How to Take Self-Portraits
How to Take Self-Portraits. Self-portraits offer a convenient way to experiment
in portraiture, and photography with a digital camera makes taking them a snap. You will need Camera Tripod Stand-in Mirror
Timer or triggering device and personal belongings (optional). Step 1. Mount the camera on the tripod. Step 2. Create the photo's composition using yourself
as the model by employing elements of design such as lines, texture, and patterns. These will draw the eye to yourself as the
composition focal point. Include personal belongings in the composition
to express personality. Step 3. Ask a friend to serve as a stand-in, or place
a stuffed animal in your position, while you focus the camera and adjust lighting. Step 4. Set the timer and hop back into position to
shoot your self-portrait, or use a triggering device to take the photo after you return
to position.
Step 5. Try alternative methods to take photographs
of yourself, like shooting your reflection in the mirror. You may find that the photo you take not only
reveals your personality to others, but causes you to discover something new about yourself,
too. Did you know George Eastman's Kodak camera
launched the amateur photography craze in 1888..
