https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:47:14 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6#post-2282448 Fri, 23 Sep 2022 03:06:56 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2282448@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Echo, you can take “live” photos on an iphone (think android calls them “moving pictures”?). They are super short mini-movies; you can choose which frame will be the resting one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6#post-2282417 Fri, 23 Sep 2022 00:15:47 +0000 Echo 2282417@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am with suntiger regarding facial selfies. Perhaps I am actually a troll and just in denial, but I frighten myself with facial selfies. They show every. single. flaw. Which, at 51, is quite a few!</p> <p>I need to get better at mirror selfies. Sometimes I try to take pictures with a timer, but I need to take about five shots to get one good one. Perhaps I just don't photograph well... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6#post-2282416 Thu, 22 Sep 2022 23:10:11 +0000 Style Fan 2282416@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great tips.&nbsp; My pics have a distorted body.&nbsp; Now I have to find a way to edit.&nbsp; I don't have an iPhone.&nbsp; Android.&nbsp; Editing may be beyond my skills.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6#post-2282298 Thu, 22 Sep 2022 03:24:53 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2282298@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great question, Carla! These are super tips. Thanks to Janet especially for weighing in with those details. I didn't know standing too close to the mirror can foreshorten the body. Surely that's what's going on in the photos I just posted of me in flared corduroys in the dressing room--haha! I didn't realize I was so short until I saw the photos. I'm going with the too-close-to-mirror foreshortening effect. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6#post-2282279 Thu, 22 Sep 2022 01:26:21 +0000 Jaime 2282279@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, well I am reading with great interest. I just snap 2 or 3, pick the best, crop and do an automatic color correct if it brightens it up. As you can tell from my selfies . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6#post-2282241 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 19:22:56 +0000 Suz 2282241@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I try to do what <b>Janet </b>says, more or less -- but I have a terrible light/ mirror situation in this house so my pics are awful compared to what I could get in our Vancouver house. There's no where else for me to put the mirror, so I'm stuck with this for now.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6#post-2282216 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:52:34 +0000 JAileen 2282216@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Light is the most important factor I think. &nbsp;After you take the picture you should brighten it up, and crop. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6#post-2282214 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:34:57 +0000 Roberta 2282214@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't taken photos of myself in ages, but I absolutely recommend a tripod (can be wee) so you don't have to bend into a forced shape holding the camera. I used one of those octopus tripods that held my phone easily and sat it on my kitchen counter. Then I used a five second countdown. I got some great mid-air pics of my cat leaping onto the counter to join me!</p> <p>I also pinned a great tutorial years ago on looking your best in photos:</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.boredpanda.com/look-good-photos-bonnie-rodriguez-krzywicki/?utm_source=pinterest&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=waleeds12090199">https://www.boredpanda.com/loo.....t&#038;utm</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6#post-2282210 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 14:56:43 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2282210@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a big part of why I do so many of my pix outside. That and wanting to show parts of my setting. I also use a lot of the editing tools Janet mentions, cropping, fixing proportion distortion if the phone was at an angle. I also turn up the brightness and might use a filter if the whole pic is washed out.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6#post-2282207 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 14:43:31 +0000 Angie 2282207@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>IT'S ALL ABOUT GOOD LIGHT. Adjust the light with your phone tools afterwards if you need to.&nbsp;</p> <p>Hold your phone at the right angle.&nbsp;</p> <p>Stand the right distance away from the mirror.&nbsp;</p> <p>And crop the photo afterwards to get a neat representation of the outfit.</p> <p>And everything <b>Janet </b>said.&nbsp;</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6#post-2282199 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 13:30:05 +0000 LJP 2282199@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't figured out where to hold the phone to get the best/truest proportions. If I hold it up near my head and off to the side the way a few of you do, I end up looking in the wrong direction and it looks really bizarre. &nbsp;The whole thing confounds me, lol. Interesting about how cropping can affect image quality. I have to crop because I'm in front of a wall of mirror (closet doors) which reflect back every single thing in my bedroom (which you don't realize how messy it is until you see it from another point of view). &nbsp;Grr. Whatever, Carla your photos are always good! &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6#post-2282194 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:29:38 +0000 Anonymous 2282194@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't take facial selfies, and never will! Outfit photos were definitely better in the bathroom of my old office than at home though. Much better light and no extra clutter. The most I do is crop, and maybe a filter to make colors truer to life, or lighter to show detail. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6#post-2282188 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 11:55:28 +0000 Dee 2282188@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh Janet, you have provided some excellent advice on this topic. I am going to try using those tips for my next selfies but I could also use some advice on posing because I'm no model that's for sure, but maybe thats a whole other topic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6#post-2282184 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 11:12:15 +0000 kkards 2282184@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My method is to hope you’ll will just understand that I have no skills. &nbsp;<div>I do try to edit the way that Janet explained. I’ve tried to hold the camera lower so get a better picture, but I generally end up cutting off my head, or the picture is so lopsided it’s useless.&nbsp;</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6#post-2282178 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 10:45:28 +0000 Janet 2282178@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Also, modern phone cameras have a zoom function, so you can zoom in a bit while taking the photo, so you don’t have to crop so much later. There’s a balancing act — too close to the mirror = distortion, when your body is foreshortened, but too much distance and we see too much other stuff, and cropping a lot of data out of a photo means losing image quality. I recommend playing with distance and cropping to get the result that works best for we have individual’s environment. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6#post-2282177 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 10:41:44 +0000 Janet 2282177@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here’s a example — straight out of the camera, and final version…</p> <p>Note: the light here is not great. A bright day with a window behind me isn’t optimal. But I opened the bathroom door next to me, letting in light from the side. It helps a bit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6#post-2282175 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 10:32:23 +0000 April 2282175@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Taking notes on everything Janet said, because I am dreadful with selfie photos and it's rare for Mr. A to be available every time I want a pic.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6#post-2282174 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 10:26:04 +0000 Janet 2282174@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good lighting really helps, but newer smartphone cameras have better sensors that do compensate for that a bit. I used to spend more time taking outfit photos when i first found YLF but now I just go with my highly imperfect mirror selfies. </p> <p>For me, the editing after taking the pic is key. I correct the perspective distortion (although that creates some leg elongation which is flattering but not necessarily true to life) — basically using the photo editing tools in the iPhone photos app to make the edges of the photo roughly parallel to the edges of the mirror frame. I crop so that a lot of the background is eliminated — I find some participant photos here hard to see because the subject is tiny in the frame. I brighten the shadows a bit if needed and adjust the color tone and saturation to reflect what I see IRL because sometimes the light/color is either too contrasty or too flat. </p> <p>If you can take photos with diffused, not harsh, front lighting rather than with a bright light source behind you, that helps too. Outdoors is not always better. The best light can be bright and diffused, like midday on a slightly overcast day. You’re basically trying to avoid strong shadows. </p> <p>Of course there are ways of posing and angling the body for the most flattering effect, but I’m not an expert on that and don’t feel the need to do much for an outfit photo — I feel silly posing for photos! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6#post-2282166 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 07:24:51 +0000 Style Fan 2282166@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I will be following this. I need help. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6#post-2282151 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 04:24:36 +0000 Carol 2282151@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Take a bunch of shots real quick in a row, moving your head slightly each time. Wear a bold lip.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6#post-2282146 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 03:28:48 +0000 LJP 2282146@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh I’m the worst , and look forward to hearing what the experts say . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6#post-2282145 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 03:27:56 +0000 rachylou 2282145@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The whole ring light, camera stand, remote shutter clicker is pretty good. I think if you position the phone/camera<br /> at waist height you get less distortion (big head, pin feet). Not of course that my pics are hot stuff, lol </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6#post-2282136 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 02:14:53 +0000 Indigoprint 2282136@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Will be following this too.<br /> Thanks Runcarla...although I think your pics are always good. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/asking-for-tips-for-better-selfie-shots%e2%80%a6#post-2282134 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 02:10:43 +0000 Carla 2282134@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’ve improved my ‘selfie’/OOTD shots since when I first took them with an iPad! I picked my last iPhone (‘old’ at 5 yo) in part for it’s camera capabilities and photo quality improved. &nbsp;I do have great full length mirrors in the rec room (from when former owners had a home gym), but the light can be dodgy - especially in winter. &nbsp;</p> <p><div><br /></div><div>Best quality seems out of doors/natural light, but photographers are catch as catch can!</p> <p>What ‘tips and tricks’ do you employ when you want to catalogue an OOTD? &nbsp;Tips for mirror selfies especially appreciated.</p> <p></div> </p>