5 Self Portrait Photography Tips: Camera Setup, Ideas & More

[@BandH]

Want to learn more about taking creative portraits? Take a look at our tutorial with Natalia Seth bhpho.to/3nA5K4w

[@dlanska]

A bit simple, but the results were excellent, and her upbeat infectious enthusiasm was wonderful. Excellent.

[@BrandiNicolePhoto]

Ahh thank you! :) appreciate the kindness

[@arashikashu5421]

Oh my god. I CAN USE MY LAPTOP TO VIEW MY PICTURES INSTEAD OF A SMARTPHONE?!?! As one of the last flip phone users on the planet, I can not thank you enough for that information! My biggest headache with self portraits - and why I'm here - is trying to see if I'm in focus with my tiny little screen! You just made my life so much amazingly better I can not describe....thank you! Thank you!

[@BandH]

Glad we can make work easier for you! That's what we're here for, thanks for watching.

[@kellymena7726]

Brandi Nicole is the BEST. Her self portraits are other worldly 😍

[@BrandiNicolePhoto]

Ahhh 🤗🤗🤍🤍🙏 thank you so much Kelly!!!

[@NoahStephens]

Eye autofocus on mirrorless is a game changer

[@honeyg3589]

This is phenomenal - I thank her for sharing this information with us!

[@BrandiNicolePhoto]

Thank you thank you!!! Appreciate your kindness! ^_^

[@tammy_288]

Thoroughly enjoyed this. Great energy!

[@BrandiNicolePhoto]

Ahh what a kind compliment! Thank you so much!!!

[@EmilyTeague]

Brandi is the absolute best!!!! 😍

[@Theogwill]

Beautiful pictures, creative ideas 👏🏼👏🏼

[@BrandiNicolePhoto]

Thank you thank you thank you! 🤍🤗🙏

[@msamullins]

Thanks for sharing your tips! Totally off topic but what band are your glasses?? They're super cute!

[@feyaastera9213]

Hi Brandi, thank you for those valuable advices, a bit different question - How can we use the self portraits ? can we earn money somehow if we got a beautiful or interensting self portraits ? any advices ? 😁😁😁

[@adrianchin69]

Thank you for the lesson B&H and Brandi.

[@agarwalsonika7]

Some great tips here 👍❤

[@BrandiNicolePhoto]

Thank you so much!!! Happy to share what I know ^_^

[@scvintage9461]

So sweet and cute and helpful! Thk u!! 🥰

[@elevateyourcreativeness]

Great photo shooting 🔫 tips. Also, very stunning!

[@BrandiNicolePhoto]

Thank you thank you!!!! 🙏🙏🙏

[@mirage9677]

Thank you so much , super helpful and I feel so motivated and inspired now 🥺💖

[@BandH]

Thanks for watching!

[@Kdavi2612]

Freaking great tips!!!!!

[@andreotchere6456]

So we took portrait photos for someone with the prime lens and they were too sharp like were seeing pimples and blemishes what should I do next time. I'm thinking lower fstop or a different lens

[@BandH]

If the portrait was taken at a smaller aperture, this will sharpen the details in the image both in the foreground as well as the background. It would be best to use a lens at a larger aperture such as f/2.8 or larger for a shallower depth of field. We invite you to contact us via Live Chat on our website until 8PM ET so we can go over some lens options based on the camera system you are using.

[@BrandiNicolePhoto]

I would also recommend looking into hiring a professional retoucher if you really love a photo for your portfolio! Sometimes having really sharp textures look so beautiful when you can have someone professionally remove blemishes! A single photo could be anywhere from $20-40 to have that done. Or; I have some tutorials over on my channel on how i remove blemishes if you have photoshop! :) Just another idea

[@BetterDayzMusic]

Great video, with great info. Thanks. I have a question please, i have a rebel t6i and I’m having trouble learning how to operate it. Can you help please? Thanks.

[@BandH]

reach out to one of our photo experts. They would be able to give you some pointers for your Canon Rebel. You can call or try our virtual chat.

[@BetterDayzMusic]

@@BandH Thanks so much for answering. What is the number please? Thanks 😊

[@jasminehicks2082]

Can u use a I pad to take photos? I'm doing a Model portfolio and don't have I phone only ipad

[@BandH]

yeah, you could set up your iPad on a stand and set the timer on the camera app to take self portraits.

[@Q80splendor]

It’s easy to do it because you are beautiful, if I do it I will lose my self .

[@Buttercup697]

Helpful!!

[@gausselim1474]

I was so hoping you would go over settings!!... but you didn't. You skirted around them. I would like to know ISO, which AF setting to use, why my human eye focus setting is not working, etc... I have nothing but blurry photos and I don't know why.

[@mohammadsubhan8145]

Aww cool

[@morgtv1023]

is there a flash trigger for phones?

[@BandH]

There isn't any flash triggers for a phone. However, there is the Profoto C1 light. It works best with your phone. The flash will go off when you take a photo with your phone, and it can used as a continues light.

[@romiemiller7876]

I never shoot wider than f8 for self portraits.

[@BrandiNicolePhoto]

Sometimes you want that creamy focus falloff - but it comes at the price of most frames being totally out of focus hahahaha

[@romiemiller7876]

@@BrandiNicolePhoto You can always fix background in post. I change them a lot.

[@carlosflores9860]

So cute

[@BrandiNicolePhoto]

🙏🙏🙏 thank you!

[@romiemiller7876]

I almost never shoot wide open, and especially not for portraits.

[@tallgirlswagg]

Create video. Ty

[@HonchoHundo]

I need a fun masculine equivalent of this guide lol there isn't enough for us guys out there

[@ritwikadas7258]

Oh wow you look like Taylor Swift sometimes.