how to take better iPhone selfies

[@geek_peek]

I love the way this transitioned into a motivational video XD

[@fuadhasan4740]

I agree with you XD

[@El_Gomes]

Holy sh*t, it's true KKKKK

[@hikarii53]

I loved that he pointed those out

[@nand87]

He had quite great points in there!

[@gabrielandrade5732]

i automatically pressed the like button in this moment.

[@axelmont]

I'm laughing a lot because the solution was so easy lmao. Just hold your phone farther from your face and zoom. Things look 10 times better. Also, zoom gets better base resolution than cropping. Thanks dude.

[@JonBear]

Glad you found it useful!

[@DoKaTSuY]

With Samsung it's already so zoom in....

[@kiiturii]

ngl I was already doing this, didn't know the reason, but I don't think I've ever taken a mirror selfie without zooming in

[@deanolium]

It's not really zoom but more picking the telefoto lens in the camera. Zooming within a specific lens is just cropping and stretching the image which makes it look worse. So using the mirror selfie, which is just the front facing camera, zooming is just going to reduce the resolution. For an iPhone it's a wide angle lens, so roughly 25mm focal length which is ugly as hell for faces. If you crop the image (which is what zooming does) then if you're about a quarter of the size of the image, then you'll get around 50mm focal length which is where it starts getting ok. But to get flattering images, you want around 85-100mm which is around 1/8th-1/16th of the size of the unzoomed-out image. As you can imagine the resolution is going to suck, and you'll get artefacts from the phone smoothing things out. So yeah, try and avoid using the front facing camera for flattering photos. Instead using a stick/remote timer and the rear cameras are going to give much better results, though obviously this will be much more fiddly to do.

[@vilgot6185]

I love how creative hobby’s have so much in common when it comes to execution. I am a music producer student and I would compare it like this: to get a good sound you need to know what microphone works for different instruments, the same as you need different lenses and cameras to capture different moments. After that comes the quality of the space around you, in music it’s about acoustics and how the sound bounces on the walls and objects, same as you need to think about lighting and I would assume other things as well.

[@JonBear]

I like the way you put it! Fortunately for a lot of us smartphones have gotten so good that they equalize people in terms of what they can shoot/film. Leaving the rest to the imagination, skill, and execution.

[@MrWebon]

Great analogy!

[@fracarolli]

I wasn't expecting to break down and cry right in the morning watching a video about taking better selfies but life takes us to unexpected places. Thank you for this video. Subscribed!

[@houselandr]

this dude gets so smooth n philosophical all of a sudden n i admire it

[@dannymartial7997]

Digital zoom is theoretically better than cropping later. Due to computational photography, in theory, the phone is doing more work to make the zoomed in photo look good with what's in the previewer. As opposed to taking a base resolution photo and cropping later, the computational photography was optimized for the full shot, not for the zoomed in shot.

[@JonBear]

Great comment!

[@m.m4982]

Prove it.

[@WingmanStudios]

@@m.m4982 Exposure metering for an entire frame versus a small cropped portion would definitely yield different results in compositions with high dynamic range. He has a valid point. The camera will meter against the subject rather than extraneous objects creating conflicting lighting data in the background.

[@WingmanStudios]

@@Levi1440p Cool stuff. Thanks for the info!

[@moetocafe]

@@Levi1440p in theory sounds nice, but the technology is not mature enough. Seeing actual sample images of the new Google Pixel is what turned me away from buying it. There are AI introduced artifacts in the photos, that have no reasonable explanation, thus rendering the image(s) useless / failed.

[@MariA-bu2jv]

“If youre used to seeing yourself from your phone screen, this is not what you actually look like”...............Thank god!!

[@kositinvlog5631]

Same hahahahahha

[@eileen1991]

Omg 😂 true

[@joyduru1989]

😂😂😂😂

[@charlotte8512]

Really resonated with the "love yourself" and that people remember your vibe.

[@iamiPAC]

I LOVE THIS VIDEO! ❤ Not only did you provide useful tips for better selfies, but you MADE MY DAY with your encouragement to love and appreciate myself. I suffer with body image issues and your words of wisdom reminded me that the people around me will remember me for the energy I bring and the kindness I share. 😊 THANK YOU! 🙏🏼

[@Homer-OJ-Simpson]

I didn’t see any tip on how to take a better selfie. I saw how to take a photo of yourself from a distance with tripod or a friend

[@Noisequik]

You can use the x2 back camera with the self-timer, even the front camera as far as you can and then crop the picture…

[@JonBear]

Yes this is what I did in the video actually! I just put the camera way further back so I had to crop more

[@kositinvlog5631]

I tried it. Haha i though im really ugly as what i can see on my selfie. Better to use x2 back camera to see the same when you look in the mirror❤

[@alanmurphy30]

going deep actually kept me more enthused I lost myself in the video. Amazing words! well done! i am sure that meant alot to alot of people

[@user-xq2xf3fd3q]

Dude i JUST watched your other video on focal length!! It popped up on my recommended and i was interested so i watched… then i realized the video was over a year old and there was no follow up but then i hopped on to your channel and this vid was JUST uploaded. Nice

[@Erox006]

same here

[@ingoruttensteiner4918]

Wtf me too

[@danp8241]

Exactly the same

[@p_enta5012]

exactly

[@johnnyc.31]

Same

[@benjaminleach8582]

Man, you've blown my mind with both this and the earlier video. I did an experiment and was quite shocked at how different my face looked in the two different photos. Like different people. Thanks

[@JonBear]

I am glad you tried it out!

[@yawningp77]

Still don't know how to take better Iphone selfies after watching this haha. My arms aren't 3.5 m long. Guess I need a tripod and Iphone remote....

[@JessyAmps]

I just came across your channel and I love it, thanks for the motivation 🥰

[@aradhyafulzele-oh2qh]

This man is just so Humble....Never seen someone like you

[@JonBear]

Love and appreciation my friend thank you!

[@kathrynclass2915]

Aww. I love how you moved from technique to heartfelt. It was a nice and needed message in a world where we worry so much about how we look and how that affects whether or not people are receptive to us. Great reminder to be who we are, love ourselves and that people will be more affected by our personality and how they felt in our presence than how we look. Thanks!

[@therese_grimsdottir]

Just watched your previous video a few minutes ago, hoping that this one existed. And here it is! Haha Thank you!

[@JonBear]

So happy! I made this video exactly because it seemed a lot of people still had questions after the last one

[@HollyyB79]

So in the end you didn't actually tell us how to take a better selfie, I wish you said that at the beginning not the end. It took a frustratingly long time to get to that point.

[@pedrosegundo8109]

A 4 minute video is frustratingly long? Tik tok is destroying our brains, for real, talk about immediatism

[@deanolium]

The simple answer is: - Use the rear cameras, and try to use the longest/most zoomed in lens that you can - Avoid using digital zoom as that's just cropping the image and stretching which looks shit - Have as much light as possible - Set up the lights if you can, so you have one hitting your face from the front and to the side, so you get a slight bit of shadows on the other side of your face to keep it interesting. Another lower powered light straight on to highlight your eyes and keep the image from looking too severe, and ideally a light either behind you or above you to pop you out from the background. Play around with the lighting - If shooting outside, move around to see how the light hitting you looks different from the different angles - Have either an interesting background around you or a plain one. But make sure it doesn't take away from you. Photography is a huge art form and you need to experiment. But that main thing is to use the higher focal length lenses in your camera/phone and play around with the lighting.

[@vdollmisko4892]

I am Miss No photos. I am awkward as hell in pictures because I’m so dark skinned and I’m afraid I won’t show up in the pictures. So I have no pictures with my kids and I have no pictures with me having fun and a few pictures that I do have for me and my bathroom very comfortable situation. I know I’m a pretty person, I’d like to take pictures of myself so my kids can see me I remember me but me I’m ugly but pretty it’s odd. So when I’m in front of the camera I feel ugly first, I was afraid to Google how to take a selfie I thought that was weird but I’m so glad that I did , the advice she gave in the end of your video is so important for people like me to know. Some people are mean to me some people are nasty to me just because of the way that I look, but I do have the ability to make people smile and br

[@pharmlord]

I came here to learn how to take better selfies. I left with a greater appreciation of self acceptance and self love

[@LHSNottingham]

I usually take 4K 60FPS video these days and then select the still images I want for my pics, works pretty well and is very easy

[@MarcusRideout]

“Embrace your selfie” 😊

[@SMA265]

Suddenly, I find myself listening a motivational speaker. Good one

[@bencornelius1620]

"America" with the eagle edit 😂😂😂👍🏽

[@MarcusRideout]

So good 😂

[@theresalee5299]

Thank you ❤I appreciate your story on the way you look in a selfie is not how people see you .

[@fuadhasan4740]

After watching your last video I wondered if you'd make this video and here you are with this video

[@JonBear]

That's great! I am glad I got this out when I did

[@fuadhasan4740]

@@JonBear I love how you told us how to take better selfies and also gave us motivation,XD

[@curlybdancer]

I watched this with a genuine interest, and you brought me to tears! thank you for the beautiful message

[@iseydelmar]

Thank you very much for the informative and motivational content. I had a lot of "by-proxy" issues with my image (i.e. family members literally praying me to remove pictures of myself from social networks as they were looking "awful and distorted" - btw they were just average-looking, un-photoshopped selfies) and after many years I am now starting to befriend the camera. It's not easy and on some days I just feel meh, but I realized three fundamental points: 1. I am prettier than I had been trained to think, 2. I don't have to be pretty 100% of the time, and 3. I have the exact same right to exist whether I am or not.

[@JonBear]

You have so much to bring to the world and realizing these 3 points you’re ahead of most people ❤️

[@iseydelmar]

@@JonBear Thanks!!! (As a side note I just want to clarify that I have a loving family, it's just that sometimes, you know, our loved ones can get anxious and apprehensive for the most inconsequential reasons 😊)

[@TuNguyen-el9qz]

I love the way you talk, inspire in this video

[@weriksoares1636]

I just came looking for better selfies tips, and ended liking subscribing and loving the video, thank you for that! :)

[@CohenTomer]

I was not expecting that deep message towards the end, but thank you!

[@marioluigi9599]

Honestly, I prefer the one on the left. Looks less fake

[@Lon.BedStuyforLife]

Your first video on this topic just happened to be on my list, and although I'm not really big on taking selfies, I thought it wouldn't hurt to get some good advice on how to make the ones I take look better. I felt that you put out some excellent information about taking good photos, but I thought, "what about taking selfies with your cellphone?" And, guess what, this video was just waiting for me to watch on the date you uploaded! What a coincidence for me! So, thank you! 👍🏽💯

[@JonBear]

Very happy you found it useful!

[@LillyAugusta]

Dude you look way better on that first "nope" photo ;) Cheers!

[@vishalfgm]

quality

[@alif26298]

Thank you for the photo tips and the confidence boost! Your advice means a lot and has really inspired me.

[@duglife2230]

Came for photography advice - left with life advice. 💪

[@mohammadk79]

Was not expecting to feel this emotional from a random tech video, thank you

[@MichaelVictory]

Nice positive mental angle - appreciate.

[@gingerhalo]

This made me happy. The practical directions, AND the wrap-up. Thank you. 😇♥️

[@BeautyByBrigitte]

Great video … yes the light is everything 👏👏👏

[@Pham-Bao-Hoa]

Glad you had a good time in Vietnam.

[@gpelomundo]

The deep part in the end is what I liked the most, almost cried 😂❤

[@ellacanta9047]

That was unexpected and so important to say. So many people need to hear that. Well done!

[@PMRecepcio]

Funny that on the thumbnail, the nope photo looks better :)

[@youngtevanced8818]

you started with a photo shoot advice then transitioned to share wisdom and motivation, good job man! 👍

[@LTW4]

If taking selfies makes me look worse i must be the greatest looking man in the world

[@RemiLila]

The colors look so much better on the left.

[@phmojo]

Bro went from tutorial video into an emotional video ❤

[@6fejmk]

this girl asked for a photo of myself and I'm crapping myself

[@Robertsson]

Are you trying to do Jim Carrey @00:31?

[@Flfreedom]

What a great end to your video. Thanks. I needed that.

[@Igort93]

Come on, how come no one's talking about the America joke 😂 Also, thanks for all the tips 🙌🏼 I used to hate taking selfies, but now let's give it a try again

[@ricardoelizondot]

I think the left picture from the thumbnail looks way better 😅

[@re.liable]

The telephoto lens tech is legit guys. Even on Android. Mine has telephoto on the rear camera and the shots I took with it look great

[@giantswing8330]

The vibes were immaculate. Concise. Well explained. Great message

[@nathalieprange1713]

You really crack me up!!! Amazing vids!

[@BadSloucher]

Nice. My Google Pixel 6 Pro has a separate 4x zoom lens which is about 100mm. It's a bit of a jump from 1x (24mm) and there's nothing in between unless you digitally zoom but I don't really like that (even though there's a 2x option, it's just using the 1x lens and zoomed in). I prefer 85mm lenses on mirrorless/DSLRs so I hope phone cameras would start adding that focal length in the future.

[@JonBear]

That 4x camera is what I want though! Ever take portraits with it? Bet they look great

[@BadSloucher]

@@JonBear I have not but I should try!

[@frankfrei6848]

@@JonBear I just tried it and started to love myself again! 😉 Seriously, selfies look so much better with it. (Very) unfortunately, you can't use voice commands to tell the camera to take a picture using 4x optical zoom, though, and there is no shutter voice command like the Samsungs apparently have. So you can only use the timer and volume-key trigger to make this (remotely) convenient to use for selfies.

[@TheSimmpleTruth]

When I see myself in pictures I usually want to cry. I don’t see myself as ugly on the mirror au contraire!

[@icyclestick178]

gonna repeat the top comment and say that i liked how it turned into a motivational video 😊

[@Weezy_T_98]

The transition to a motivational video 😂😂🤌🏽

[@apurvbose]

Thanks for quick explanations

[@МихаилПенев-ф6с]

The return of the king

[@NateJGardner]

Depends on the phone, but a lot of phones downscale the output image, so zooming before taking the picture produces a clearer, higher res image than cropping in post. E.g. my phone has a 108 MP sensor, but outputs 12 MP images, so I get way more detail when I zoom in first.

[@jovanthegreat]

thats why u set it to shot in RAW then manipulate it

[@skyler6982]

This video went from "How to take better selfies" To "I love you bro"

[@cenovais]

It was very sweet what you said by the end of this video

[@brunoboni855]

Amazing ending. Very emotional. That is not to say the mais content is also amazing.

[@samelis6546]

That "if you happen to live in America 💣💥🦅" killed me.

[@error_4zero4]

It may sound weird but I find the photo taken by selfie camera more attractive 😶

[@Rehab-x9w]

Hey! I watched that vid and the question on my mind was "how do I do this on a phone"

[@camels9654]

Ah this makes sense, I noticed the camera on the front of the phone made me look weird, I used the 3s delay and the 3x IPhone 14 front camera and WOW, what a difference! Going to get a tripod for sure, this is a game changer.

[@toot4you19]

Just a little extra applause for the ''Merica moment at 2:20

[@lastsight5138]

Yeah make photos that do not even look like you anymore. When ppl see you irl they wont even recognize you. The dude in the video does not even look like the selfie on the right. He does not look like the selfie on the left too but something between the two.

[@amuservlog4561]

You deserve to be followed

[@vnsilva5600]

Does this apply to both selfies and the cell phone's rear camera?

[@LhawangPoSherpa]

Yes but at different degrees. Selfie cameras are generally wider than your back cameras so their distortion is more pronounced. The best thing you can do is to use your main len, punch into 2X and stand around 10-15 feet away from your phone.

[@spacetaco048]

I'm so glad I barely saw the last video last month so I didn't have to wait 2 years lol

[@Rosemarie11.11]

Wow this makes sense, I’m going to try this thank you

[@spider-ty7420]

2:16 I don't get it when people say America dosn't use the metric system, I mean we use 9mm in school all the time.

[@callitags]

This was so lovely. What a wonderful thing to hear unexpectedly 🙂

[@believeinmiracles1437]

This is such a great video! You give positivity and confidence to people!✨

[@BryanGonzalez-tf4gb]

subscribed, and the sentiment was wholesome TY

[@Marilyn-np6ls]

Great advice all the way around --- thanks !!!

[@ephramwest8368]

I needed that reality check at the end thank you

[@medir-acao]

Awesome! I like your insights!

[@alexcostafotografia]

nice video dude! congrats.... but the professional grade lighting helped a lot lol

[@gwynnlinn1133]

I liked the first one better! I like the shadows.

[@tinamay2540]

Me too!!!

[@koraxacollins9645]

The worst part about motivational philosophy is having to admit it's correct 😅

[@shubhamvarma9188]

Much needed video kudos 🎉

[@isaacwhite4924]

the "America!" got a like out of me. well done

[@reallyfijateperocomocono1131]

Someone needed to hear that deep thought! Sending to a friend of course! Lol 😂

[@The_catalyst..]

I love this guy. Thanks man

[@Nyokicat99]

Dammit. You're so wholesome and wonderful. Take my like 👍

[@JonBear]

I am happy you found this video!

[@arya_amg]

Great video but there are some thing I should add First of all it's better to zoom instead of cropping because of all the computational stuff will get better results if you zoom both detail and color wise And here are some focal length numbers for some phones telephoto sensors on top of my head Iphone 12 pro and older 54mm Iphone 12PM 68mm 13 and 14 pro series 81mm S10 and older 50mm(if they have telephoto) S20 ultra 103mm S21 and s22 ultra have two telephotos one is 81 one is 230 Pixel 4 50mm pixel 5 doesn't have any Pixel 6 doesn't have and 6 pro has 103mm

[@mushrifahmed8107]

This reminds me of the time when phones used to have 2 front cameras with different focal lengths. One for narrow shots and another for wide. I think phone manufacturers should go back to that. Instead of adding macro and wide lenses in the back, adding an extra lens in the front is what more users would prefer (I think).

[@juanitafaber7258]

Love it 😊

[@stellamarrisabungu6443]

Was nice to meet you.. your work is great..

[@JonBear]

Thank you Stella! I'd be honored to fly again with you!

[@epicn]

Thanks for the motivation at the end, I really appreciate it

[@markvogelfaenger9801]

Congrats few people understand this and believe that focal distance is culprit or that wide angle distort, while is only the chosen perspective.

[@maryhamric]

Love this. Love this. Love this.

[@Starship245]

Great message