I take pictures οnlу wіth myself ѕіnсе I’m nοt really comfortable posing around wіth public, ѕο hοw саn I take nice pics thаt dont really look lіkе іt’s frοm myspace/ friendster οr ѕοmе networking site? I’m already experimenting wіth effects οn Photoshop аnd lighting. I really want tο improve thе artistic quality οf mу photos. Anу tips οn positioning/ perspective οr something better? I wουld really appreciate уουr аnѕwеrѕ. 
Any tips for taking great pictures of yourself by yourself?
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Smile!
I find that taking pictures of oneself is one of the highest forms of vanity.
i say your doing a excellent job already
Just be comfortable. My best advice would be ..
when you take the picture …
Delight in the moment!
Thats it.
Hope that helps.
if you prop your camera up on a shelf that’s at the height you want it to be at and you look stright at the camera, it might look like someone else took the picture
if your camera has a timer on it, then play with the angles. Just have fun with it.
Its hard for me to take naked pics of myself cause i have 11 inches and it wont fit in the pics.Excellent Luck
go to this website
it shows you how to take pics of yourself
have fun!
http://popseoul.com/category/sel-ca/
Have you got a tripod? Mounting your camera will be simpler for you to manage. Soft lighting is the best form of light as well. Sometimes I use my bedside lamp to light images of products I shoot for ebay. If you place a cut of tracing paper over the light it will give you a soft focus. Then it is just a matter of experimenting in finding the right angle for you. Any lighting below is not very flattering. Copy the angle of head, eyes and sholders from magazine pictures. Also, watch Americas Next Top Model for thoughts on poses.
I’ve been using mirrors –like one that makes me look like I’m in a picture on the wall if that makes sense.
I also took another one where I’m lying on the bed and raise my arm up above me and it isn’t in the shot. That turned out cool. It took a TON of shots to get one that worked but it was fun.
Also I am taking pictures of my shadows a lot, too.
Here’s a girl on flickr who took a picture of herself every day for a year (you could do that –might stretch your thinking.): http://www.flickr.com/photos/trishabrunner/sets/72157594466713962/
Best of luck to ya! Hope that’s caring.
Make sure to relax your neck and shoulders.
You have to get a larger flash or two with a slave to fire it without wires all over. When the tiny camera flash fires,it’ll trigger the huge ones.Get a book on George Hurrell, who photographed Hollywood stars in the 40s. Study the shadows and place your lite(s) opposite. Moving lites around is a long lost art, but well worth studying.
Get a tripod. Learn to use the self-timer on your camera. Experiment with lighting, place and poses.
Your first thousand pictures or so will probably be lousy. But you’ll find a few that really get what you want.
Then throw away the terrible ones. And after that – and ONLY after that! – learn to use Photoshop … first of all to “Optimize” your best shots.
Then you can start experimenting with “Enhancing” and “Manipulating” your pictures.
Remember, Photoshop is first and foremost a curriculum that allows you to process and finalize an already excellent photograph.
Here’s a tutorial that might help when you get to that point:
http://www.jimsdigitaldiary.com/photoshop.html
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