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Self Portrait Photography // How I take Photos of Myself

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You are going to have to find something to put your camera on such as a tripod.

Its tricky to get you're camera in focus as you are not going to be looking through the lens like normal.

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one of the technical considerations of taking a self portrait is how the photographer opens the shutter. do they reach over, do they use a shutter release cable or a wireless controller?

one of the problems that make it harder than photographing someone else is that unless you have a flip out screen that can be rotated or a carefully placed mirror you wont know if the shot is in focus or composed correctly

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Jen Davis - Fine-Art Photographer & Educator

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1920

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In 1839, Robert Cornelius, an American photographer, produced a daguerreotype of himself which ended up as one of the first photographs of a person.

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What are the technical considerations of taking a self portrait?

You will need to consider how you will be taking the photo. Will you use a timer? Remote trigger? Or maybe someone else pressing the shutter?

Any problems that make it harder than photographing
someone else?

You won't be able to see the image as you are taking it, so you will need to carefully plan and review each shot.

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https://youtu.be/3bfZPHO5qhQ

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How To Take Self Portraits | Brandon Woelfel

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tripod for your camera. you can set the timer on camera or use a trigger to set off the shutter whenever you want to. you wont need to keep resetting the timer, if the settings are right just press the trigger.

it may also take longer than shooting someone else. since you're the person shooting and modelling at the same time

it will take more planning and trial and error to perfect your pomposition

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0m_ITwjblI

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5 Self-Portrait Hacks in 300 Seconds (Advanced Selfie Edition)

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How I Take Photos Of Myself // Self Portrait Photography

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You'll need to find somewhere to set up your shot and something to allow you to take the shot from far away. Another difficulty is the fact that you can't actually see what you're snapping a photo of so it can turn out good or bad

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Getting the image in focus is much more tricky when you can't look through the lens while taking the photo!

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Zanele Muholi on "Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness" at Seattle Art Museum

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You would need to find somewhere to set up your camera like a tripod or a table and a remote trigger to press the shutter as you wont be holding the camera

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Find the first ever photographic selfie made and post the image

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Find and image of the first time a photographic self-portrait was taken using the same process as today, with the photographer holding the camera at arm’s length - Post the image and note the date.

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- Find a great video which discusses self portraiture in Art or Photography and post

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The Art of SELF PORTRAITS in Photography

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Photo Assignment #13 deals with self-portraits in photography. Looking back on the history of photography this phenomenon isn't just limited to people with iPhones. Successful portraits of any kind use elements of aesthetic and conceptual thinking to create works.

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What are the technical considerations of taking a self portrait?

Any problems that make it harder than photographing
someone else?

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