How to take your own professional self portrait (headshot / selfie with a DSLR)

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In this video I’m taking my own self portrait. I wanted some new headshots and I thought it would be fun to use some different backdrops and techniques. I used a creamy backdrop, a darker backdrop and back-lighting.

I’m a full-time photographer in the Netherlands and I’m planning on showing you a but more of my life as a photographer. Are you interested in photography? Are you looking for a free-online Photography course? Do you want to see the inside of a Photo Studio? Then please, watch my videos and subscribe to my channel!

I’m planning on sharing videos in which I show you my typical work-week as a photographer. I will give you tips & tricks concerning photography, photo shoots, backdrops, studio props, camera settings (iso, aperture, shutter speed, white balance), photoshoot outfits, photoshoot make-up etc.

Bedankt voor het kijken! Ik ben een full-time fotograaf in Nederland en ik wil je graag iets meer laten zien over mijn werk als fotograaf. Wil je meer weten over (digitale) fotografie? Wil je weten hoe een fotostudio er van binnen uitziet? Ben je op zoek naar een gratis online cursus fotografie? Kijk dan mijn videos en abonneer je op mijn kanaal. Ik zal videos maken over camera instellingen (iso, sluitertijd, diafragma, wit-balans), studio achtergronden, fotoshoot outfits, fotoshoot make-up enz.

IMPORTANT
If you are interested in photographing newborn babies yourself I would highly recommend you to first learn about photography in general. Master you camera, photograph in the Manual mode, learn about aperture, iso, shutter speed, white balance, light and composition. Take photos of your friends (adults or very patient older kids) and make sure you don’t have to think about your camera anymore when photographing babies. Learn about editing as well. Please, don’t experiment photographing Newborn babies without training. Attend a workshop by an experienced and professional photographer with an expertise in Newborn Photography. Learn about the anatomy of babies and invest in good quality cameras, lenses and props. Babies are extremely vulnerable and small and their safety and comfort should be your highest priority. Start with simple poses and make sure you know and understand that many ‘pinterest poses’ are composites. Please, don’t try this at home. If you want beautiful photos of your own Newborn Baby, I highly recommend you to hire a professional and experienced photographer who is trained and specialised in Newborn Photography.

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Music: Across The Ocean – JR Tundra

26 Comments
  1. Jaro Waldeck says

    Hello Fenna, thank you for the video and for running your channel. I'm a fan and have watched pretty much all of your videos 😀 I am curious as to how you trigger the different brand speedlights. Are all your triggers the same brand? Or do you have to have the same brand trigger for each speedlight? And what about the one on the camera? Any chance you'd illuminate this process for me? I would love to understand multiple speedlight photography, and so far have not found a good resource to learn. Thank you for your time, and wishing you a great 2019.

  2. Isabel De Poorter says

    Interessant! Kan je mij zeggen welke softbox je gebruikt en waar je het volledige achtergrondsysteem vandaan haalt (dus statief en de doeken)…. Groetjes uit België

  3. Faizel Joemrati says

    Great video!👍🏾

  4. elitru2007 says

    I love your work, Fenna! easy, rewarding and motivator

  5. Mary BeVard says

    Ok first of all this isn’t for your average consumer photographer. You have lots of light and high ceilings. You have an amazing studio. But everyone has this. Maybe if you do something for people who don’t have the luxury of a photography studio

  6. Sassy Packrat Studios says

    Very helpful! Thank you!

  7. KUPPSKAGNEY says

    Hi Fenna. Have you tried setting the background flashes to slave mode? You will only need one trigger then.

  8. Víctor Hernández Sang says

    Hi Fenna! Thanks for you video, it's really helpful! I am staring photography as a hobby and I want to take my own portraits. The one thing that I can't figure out is how to make my camera focus automatically right before each shot it takes with the timer setting. (This is probably something that it's straight forward and easy to do, but looking at your video I wonder if you can help me). I have a Nikon D5600. Thanks!

  9. Natural by Natalia says

    I just can't make it work, its so frustrating, I try to have more time beetween shots but it going too fast, Im trying everything but nothing works, im changing time in timer shooting and I cant make it like in your video. its like click click click, without break 🙁

  10. Sussy Zambrano says

    I love you work,basic, clean and pure

  11. Karen Wong says

    Thanks for this video, Fenna. Very enjoyable. Going to try this out today.

  12. Kevin Manco says

    You're really beautiful. Nice pics

  13. Michelle Engelberts says

    Hey fenna, koop je jou grote backdrops die je gebruikt voor familie portraits ook bij Ali?

  14. Letícia Pickler says

    Nice tips! You're adorable! Thanks a lot!

  15. asdf svxc says

    What background do you use? What kind of?

  16. 〈talantea〉 says

    is your camera refocus themselves while you moving? how is it setup? xx

  17. Sandra Bondt says

    Zo gaaf! Echt heel mooi!

  18. Andrée Warnock says

    Love the video thank you for sharing! X

  19. Terrance Roman says

    Well done. Liked how you got that setup.

    What do you use for post-processing? Lightroom?

    Great channel. I'm hoping to get mine up to par like yours soon (http://www.youtube.com/PhotographyIn123?sub_confirmation=1), but not there yet.

    Terrance

  20. massysm says

    Awesome! Love your work!

  21. Elizabeth Smith says

    Loved it. Wish I lived near you. I worked 10 years taking baby photos in a studio that was set up for me . I was able to take beautiful pictures but I never learned how to set up the can or lighting myself . I have bought 2 cameras nikon 3100 and nikon 3200. I try to take pictures but I have to use auto always because I just can't understand all the wonderful stuff these cameras can do. I am getting older and my knees are bad so taking photos is a challenge to stand up and do. I'm so glad I found you on you tube and I'm going to keep watching and hopefully I'll learn something . ….hahahahaha ! Thanks so much for being there!

  22. Adri S.M says

    Love it 😍 all you explain is so easy to understand. Great teacher.👍🏼😎 greetings from Costa Rica 🇨🇷 Central America.

  23. Kuda Marimwe says

    This is epic😍😍😍

  24. Thank you. Lovely! Where do you get your fabric backgrounds?

  25. Thank you ofr sharing!! Love your work!

  26. pita Garrison says

    Love your work fenna!!!

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