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100 Seriously Cool Self-Portraits (And Tips to Shoot Your Own!)

100 Seriously Cool Self-Portraits (And Tips to Shoot Your Own!)

Josh Johnson on Feb 22nd 2011 with 106 comments
This entry is part 7 of 14 in the Portraits Session
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The self-portrait has been a popular form of expression ever since man first saw his own reflection. Much like Narcissus, it’s often the case that we need not look beyond the tip of our own nose for a muse worth studying.

Today we’ll walk you through some simple steps for taking your first self-portrait, followed by a huge collection of inspiration from photographers who have gone before you. Let’s get started!

How To Take a Self-Portrait

I recently ordered a product for my camera that I couldn’t wait to try out. Unfortunately, when it came in the mail, there was no one around to use as a good subject. Not to be stopped so easily, I decided to simply use myself as the subject.

I wanted to take a portrait with a shallow depth of field and very little detail in the background, so I grabbed my tripod and stood in the very center of my yard, away from trees buildings or any other substantial object. I setup the camera, looked through the viewfinder, and immediately realized this wasn’t going to be as easy as I thought.

Below you’ll find some helpful tips that I had to learn the hard way.

Tip #1: Bring Something to Focus On

The problem that I saw when I looked through my viewfinder was that I didn’t have anything to focus on aside from the items in the far distance. This of course would make for a perfectly blurry photo of me, which isn’t at all what I wanted.

One easy solution to this problem is to bring something to stand in your place. Height doesn’t matter so much as distance, but try to match it to yourself as best as you can for accuracy. If you have an extra tripod or light stand, these make perfect substitutes that will stand upright exactly where you need them. I was out in my yard so I grabbed a shovel from my shed, stuck it in the ground, focused and then moved the shovel. Rudimentary, but it worked perfectly.

Tip #2: Try Standing By a Corner

As an alternative to standing in the middle of nowhere, you might want to actually use a building or wall in your shot. In this circumstance your first instinct is to focus on the wall, but that might not work too well depending on your depth-of-field.

One trick that I discovered is to stand next to the end of a wall or at a corner. This way you can position yourself even with the wall and achieve a solid focus. So if you focus on the wall, then stand next to rather than in front of it, your focus should be much better.

Tip #3: Use Both Auto and Manual Focus

A good practice to get into when you’re taking self-portraits is to use a mix of auto and manual focus. First, focus on your stand-in object using auto focus. Then, with the object still in focus, switch your lens to manual focus.

This will give you the freedom to tweak settings, re-meter for changing light and anything else you need to all without screwing up your established point of focus. Just make sure you stand perfectly on your mark each time you take a photo.

Tip #4: Set the Timer High and Use Burst

Obviously, you don’t want to have to haul all out and run into the frame just as your camera takes the image. Give yourself plenty of time to get in position and figure out what you’re doing. Most cameras let you vary the length of the timer, check your manual for how to set yours.

In conjunction with the timer, you can usually set your camera to take multiple photos in succession. Even if all you need is one photo, it’s not a bad idea to have your camera snap five or ten so you can vary your pose/expression. This will give you much more variety when it comes time to choose the image. Just make sure you have your settings perfect before turning burst on, otherwise you’ll have a card full of unusable shots.

Tip #5: Capture You

My last tip is to use the images below only loosely as inspiration. A self-portrait should be a very personal expression, not simply a mirror of something you’ve seen elsewhere. Think about who you want to be and how you want to say that. Use props, scenery, pose and lighting conditions to convey your personality. And most of all, have fun!

100 Seriously Cool Self-Portraits

Corie Howell

Adam Penney

saintbob

Jen B

Anan Amri

D. Sinclair Terrasidius

tomorrow’s cheese

lucianvenutian

Shannon Kringen

J-Bird in K-town

Angelo De Mesa

Bruno Bernardes

Jeremy

Nick Weinrauch

Juan Salmoral

Jason OX4

pumpkincat210

Fergus Ray Murray

Matt Becker

marie-ll

Niklas Morberg

Ali Edwards

Andy Clement

Lynda Giddens

Carolina Tarré

Ryan Berry

Sparktography

Carolina Tarré

Kevin Dean

Thomas Hawk

Kevin Dean

Monica Semergiu

Brett Arthur

Chimpr

I Am Ming

Haroni Kim

Ian Carroll

Preethy Sivakumar

Anna Gay

Anna Gay

Dustin Diaz

Josh Libatique

Katie Harris

Daniel Silveira

Amancay Maahs

Hani Amir

Paul Moody

Rach

Anna Gay

ViaMoi

Cayusa

Cayusa

Shemer

Camil Tulcan

Bethan Phillips

Helga Weber

malik ml williams

stephanie carter

Martin Gommel

Rick Harrison

Bethan Phillips

Agnieszka Gabrys

Phil Hilfiker

Michel Filion

Jaybird

Fernando Ocana Fernandez

Andres Thor

Corie Howell

megan leetz

Greenpin Chang

Leanne Surfleet

Colton Witt

Demi-Brooke

Eric

Rodrigo Basaure

Alex Holzknecht

Bethan Phillips

Darwin Bell

Juliana Coutinho

Leah Makin

Rachel Carter

Malloreigh

Blythe D

Ikayama

Liz Marion

Mitchell Joyce

Alex Dram

lintmachine

Ian Iott

dlemieux

panaromico

Jaybird

Mitchell Joyce

Ian Iott

Sharman

Fernando Ocaña Fernández

Margo Conner

Elisa Dudnikova

Allan Foster

alphadesigner

Your Turn

I hope this post has inspired you to engage in some introspective photographic experiments. Turn that camera around and spend some time exploring who you are from the other side of the lens. You might just have a blast and learn a thing or two about yourself in the process!

Leave a comment below with links to some self-portraits you’ve done. We’re constantly amazed by the creativity and talent of our readers and can’t wait to see what you come up with!

 
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  1. Max H says:
    February 22, 2011 at 9:03 pm

    Perfekt timing! I wanted to take a self-portrait today! Thanks for sharing :)

    Reply
  2. Marie Sturges says:
    February 22, 2011 at 9:05 pm

    I love all of these! I fail at self-portraits mostly because I’m not used to being in front of the camera at the same time I am operating it… o.o

    Best I can do: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariesturges/5455005937/in/set-72157624020432299/

    D:

    Reply
  3. Dave says:
    February 22, 2011 at 9:41 pm

    Awesome self-portraits! very cool inspiration.

    Here was my attempt.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/davepd2/4784695133/

    Reply
  4. Jonas says:
    February 22, 2011 at 10:00 pm

    There are some pretty intresting self-potraits. Nice post!
    But can someone pls tell me how to do something like in the picture of Brett Arthur. I love this light spot or whatever. Would be nice
    Cheers

    Reply
  5. Henry Hingst says:
    February 22, 2011 at 10:04 pm

    I’ve got a brand new self-portrait that i took to the ”about” session of my website.

    http://www.henryhingst.com/about

    See ya around.

    Reply
  6. Martin Reisch says:
    February 22, 2011 at 10:15 pm

    nice collection! i tend to do ALOT of self-portraits simply because when im location scouting or wandering around the city i tend to be alone. i love seeing a photograph of a massive landscape but it’s always awesome to have a reference of size/perspective so i’ve become obsessed and i’d like to think quite good at self-portraits. i’d almost say it’s my trademark!

    here’s a link to some of my self-portaits on Flickr! http://is.gd/CDpJ5E

    Reply
  7. Nic says:
    February 22, 2011 at 10:50 pm

    Those are awesome! I’ve just visited a ton of their flickrs. Great inspiration!

    Here are my self ports – http://www.flickr.com/photos/ieatstars/people/ieatstars/

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  8. Thor Harland says:
    February 22, 2011 at 11:06 pm

    Great Inspiration!

    My contribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/norsgd12/3773819638/

    Cheers

    Reply
  9. Dobra Crowley says:
    February 22, 2011 at 11:08 pm

    There are some really interesting self portraits there. I added couple of them to my Flickr Favs. Portrait photography is definitely my niche. Self portrait is always a challenge…
    Here are couple of mine:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/8189069@N03/3556843284/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/8189069@N03/3572557657/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/8189069@N03/5068865192/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/8189069@N03/5240659099/

    Reply
  10. JarrodR says:
    February 22, 2011 at 11:15 pm

    Fun times.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/jarrod_r/4295583339/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/jarrod_r/4295583349/

    Reply
  11. Manu Luque says:
    February 22, 2011 at 11:43 pm

    Excelente serie, variedad de estilos y enfoques del autoretrato. Este es el último que hice:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/aitademonika/5396042897/in/set-72157624107650411/

    Pero me gustan más estas otras dos:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/aitademonika/5052884796/in/set-72157624107650411/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/aitademonika/5221821049/in/set-72157624107650411/

    Saludos.

    Reply
  12. Tariq Kieran says:
    February 22, 2011 at 11:55 pm

    Here’s one of mine: http://studpup.tumblr.com/post/3369739983/old-self-portrait-just-cuz

    Reply
  13. Through the Lens of Kimberly Gauthier, Kimberly Gauthier Photography says:
    February 23, 2011 at 12:20 am

    These are fantastic. I’ve been shooting self portraits weekly and it’s a lot harder in some ways and a lot easier in other ways than I thought. Thanks for the inspiration!

    Kim

    Reply
  14. Neil says:
    February 23, 2011 at 12:24 am

    Great post!

    My self portrait taken with Lomo fisheye: http://www.flickr.com/photos/neildakeyne/5468655197/

    One of my favourite self portraits: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=241382004104

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  15. Brenda says:
    February 23, 2011 at 12:27 am

    I don’t often do self-portraits, but I thought this one was fun: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brendaburrell/5411819302/in/set-72157625830147753/

    Reply
  16. ICEPIN says:
    February 23, 2011 at 12:41 am

    great collection!

    mrs “helga weber” sounds like an old german granny (sorry, helga), but the pic amazed me…

    i have a self too:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/52928880@N06/5469252244/

    Reply
  17. Phil Crean says:
    February 23, 2011 at 3:53 am

    One from me….looking rough!!
    http://www.philcrean.com/portraits/e34e197b1

    Reply
  18. Arclight Images says:
    February 23, 2011 at 4:37 am

    I don’t think I’ve ever hit ‘favorite’ more than from this post, thanks !!

    Is it a law that film and medium format shooters have to show-off what they use? ;)

    Great stuff…I’m inspired.

    These are two recent from (and of) me.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/arclightimages/4644151403/in/set-72157612752449383/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/arclightimages/4927592897/in/set-72157612752449383/

    Reply
  19. Dani Mouser says:
    February 23, 2011 at 5:27 am

    Some of these are very cool! Great collection of inspiring self portraits.

    I did a 52-week challenge in 2010 that I called ‘A New Take on the Old Self Portrait’. I really pushed myself to try new techniques and styles each week of the year.

    It can be seen here:
    http://www.danimouser.wordpress.com

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  20. William says:
    February 23, 2011 at 7:50 am

    These are terrific! Really inspireing. IF I had to pic a favorite, it would be the one by Andres Thor.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/34547923@N06/3493281885/

    Reply
  21. Andris says:
    February 23, 2011 at 11:31 am

    Brett Arthur and Anna Gay’s self-portraits are my favourites.

    Here’s one of mine: http://www.flickr.com/photos/linzprod/5435848958/

    Reply
  22. Sandro says:
    February 23, 2011 at 6:17 pm

    Great photos!
    Here’s me: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sanpani/5420629240/

    Reply
  23. Kurt Hudson says:
    February 23, 2011 at 8:13 pm

    Heres a few of my fav self portraits.. let me know what you think!!

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1598855163809&set=a.1497893999843.2069949.1008911689&theater

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1489470069250&set=a.1497893999843.2069949.1008911689&theater

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1658971946691&set=a.1497893999843.2069949.1008911689&theater

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1584709890186&set=a.1566311950249.2081185.1008911689&theater

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1601425388063&set=a.1566311950249.2081185.1008911689&theater

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1585331625729&set=a.1558216147859.2080619.1008911689&theater

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  24. Kevin Morris says:
    February 23, 2011 at 9:56 pm

    Did this floating self portrait during a foggy day in Toronto…

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinpaulmorris/5176918812/

    Reply
  25. Andrey Nikishaev says:
    February 24, 2011 at 1:34 am

    Here is my self-portrait: http://photos.500px.com/252293/4

    Reply
  26. Kevin Dean says:
    February 24, 2011 at 4:33 am

    Very nice. Thanks for including some of my images. I’ve always been a big fan of self portraits, mainly because I’m always free to be shot when I want to shoot.

    More of my self portraits can be seen here:

    http://www.flickr.com/search/show/?q=self+portrait&w=70483689%40N00&s=int

    Reply
  27. nefoto... says:
    February 24, 2011 at 5:04 am

    love your idea… but i do not to have many words, just narcissus shots :) if they it’s useful … use it here :)
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/nefotografas/3526729748/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/nefotografas/5264204341/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/nefotografas/4678242856/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/nefotografas/4406903855/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/nefotografas/4425982956/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/nefotografas/4789226147/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/nefotografas/4263010872/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/nefotografas/4731305142/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/nefotografas/5432162972/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/nefotografas/4831543064/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/nefotografas/5385858282/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/nefotografas/4151411258/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/nefotografas/3611803419/

    Reply
  28. Ajith R says:
    February 24, 2011 at 6:01 am

    Here are mine!!!
    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=503987&l=a1cb61af2e&id=1776862170
    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=444344&l=4327c31a45&id=1776862170

    Reply
  29. Zaheer says:
    February 24, 2011 at 8:36 am

    Here are a couple of mine:
    Hope you like ‘em!

    my favorite: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaheerm/5294884367/
    2nd favorite: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaheerm/5295478812/

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaheerm/5391845985/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaheerm/5295479464/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaheerm/5295478616/

    Reply
  30. Stefan says:
    February 24, 2011 at 12:23 pm

    A lot of very inspiring examples. I also like to play around with composites when attempting a self portrait.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/esge/4099935621/

    Reply
  31. Anan Amri says:
    February 24, 2011 at 12:37 pm

    Thanks for the feature!

    Reply
  32. Neko says:
    February 24, 2011 at 2:05 pm

    My latest favorites:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/neko_13/5449790250/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/neko_13/5449169823/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/neko_13/5262217508/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/neko_13/5429523734/

    Lots more here:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/neko_13/sets/72157623546075884/

    Yeah I’m kinda narcissist :D

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  33. Shlomi Kramer says:
    February 24, 2011 at 11:29 pm

    Me
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/shlomikremer/2537024782/in/set-1714623/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/shlomikremer/2544211527/in/set-1714623/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/shlomikremer/4110208052/in/set-1714623/
    and
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/shlomikremer/sets/72157624991553702/

    Reply
  34. Brian says:
    February 25, 2011 at 1:44 am

    Here’s one of mine x4. Great inspiration on this page.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/evancicphoto/5371121074/

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  35. aew says:
    February 25, 2011 at 4:01 am

    Wow.. Definitely inspiring! Amazing stuff.. people are indeed beautiful

    I’m not normally the one in front of the lens, but this one I did of me that I actually quite like for a change, hehe:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/annewalsh/4776077382/in/set-72157622945375913/

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  36. Jason Andrews says:
    February 27, 2011 at 3:13 am

    Wow these pictures are beautiful. Thank you for the inspiration. It is very hard to take self portraits but i shall continue to try.

    Reply
  37. Madison says:
    February 27, 2011 at 1:15 pm

    Here’s one of mine:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/madisonvoelkel/5480958689/

    Reply
  38. sandman says:
    March 1, 2011 at 3:22 am

    Mine own: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotdoubledot/607887602/

    Reply
  39. Robert L. Waters says:
    March 1, 2011 at 5:08 am

    Heres a low key self portrait i was happy with. http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertlangdonwaters/5321600843/lightbox/

    Reply
  40. Lanthus says:
    March 2, 2011 at 7:07 pm

    Great pics, makes me want to try out some of these cool ideas!

    Reply
  41. John Wart, jr says:
    March 4, 2011 at 4:22 am

    My self portrait is here:

    http://www.johnwartphotography.com/misc/self_portrait.jpg

    Reply
  42. sslyb says:
    March 4, 2011 at 4:37 am

    Here’s mine http://www.flickr.com/photos/sslyb/5426057487/in/set-72157625990605610/

    Reply
  43. Andrew says:
    March 4, 2011 at 5:00 am

    Great portraits. Thanks for letting us share!

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/drewfleming/5281359775/

    http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/156915_10150141964619606_574469605_8009858_8057188_n.jpg

    http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/22036_306471244605_574469605_4681628_1946267_n.jpg

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  44. Mithun Kumar says:
    March 4, 2011 at 7:20 am

    Here’s my self-Portrait:
    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150137834260874&set=a.474034445873.279081.716350873

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  45. white says:
    March 4, 2011 at 1:23 pm

    interesting.so many cute girls.

    Reply
  46. Roberte says:
    March 4, 2011 at 9:12 pm

    FYI its not a self portrait if someone else took it. Case in point Brett Author’s photo above was not taken by him but rather a friend as stated in his flickr info.

    Reply
  47. Daniel Thurau says:
    March 4, 2011 at 9:19 pm

    I recently also did a self potrait, because i needed a new pic for the FB profile.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/46325732@N02/5497468648/

    Reply
  48. Robin Neilly says:
    March 9, 2011 at 1:36 am

    Great article!

    Self portraits have been a great way for me to play with lighting. Finding a willing model when you have a concept isn’t always easy.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/robinneilly/4140944398/

    Reply
  49. Mecc says:
    March 10, 2011 at 12:10 am

    Here’s some of me:

    http://mecc.deviantart.com/art/Self-181519497
    and
    http://mecc.deviantart.com/art/George-de-La-Tour-200327580

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  50. Campanilla says:
    March 10, 2011 at 1:15 am

    Mine: http://www.flickr.com/photos/isgolas/5358128159/
    :D

    Reply
  51. Ed says:
    March 14, 2011 at 4:52 pm

    Here is my lucky shot http://www.flickr.com/photos/nl/5282850552/

    Reply
  52. Phil McDermott says:
    March 16, 2011 at 10:03 pm

    Awesome collection of self portrait images. I’m normally on the other side of the camera and taking my own portrait has in the past always proved a challenge. Though this collection offers plenty of ideas and inspiration. Thank you for sharing these – they are all great !!!

    Reply
  53. Viktor says:
    March 19, 2011 at 1:24 pm

    Here is mine self-portrait

    Reply
  54. Manuel Beltran says:
    April 23, 2011 at 10:32 pm

    Wonderful stuff you got here, i just love these. This got me back into photography
    My self portrait http://manyrdthespanyrd.deviantart.com/art/Me-3-206129013

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  55. lunenburgirl says:
    May 17, 2011 at 9:53 am

    I realize this probably isn’t the place to put this out there so my apologies.

    I’m a 41 year old female and will be getting open heart surgery shortly. Besides the racket surrounding the open heart action, I’ve been trying to come to terms with the scar that will be left behind. I just came upon this site today and am thinking doing a 365 project may be the way to go. Thoughts?

    Reply
    • ilinca says:
      July 2, 2011 at 4:08 pm

      @lunenburgirl: This is just as good as any other place…photography is for knowledge and re-knowledge, since it’s such a private attempt. And illness might return one to private-ness like no other experience. I would say you should focus on this for your 365- intimacy with yourself and your experience…achieving as close of a relation to the camera and what you see through it every day.

      My good thoughts for the scheduled surgery.

      Reply
  56. Frank says:
    June 14, 2011 at 12:25 pm

    Guys, I URGE you to check out Nastassia Davis, she does some really amazing selfies. Really inspirational.

    http://nastassiadavis.com/?cat=5

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  57. JJ Sereday says:
    June 24, 2011 at 8:33 pm

    Hey guys – thanks for this post, so many amazing shots. I am always skimming thought your network of tuts+ sites. Very motivational and helpful for sure.

    Heres a self portrait I took a few months back

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/jsaystill/5393976406/

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  58. ilinca says:
    July 2, 2011 at 4:14 pm

    Some quite interesting photos. Here are some of mine- static technique, no timers, mirrors and laptop screen for reflection. And simple compositions still.

    http://cutimages.wordpress.com/2006/05/02/in-doubt/
    http://cutimages.wordpress.com/2011/05/07/long-in-black/
    http://cutimages.wordpress.com/2005/11/25/away/
    http://cutimages.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/afraid-to-go-to-war/
    http://cutimages.wordpress.com/2009/07/19/on-the-pond/

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  59. F3L1X says:
    July 13, 2011 at 6:40 pm

    Just took this one recently
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/8120977@N08/5907069766/in/photostream

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  60. Andreea says:
    July 22, 2011 at 6:42 am

    Some of these photos are worth watching day after day.
    Here is one of my self-portraits I think is interesting

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  61. Marcelo says:
    July 25, 2011 at 11:13 am

    Hi, I have two nice self portraits too, if you want to take a look:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcelodefranceschi/4942722389/in/photostream
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcelodefranceschi/5707566230/in/photostream
    Cheers

    Reply
  62. Michael says:
    August 4, 2011 at 6:40 am

    Here is mine
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/mibictures/3976006603/in/set-72157623022589139

    Reply
  63. Rita says:
    August 4, 2011 at 1:19 pm

    I’m so glad I found this post! Right now I’m working on my own self portrait project and it is really interesting to see, what other photographers and talented people create. Today I made my first photo shoot and here are the first results :)
    http://monography.lv/my-photos-and-i/self-portraits-part-i/

    So glad I could share it :)

    Reply
  64. JaniceW Shum says:
    August 19, 2011 at 5:08 am

    Woh! You guys are so amazing! Glad that I stumbled upon this page :)
    Totally inspired me..
    These are some of my self portrait:
    http://janiceyy.blogspot.com/2011/08/self-portrait-1630.html
    http://janiceyy.blogspot.com/2011/08/self-portrait-1530.html
    http://janiceyy.blogspot.com/2011/08/self-portrait-1030.html
    http://janiceyy.blogspot.com/2011/08/self-portrait-1130.html

    Do leave some comments

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  65. shovona says:
    August 31, 2011 at 2:05 am

    just one the way to get over with my 365 self portrait programme :D hope u will like it

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  66. Keyonna Hackket says:
    September 23, 2011 at 11:51 am

    this was great .. i am in high school and we have 3 porject on self portiats .. interpreting dreams.. and music video in 3 shots…. both digital and traditional …so i needed examples ,, i appreciate it ill be sure to post my final pictures on here :)

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  67. Lee says:
    September 25, 2011 at 2:27 pm

    I’ve got a couple self-portrait shots.

    Here’s one:
    http://fav.me/d3lo0oq

    More here:
    http://leeloola.deviantart.com/

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  68. Anita says:
    September 27, 2011 at 4:41 pm

    there are so many beautiful and creative photos in this post.

    here’s my self portrait, i took it before reading this article. now it’s time for some self-portraits, got a lot of inspiration. thanks a lot.

    http://flic.kr/p/anoaAx

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  69. Albern says:
    September 29, 2011 at 9:26 am

    Hi, you done your job beyond your assignments, the tips and ideas you given in your post are really useful, thanks for sharing these self portrait pictures
    .

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  70. Bethan says:
    October 2, 2011 at 4:46 pm

    Thanks for the feature! Some very nice images here

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  71. Reilly says:
    October 26, 2011 at 10:37 pm

    Im practicing, but here is one from before I saw these tips :) I’ll post more when I take another :D

    http://sanguineyouth.deviantart.com/#/d4e2b4g

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  72. Stephen says:
    November 3, 2011 at 2:35 pm

    Great self portraits by everyone. Here is my contribution…

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/69385600@N03/6309467181/in/photostream

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  73. Bojana says:
    November 7, 2011 at 9:38 pm

    Some of these are great, however, I’m sick and tired of “one-eyed” portraits!! Sick and tired! People need to look into where this trend comes from and then decided whether to go with it or not. Yuck!

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  74. Maggie says:
    November 16, 2011 at 11:38 pm

    For some reason the link did’t post, but here is mine!
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/maggiejumpsship/6349869514/

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  75. Catalina says:
    November 22, 2011 at 8:01 pm

    This is an excellent post.

    Here are some of my self portraits:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/weareuglybutwehavemusic/6084012032/in/photostream
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/weareuglybutwehavemusic/5371620261/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/weareuglybutwehavemusic/5350045375/in/photostream
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/weareuglybutwehavemusic/5237034711/in/photostream
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/weareuglybutwehavemusic/5120490037/in/photostream
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/weareuglybutwehavemusic/5102101277/in/photostream/
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/weareuglybutwehavemusic/5031050862/in/photostream
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/weareuglybutwehavemusic/4952107048/in/photostream
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/weareuglybutwehavemusic/4946855521/in/photostream
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/weareuglybutwehavemusic/4691650274/in/photostream

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  76. sharon says:
    December 4, 2011 at 7:30 am

    check out my tumblr? :)
    thelittlehopewithinus.tumblr.com
    i saw this and just wanted to contribute.

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  77. Helena says:
    December 7, 2011 at 10:48 am

    Hi,

    This is one of my selfportraits:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatinhice/2965603804/

    This is a link to my website:

    http://helenarosado.carbonmade.com/

    :)

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  78. Emily says:
    December 8, 2011 at 4:24 pm

    Here is my self portraits:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/pyromania0179/6478665013/in/photostream

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/pyromania0179/6248042704/in/photostream

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/pyromania0179/5124711283/in/photostream

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/pyromania0179/5124704835/in/photostream

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/pyromania0179/5124701205/in/photostream

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/pyromania0179/5116659022/in/photostream

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  79. Emma :) says:
    December 22, 2011 at 1:50 pm

    heres mine (:
    http://emmabnormal.deviantart.com/#/d4joeb5
    http://emmabnormal.deviantart.com/#/d4joba8
    http://emmabnormal.deviantart.com/#/d4i97xx
    http://emmabnormal.deviantart.com/#/d4ho78w
    http://emmabnormal.deviantart.com/#/d4ho1pr

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  80. Sekar says:
    December 25, 2011 at 1:18 pm

    wow. a great article. made me did a session for myself.
    and here are ones of my fave : http://sekardewi.wordpress.com/2011/12/25/self-portrait-photography/

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  81. Rich Maxwell says:
    December 26, 2011 at 8:46 pm

    Interesting article, gave me some ideas. I have one of my self portraits on my website – http://www.rich-maxwell.co.uk

    Hope people will take a look and let me know their thoughts.

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  82. Dino says:
    January 15, 2012 at 4:07 pm

    Here is my favourite one!

    file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Dino/Desktop/DiNo/Model!/IMG_0151.jpg

    one more:

    file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Dino/Desktop/DiNo/Model!/Picture%20017.jpg

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  83. duckshots says:
    January 29, 2012 at 8:34 am

    You expanded my universe on self-portraiture. Have been studying master photographers who shot themselves.

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  84. Nico says:
    January 31, 2012 at 6:40 am

    I was wondering about what kinda program you are using for the editing part? :-)

    Reply
  85. Miss Ink says:
    February 4, 2012 at 4:55 am

    Wow, very cretive portraits!
    Here is mine: http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/397369_137332776383514_100003203774297_163536_129025307_n.jpg

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  86. arthur says:
    February 20, 2012 at 6:59 pm

    I use Instagram (@arthurhalvorsen) and last year I did a photo a day project on my blog, and this year I am doing a self portrait a day project. You can follw the progress with me on either Instagram in real time or wait for the blog posts with all of my photos from the week in a post http://arthurhalvorsen.blogspot.com/2012/02/self-week-1.html
    Thanks!!
    ~A

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  87. mark cuckow says:
    February 24, 2012 at 3:30 pm

    i am a student in my last year & shall do a series of self portraits i shall do something dark both in lighting & mood will keep you posted.

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  88. Stelios says:
    March 4, 2012 at 11:56 pm

    I’m not sure if “Self-Portraiture Photography” is the correct term, but that sounds close enough. My girlfriend and I have 6 years worth of pictures taken on several different digital cameras. Funny thing is – not a single picture is taken by a third-party. ALL of our photos are taken by one of us holding the camera out in front of us; or above us; or under us.

    A professional photographer jokingly said to me once, “every girl with a digital camera thinks she’s a fu#*ing photographer these days. Take 4,000 shots, and one or two are bound to be good; even if by accident.” Well, I learned the same applies for dudes with digital cameras.

    My favorite photo of the two of us was taken by my girlfriend while I was dead asleep. She nuzzled her face between my face and the pillow, and snapped this shot. First, it was a single photo; no mulligans. Second, I love how our profiles fit together like puzzle pieces.

    So, my girlfriend is convinced that she’s a fu#*ing photographer now. I say she is, and a darn good one.

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  89. serena says:
    March 13, 2012 at 8:46 pm

    awesome

    heres mine

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3300581589650&set=a.1542133269541.2081272.1121240369&type=1&theater

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  90. Jessica says:
    March 21, 2012 at 8:04 pm

    I worked on some self portraits this past weekend….You can check them out at http://www.facebook.com/3dogphoto .

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  91. Stephan says:
    March 24, 2012 at 5:37 pm

    Here’s a few of my Self-portraits

    http://flic.kr/p/bEAZS4
    http://flic.kr/p/bqKJ6G
    http://flic.kr/p/bqsrDq
    http://flic.kr/p/bDniJD
    http://flic.kr/p/bDnite
    http://flic.kr/p/bqsoQd
    http://flic.kr/p/bAoeTz
    http://flic.kr/p/bzLDEH

    If you like, please leave a comment!

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  92. Carolyn V says:
    March 26, 2012 at 10:59 pm

    Very nice. I’ve tried to do a series of self portraits. Over the last year or two I have taken many. The link above is to one of them. My website is http://www.carolynvphotography.com

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  93. Claire Bain says:
    March 31, 2012 at 6:57 pm

    I wanted so badly to go to the panel discussion today (What Would Rembrandt Post?
    Self-Portraiture in the Age of Facebook) at Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco. But I have a lingering flu. Here is a link to a self-portrait that I like.

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  94. Pedro Lebron says:
    April 11, 2012 at 5:02 am

    Awesome collection, but I was wondering how some of these look extremely polished, like the one where the guy is looking like the Hulk. Is that post production sharpness or just awesome photography skills? Or both?

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  95. Linda B. says:
    April 23, 2012 at 3:17 pm

    I LOVE these photos! They are A.M.A.Z.I.N.G! I feel totally inspired to start taking more self-portraits. :)

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  96. Patty K. says:
    April 24, 2012 at 2:30 pm

    here is mine

    http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/p480x480/575828_316977668373273_313156315422075_769276_920810571_n.jpg

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  97. thomas says:
    April 25, 2012 at 8:08 pm

    these are sweet!! so much inspiration!

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  98. Aaron says:
    April 26, 2012 at 7:33 pm

    It did get me to go out and take a few shots

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/aberkovich/7117083491/in/photostream

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/aberkovich/6970915972/in/photostream

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  99. Maggie says:
    April 27, 2012 at 10:51 pm

    Here’s my attempt at a first self-portrait. I’m pretty new to photogrpahy… http://www.flickr.com/photos/maggieyhorowitz/7120160349/in/photostream

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  100. Brandon says:
    May 11, 2012 at 1:26 pm

    here is mine:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/brandonbpm/7061729173/in/photostream

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