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 Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 5:12 pm
I have to do a self portrait for my film class, and I don't know how...I don't have a self timer on my film camera, and I hate doing mirror pictures and the ones where you hold your camera at arms length and pray that you got your whole face in the shot.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to shoot a self portrait?
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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 5:51 pm
Then you will need to buy a self timer. What kind of a camera is it? There should be a self timer for it. I found one for my old polaroid. Anyway put the camera on a tripod, focus, set the timer, then run into place. Or you could use a remote but idk if they have those for film cameras.
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Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:37 pm
I believe its a Canon T50.
Thats a really good idea that I cant believe that I didn't think of! blaugh
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Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:09 am
Wow way to not know your camera. I downloaded a user manual for it and it has a self timer. I screen shot the page for you. 
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:26 pm
Its because its not my camera. Its my parent's and they lost the book for it.
I've only used it once before because I couldn't afford film for it.
Thank you!!!
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Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 8:54 pm
Problem solved but for the hell of it ima answer anyways lol. For me taking a shot before a mirror works for me. I can see the screen via the mirror and see myself to roughly know where I'm at. -shrugs- works for me.
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Posted: Thu May 20, 2010 1:17 am
onyx2047 Problem solved but for the hell of it ima answer anyways lol. For me taking a shot before a mirror works for me. I can see the screen via the mirror and see myself to roughly know where I'm at. -shrugs- works for me. You don't want to do that, you'll get the camera in the shot and you'll be in the bathroom. This is a classic example of a bad myspace photo. I've only been able to get a good self portrait with a mirror a couple times razz
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Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 6:43 pm
I ended up doing one in a mirror, but I purposly showed the mirror cuz it was a really cool looking one at an antique shop. This had been for my film class, so there was no screen on my camera cuz its OLD! Like...this was jesus's first camera and it was a hand me down. Lol
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Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 12:31 pm
For the film SLRs, you ought to be able to get a corded exposure button pusher thing...I'm so professional stressed ... Anyway, I can't remember the proper name for it right now, but it's basically made up of a cord that screws into your exposure button with a little metal tube that gets pressed down when you squeeze the pressurized ball-grip on at the other end of the cord, which then exposes your film.
It's useful for when you can't be at the camera for a photo and maybe need more time than 10 seconds to set up a shot.
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Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 6:05 pm
...or a sister. . . some of my portraits went like this.
"Hey Sister, stand there real quick!....k, now come here. . . now, when I say, push the button!" lol
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Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 9:42 pm
Yea, that works too. I've been known to use my brother or my cousin a time or two. It gets kinda hard though when you're just in the studio all by yourself and you have nothing but a blank wall to focus on before jumping into the frame.
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Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 5:20 am
Kokihi ...or a sister. . . some of my portraits went like this. "Hey Sister, stand there real quick!....k, now come here. . . now, when I say, push the button!" lol Yup! My honey is my human tripod! We went out shooting just before Halloween and took this! 
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Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 3:13 pm
Didn't you win the Halloween contest with that one?
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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 11:11 am
Phoenixliv Kokihi ...or a sister. . . some of my portraits went like this. "Hey Sister, stand there real quick!....k, now come here. . . now, when I say, push the button!" lol Yup! My honey is my human tripod! We went out shooting just before Halloween and took this! I like the strong diagonal guidelines in this. They draw your eyes right in to the subject.
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 9:10 pm
Phoenixliv Kokihi ...or a sister. . . some of my portraits went like this. "Hey Sister, stand there real quick!....k, now come here. . . now, when I say, push the button!" lol Yup! My honey is my human tripod! We went out shooting just before Halloween and took this!
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