With modern cameras that have Live View, if the LCD is articulated, you can sometimes turn the LCD so that you can see what's in it and where the AF focus point is while looking at the front of the camera. With non-articulared LCDs, put a mirror behind the camera so you can see the LCD.
Combine this with a remote release and it becomes easy. (I usually use manual focus, however.) Can't do anything about the model, however, and still have it be a "self portrait." G On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 5:35 AM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Jun 16, 2012, at 12:48 AM, luiz felipe wrote: > >> Use a mirror beside or behind the camera, so you may see what kind of face >> and pose you're making. If you use a large mirror you'll be able to see what >> the camera sees with normal to short tele lenses. Some models can use this >> mirror behind or beside the camera to adjust their posing - something useful >> if you're shooting since yesterday and getting a little tired. > > I was using a mirror. > >> >> Tether the camera, keep the notebook just off the frame - it may get in the >> way of the lights somehow. This should give access to the actual photo - >> keep shooting until you get what you want. >> >> Catch and train an assistant - and tell him to keep silent unless you are >> moving out of the frame. If he says anything about your face, shoot -er, >> fire him and get a replacement. >> >> AF or fixed, avoid wide open lenses or allow creative out of focus >> self-portraits. >> >> The worst about self portraits is you just can't blame the model... > > Are you kidding? That the one model that I know will accept the blame. > > > >> >> -- >> luiz felipe >> luiz.felipe at luizfelipe.fot.br >> >> Larry's words: >>> When there is noone else around to photograph, self portraits can be a way >>> to experiment with lighting, however when it comes to actually getting >>> decent photos, I keep running into three problems: >>> >>> 1) Framing, I just have to set the camera wide and hope that most of what I >>> want is in the frame. >>> >>> 2) Focus, It's a hell of a lot easier using a camera with autofocus, but >>> even so the camera keeps focusing perfectly, on the wrong thing. >>> >>> 3) My biggest challenge is that self portraiture is like trying to make a >>> silk purse out of a sows ear, or perhaps the whole face. >>> >>> -- >>> Larry Colen lrc at red4est.com sent from i4est >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
