creative concept, brilliantly executed – love the whimsical quality of this self-portrait, awesome work!

Alvin de Quincey, 7 months ago

Very nicely done. The lipstick’s great, but the eyes, framing and hair make it work.

Melissa Carroll, 7 months ago

i love the expression. great shot =)

Alice McMahon ..., 7 months ago

Look at all these comments! I’d say this one is a hit! And such a lovely model you have ;)

MuscularTeeth, 7 months ago

very clever work.

Travis Seale, 7 months ago

Hahaha very cool

Elouisa Georgiou, 7 months ago

striking image

carlala00, 7 months ago

What a wonderful image, really stunning!
(I added your picture with a link on my blog www.thismakesmehappy.blog.com. I hope you don’t mind. If you do, I will remove it.)

Birgitta, 7 months ago

Thanks you guys. :) And I hope you all have a great Christmas…....!
Carlala, I don’t mind. Next time, ask me first. ;)
Thanks again everyone!

psychoballerina, 7 months ago

beautiful shot

great colours! i luv it!

Daniel Fitzgerald, 7 months ago

that looks cool!

SnapHappy, 7 months ago

I like everything about this photo, well done!

SNik, 7 months ago

one of the few best female features I’ve ever viewed..and cherished. stunning!

KBSImages, 6 months ago

I LOVE what you have done with this!!!!!!!! Very unique and creative! Kim

Steven Torrisi, 6 months ago

Worthy of a fashion or style magazine cover.

niklens, 6 months ago

looks great…..!!!!!!

jerry alcantara, 6 months ago

amazing work,hope i can do this trick too!

Benjamin Young, 6 months ago

Bravo…! ! !

digitaldrool, 6 months ago

This could be on the cover of Vogue, nice!!

Pat Herlihy, 6 months ago

Gruelling it may have been, but the result is worth it. Fabulous piece of art

Meiko Janke, 6 months ago

I was here

Jing3011, 6 months ago

Fun and imaginative. Work your extra work.

Jing3011, 6 months ago

I meant to say WORTH your extra work.

stevenash, 6 months ago

great composition, beautiful contrast between the paler face and more colorful lips. Nicely done :)

Heather King, 6 months ago

amazing is an understatement!

Marc Bruno Sch..., 6 months ago

This red is so addicitve, and I love your avatar for this. :)

Tessi, 6 months ago

if it took so much work, why didn’t you just smudge your lipstick?

Per Ove Sleen, 6 months ago

Great piece of ART

nellie, 6 months ago

This is a fantastic image…so much work! I love the complexity of surprise emotion on your face…at what caused the slip, at the slip itself, the realisation…very good!

DragonLantern, 6 months ago

Very cool!

Tracey Bransfield, 6 months ago

This is soooo neat! .. great work!

Birgitta, 6 months ago

Thank you everyone for stopping in!

mariarty, 6 months ago

Love everything about this. Fantastic.

Airbrushr Ric..., 6 months ago

masterpiece !

Airbrushr Ric..., 6 months ago

The eye blows me away by itself..

John Arkleton, 6 months ago

I love your fingernails.

purehart05, 6 months ago

black and white, with a rush of red…. unbeatable combination.

Jan Cartwright, 6 months ago

Great work – love the energy and humor of this.

Alexander Gree..., 6 months ago

wow! great work.

eelroy, 6 months ago

wow i didnt think i was going to get to the bottom to leave you a comment
i was reading somewhere you used airbrush on this
nice pic

madvlad, 5 months ago

L. A,? duriing a earth quake?

MrsO, 5 months ago

O.k. Add my measly comment onto the end of the other 650 thousand or so…how could anyone not notice this pic? It’s so strikingly fabulous. Fantastish.

Thomas Dodd, 5 months ago

great composition and design – very clever!

FarrArt, 5 months ago

I’m really diggin this!! Very cool imagery!!! ~S

Ciaran O'Hagan, 5 months ago

I like this pic..your hard efforts have paid off…lol

Elizabeth Duncan, 4 months ago

he he.. great image!

bdog09, 4 months ago

good stuff.

patrickmchugh, 4 months ago

I found this doing a Google search. I liked it so much I decided to buy a large mounted print for my daughters room.

peter hoenderdos, 4 months ago

Well all that work really paid off. Very good picture. Proffesional

Bruce Dickson, 3 months ago

A fun shot as well as very graphic

Corinne Noon, 3 months ago

I remember you from Soaphoto ! How are you ? My name is Cori1964 on soaphoto.iam still there.. great shot girl !

Abdelaziz Alsa..., 3 months ago

amazing and new … well done

Angel Ortiz, 3 months ago

very catching eye.

Chrisya Keren ..., 3 months ago

cute..

Birgitta, 3 months ago

Thank you all so very much for your kind comments. Much appreciated!
Patrick, I can’t thank you enough for buying a mounted print of this-
and I hope your daughter truly enjoys it. :) Thanks again so much..

billyboy, 3 months ago

Jeeze, I scanned this page 3 times to see when I commented and was totally blown away that I never did. Every time I spotted your avatar (alas less frequently these past couple of months), it grabbed my attention right away because a) I’m a total fool for anything in red, white and black; b) it’s so stylish; c) your framing and compositional balance of hair, eye and lips is stunning; and c) it’s just gorgeous. When I saw this come up on my bubble (thanks for the comments btw) I was instantly reminded why it had such a powerful initial impact on me. I could have SWORN I commented on this before… I guess I just spend too much time hanging upside down in dark caves. Love your stuff!

BlaizerB, 3 months ago

in a single word – awesome!

Megan Dacy, 3 months ago

Not going to lie, I definitely love this.

Glitter, 3 months ago

absolutely gorgious!

Kenny Gulley Jr., 2 months ago

i love this and shud have fav’d it a while ago!

Jeremy Harrington, 2 months ago

this turned out great Birgitta, and well worth the trouble!

coffeebean, 2 months ago

I have seen this for such a long time and loved it but see I never ever commented…so now I will….it really is stunning, so well worth all your work, it is a real signature piece and very well loved judging by what I see here!

Jacob West, 2 months ago

amazing shot!
i really like the eyes in this one

brotherabbit, 2 months ago

Great pic! so simple yet so much went into it. a testament to your dedication to your craft.

Peter Evans, 2 months ago

lol cute !!

Byronanarchy, 2 months ago

Well worth the effort Cool pictture!

earthairfire, about 1 month ago

Awesome shot, great idea and fab post processing. Love it!

Tim

majo, about 1 month ago

not one brush stroke to many ;)

geikomaiko, 14 days ago

very well done

catblack, 7 days ago

AHAH
..er she has a little something…

haha
this is so cool