A very frequently observed motif is the self-photography with Aktelementen. Was showing it to a potential partner what he / she has to expect or to get time to see himself naked in a picture before someone else does. Sorry, there are these images generally poor in all possible areas, or even miserable. Hard flash, distracting background or wrong focus can be seen here often. In a more or less successful self-test I've ever tried to fathom where the biggest mistakes are hidden.
A self-timer is actually included in the camera. Only the camera focuses unfortunately mostly after the actual release and not in front of the photo. If you run into the picture then it will most likely focus. The only solution is to manually Vorfokussieren or one uses a focus dummy. This dummy can be a broom or a tripod for standing poses, or a pillow for lying. For the actual photo you must then just fast enough to replace the dummy with your own body. The camera thus has something to focus.
can help a mirror, first with themselves a little photographic deal. The mirror should be large enough and preferably parallel to the camera stand. The real picture is not to be found with this method, but you get a first impression. It is a kind of preview of the actual photo, regardless of the focal length or the depth of field. Search now from the body position in which you work best for themselves. Be calm self-critical, the viewer, this is usually yes. Close it as a blind eye to a two-dimensional Impression of the events get in the mirror. The photo is indeed two dimensional.
If you are "problem areas", so you can either hide by turning and changing the body voltage or force but by means of blankets, clothing, or shadows in the background. Since I have a big problem area, I use the motion blur in addition to the above techniques to my image to buy a little more dynamic. For that I am moving a little in the 45 ° - 90 ° angle towards the camera. This helps only a little trial and error and experimentation. Turning the head during the recording anonymous and is also very dynamic and has to move.
Use a high ISO number, to obtain an additional grain in low light. This is often undesirable, but leaves in most cases, a creative artistic impression and conceals blemishes and kleingkeiten critical, that you might like not good to you.
This effect is however only really appreciated when you discolor the image later black and white. Black and white for light skin is always the means to an end, otherwise a backdrop of colorful native still makes you look paler than it already is anyway. Tanning muffle as I have no chance to leave here a good and healthy impression.
Calm the background. They should not compete with the background, but let it be included as a stylistic device with. A bed should be based uni and a wallpaper is only attractive if they are either very strongly for the application is or is not even noticed.
Take an open aperture or the scene is "portrait", so you do have a very small but interesting part of you the star of the picture. An open aperture makes for a very sharp transition from soft to focus. But the hiding of parts of the body behind doors or in corners is an appetizer, as it somewhat obscured what others want to see you. Have fun finding and playing with their own Body in photography, and just not something awe. I've had to make about 100 shots until I have a reasonably pleased. And I am what I am concerned, not really critical and very vain.
