Wedding and Portrait Photography: Self-Portrait

I recently had the pleasure of shooting a session at sunrise. In preparing for the shoot I decided to do a practice shoot. I was wanting to have a run through so I would have some idea what to expect. The main thing I was looking for and expecting was the constant change in light. With the sun coming up the light reading would change pretty fast. When I shoot during the day or even closer to sunset the light is more consistent.
Now the hard part is convincing someone to get up @ 5 in the morning, deal with the mosquitoes and appear to be wide awake and happy. Well...I was not able to convince anyone so I had to set up and be my own model. The added bonus is I have been wanting to get new pictures for my website, blog, facebook and twitter profiles. This did come with a few obstacles. I would have to use a tripod and the camera timer. I would have to use trial and error when composing. I also decided to video record just for the fun of it. I am not looking to get into doing video. Even though it is fun to do the editing is something I just don't have the patience for. But for a quick and simple Behind The Scenes video it was fun.