Surely everyone is familiar with the situation when you want to change your avatar on a social network, but there is no one to take a picture of you. You can get a beautiful avatar at home without any help if you have a digital camera. You can take a photo of yourself and get a good result, and in this article we will tell you what rules you need to follow for this.
Instructions
Step 1
Take photos in a well-lit room. Inexpensive digital cameras give acceptable image quality only in good ambient light. Daylight is best - sunlight is most natural.
Step 2
If you are taking photographs in the evening, turn on strong fluorescent lights. In the daytime, take pictures in front of a window, standing so that the sunlight hits your face evenly. Never stand with your back to the window - the photo will be blown out.
Step 3
Taking pictures outdoors, you save yourself from problems with the angle of the incident light - on the street the lighting is most natural and even.
Step 4
To make it imperceptible in the photo that you were photographing yourself yourself, use a timer in the camera settings, which can be set to the self-timer after 5, 10 or more seconds.
Step 5
Place the camera on a flat surface, set a timer and make sure that the lens is pointed at you in the desired angle and captures your figure in whole or in part. Press the shutter button and strike the desired pose. After a few seconds, the self-timer will release and the camera will take a picture.
Step 6
When taking a pose for photography, do not throw your head back too high, but do not lower it too low - it will look unprofitable in the photo. The pose should be natural and relaxed.
Step 7
If only your face should be in the photo, and you want to take a portrait avatar, set the camera so that the lens is at the level of your gaze. To photograph a figure up to the waist, the camera should be installed at the level of the chin.
Step 8
In order for the frame to be accurate and steady, in the absence of a flat surface, the camera is most reliably placed on a tripod parallel to the floor.
Step 9
Pay attention to what background you are photographing against. You should not be photographed against the background of an untidy room, unattractive interior and dirty dishes.
Step 10
If you decide to take a photo of yourself in the mirror, never turn on the flash - it can ruin the whole photo, exposing your reflection. A photo in a mirror can only turn out beautifully if the mirror is clean and there is good lighting in the room.
Step 11
After the photo is taken, correct and retouch it in Photoshop.
