https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/photograph-yourself • Posted by Britta J.
Sorry for the crudeness of the stick men but I just saw one too many of these self portraits with with camera in shot and it inspired me to do this quick how-to. This technique has limitations. You can't take a long distance photograph of yourself (because the camera can only be the distance of your outstretched arm). Also, you might not like the way it pushes one of your shoulders forward. And you need the right sort of camera. But for when you just want to take a nice photo of your pretty face / new hairstyle / halloween makeup / etc., it works pretty well :)
Sorry for the crudeness of the stick men but I just saw one too many of these self portraits with with camera in shot and it inspired me to do this quick how-to. This technique has limitations. You can't take a long distance photograph of yourself (because the camera can only be the distance of your outstretched arm). Also, you might not like the way it pushes one of your shoulders forward. And you need the right sort of camera. But for when you just want to take a nice photo of your pretty face / new hairstyle / halloween makeup / etc., it works pretty well :)
Don't photograph yourself like this
because you'll end up with a picture like this, with the camera next to your face
Instead, turn the camera so it faces you, and use the mirror to line up the shot, looking into the viewscreen on the back of your camera
so you end up with a nice picture of just your face and no camera sharing your limelight!