Self Portrait Photography at Home on Fujifilm - BTS

Self Portrait Photography at Home on Fujifilm - BTS - This week I wanted to try some at home portrait photography. I was inspired by some photos I had seen on Instagram and thought it would be fun to try & I knew I'd learn something in the process. It actually turned out to be more enjoyable than I thought and I ended up getting quite a few photos that I'm happy with too. Coming up with your own creative ideas for self portraits is quite satisfying especially when they turn out as you hoped they would. I was using the Fujifilm XT30 with the 18-55mm lens which seems to be a pretty good fit for portrait shots. Hope you enjoyed watching the process & as always if you have any questions feel free to drop the in the comments below.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:05 Window Light Portraits Setup
02:22 The App Difficulties
03:36 Natural Window Light Photos
06:28 Soft box Self Portraits
09:55 Creative Self Portraits
12:00 Final Thoughts & Favourite Photos
16:45 Community Post Talk & Outro

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[phoenixpin]

You’re good at this haha. Not everybody can do self-portraits 👏 👏

[truebro]

not finished the video yet as wnted to step in at relevant points. The app is an utter disgrace, not useful at all. Freezees, focusing is garbag. good idea but in reality doesn't work. I also noticed tha when you go into self-timer mode, autofocus continuous is deactivated and single focus is activated in its place which is utterly uselss for self portraits so essentially you don't get the fac/eye detection. I've tried dabbling and cannot work this out - I just end up blurring myself out. Hopefully the rest of the video will shed some light on how to fix this but not holding my breath

[xcypress]

Gonna get the X t30 for Christmas. Can't wait to see my attempt at self portraits

[sanaacheddal]

i try self portrait but my photographs come out of focus, my real problem is always focus in this kind of photography

[pukspatil]

Beautiful simple portraits. Easy on the eyes. Did you use any fuji film simulations while clicking?

[joshuarivero]

This video is really well-done! I have the X-T20 and yes, the Cam Remote app is hot trash, but it gets the job done especially when I’m not able to utilize a tether.

Anyway - I loved the video and it inspired me to shoot some of my own. I will have some new portraits for work soon! Yay!

[MusicCoAccount]

I subscribed because if this video. You’re channel is underrated tbh. Keep it up, you’re doing a great job.

[HeauxHouseCreator]

This is probably a lot to ask but would you be able to share the settings you used? Things like ISO and aperture and shutter speed? I have a new fujifilm x-t4 that I'm learning to use and getting into photography really for the first time.

[MacnTeensVisuals]

Any of you guys tried self portraits before? I'd love to know which photo you think turned out the best btw, let me know 👍 Have a nice weekend!

[briankavo]

Great video, thanks for sharing. Can I just ask, how did you set up your focus? Did you use an auto-focus setting and if so can you share the details. If manual, how did you ensure that your eyes were in focus? How does auto-focus work when you are using the remote.

[nasroullahdinally]

Wow, I'm impressed . Thank for for sharing. I think you got a few keepers. I stumbled on your videos while searching about fujifilm Xt5 which I recently bought. I'm glad I watched your video. Food for thought. One of these days I want to have a go at this. Did you edit these phots with any presets? Really like the tone.

[johnhal]

Tried a couple of times quite a while ago. It was hilarious. Didn’t know what I was doing. It was fun though.

[joncothranphotography]

Great shots! I would have liked to see one of the "Covid hair"... LOL!!! Keep up the great work!

[Livinthatlenslife]

Good news Fuji just updated their connection app this morning! You should check it out!

[AutoFOCUSED.]

That seemed tedious as hell. I recommend getting an intervalometer and just shooting dozens of shots and pick the ones you like at the end.

[EricMoore]

I need to do this! I have a Fujifilm XT4.

[billyjones]

Are the pictures you’re posting throughout the video already edited?

[Brianmc]

where'd you get the anchor bracelet??

[lunchbox]

where do you go for a studio like this with all the fancy lighting? do you like hire one out?

[martinohesse]

I set autofocus with eye priority and while the counter is working the AF square follows correctly my eyes but at the moment of shooting the photo, the focus moves from the eye and focuses to other places like my noise. Am I doing something wrong?