Get Closer
The most common mistake made by photographers is that they are not physically close enough to their subjects. In some cases this means that the center of interest—the subject—is just a speck, too small to have any impact. Even when it is big enough to be decipherable, it usually carries little meaning. Viewers can sense when a subject is small because it was supposed to be and when it's small because the photographer was too shy to get close.
A mirror or some other reflective surface offers an even easier way to take a self-portrait. In most cases, the camera will be included in the scene (but this can help make a statement about your enthusiasm for photography). You can use your camera as a prop, and hold it away from your face. When you photograph into a mirror, be sure your reflection is in focus. An infrared autofocusing system will usually focus on glass if it's aimed into a mirror, and will focus at infinity if aimed at an angle. You might try focusing at an object that's the same distance as the distance from the camera to the reflection, lock in the focus, recompose the image to include yourself, and take the picture.
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| This is Environmental portrait photograph. I like how the subject is positioned in the photograph and the setting this picture is painting. I really like the fact that its in black and white. |
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| This is a self portrait photograph, Its simple and plain. the subject fits the photograph so well. he is just there. just smoking a ciggareete and not sure on what lifes bringing |
who will you shoot? Im going to try to take some different selfportraits as well of people in their enviroment., where will you shoot? bathrooms, hallways, class rooms, anywhere i can find somebody doing their own work, and what will you do to make the shot successful?. different point of views, trying new things and reflecting surfaces
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