VIDEO: Take good photos of yourself
Take good photos with the self-timer function
Trying to take good photos of yourself with elongated arms, holding the camera away from you and aiming at your own face, is not necessarily convincing. Optical distortion and a limited choice of motifs are the result. But there is another way.
- Taking good photos of yourself is easy with a tripod. The attached camera can be aligned in peace and does not shake due to an optimal position. When a suitable tripod is lacking, moving furniture begins. The table, chair, footstool and many books are stacked on top of each other to the required height. Place your digital camera on top.
- Then your sporty part begins. Press the self-timer, take the photo position, sort yourself while the control lamp of your camera lights up warningly and finally look calmly towards the photo click. Self-timer LEDs light up for approx. 10 seconds and change for approx. 2 seconds before taking photos on a blink signal. This period of time is usually sufficient.
- Your background design is also decisive for taking good quality photos of yourself. Sheets, tablecloths or other lengths of fabric are fixed over cupboard or room doors. They fall smoothly or slightly wavy. Disturbing wrinkles can be touched up on the PC. White lengths of fabric appear cold and businesslike, warm yellow-orange-beige tones create warm, mysterious moods. Posters simulate the landscape.
Good photos need good light
- It is seldom possible in rooms without illumination. If the sunlight shines through large window fronts, this light option can be checked. Construction spotlights help if it is not a professional studio. Align these so that a photo subject is never directly illuminated. Here the indirect light is used to take good photos of yourself. Ceiling washlights can expand your lighting concept. Don't be frightened, the room heats up very well.
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- Would you like to take good photos of yourself and would like optimal lighting without shadows? To do this, you have to experiment with the distance between all light sources and the photo subject and analyze test photos on the PC. This is the best way to discover all sources of error. You should also pay attention to shiny areas of the facial skin.
- Make-up cases now help to mattify the skin and to work out your advantages with makeup. Your eyes shine, your lips shine mysteriously and your freshly styled hair rounds off your face. Your wardrobe was adapted to the photo occasion, refined cut and plain-colored elegance. The variety of patterns and colors make every photo of itself appear restless. White clothing puts the focus on the face and hands, the artistic effect determines the motif here with a white background. Black wardrobe highlights facial expressions and looks mysterious with bare feet. Red fabrics invigorate the skin. Here, depending on your type, you'll have to experiment until you get excited about some good photos of yourself. Make the effort to check the material on the PC again and again. If you switch off the construction lights during this time, the room temperature will normalize somewhat.
Put yourself in the limelight for good photos
- You are your own director. Sitting or lying seductively on the floor, astride an old chair, leaning relaxed against the wall, dreamily looking past the camera, Smiling mischievously into the lens, throwing a demanding look over your shoulder, for good photos of yourself you are sure to develop interesting ones Diversity of ideas.
- Technology helps to do magic. Graphics programs on the PC tempt you to experiment. Before doing this, it is important that you save the original image in a well-secured manner and only work with copies. Remove image noise, sharpen individual elements (eyes, mouth, etc.), white balance for optimal color mood, fray or twist image edges. With a multitude of possibilities, you can turn photos of yourself into real works of art, a very special gift for loved ones by your side.
Perhaps you will go out into the countryside with your tripod and digital camera for nature-loving subjects. Flowering meadows, bubbling water, gnarled trees and stalks of grain in the wind offer you charming backgrounds if you want to take good photos of yourself.
