21 Selfie Ideas for Beginner Photographers
Spark new ideas for unusual
portraits at home and outside
Feeling a creative block? Try one of these playful photos to ignite inspiration and bring a positive impact to your community and loved ones.
They will thank you for it! ☺️✨
FAIRY LIGHTS
Fairy Lights build a space in photography that drives magical, inspiring and ethereal impact. For more contrasted and vivid images, try placing fairy lights in a way that involves your background, you as the main subject and props for more dynamic results.
2. Reflections
Reflections create intriguing eye-catching portraits. All you need is to set your camera in front of a door glass or mirror and watch unique bokeh create a fresh atmosphere. This gorgeous effect brings dreamy feels!
3. Glitters
Glitter. Love. Everywhere. Get playful by using glitter in your makeup, outfit choice, nails, blow it for photo effect, cover your face or body with it. Be careful – you might find sparkles on the floor, but this creative portrait is worth it!
4. Closeup details
When you shoot a particular body part or facial features, it drives curiosity. It gives a break from selfies everyone post. It’s a smart way to connect by sharing an intimate moment with your viewers.
6.shadows
Silhouettes are mysterious and intriguing by nature. To create this effect, use a light source behind you and use the silhouette camera feature if you have it available! You can always post-process to get desired effect. The most stunning portraits feature scenic atmosphere, you can also try with sunsets!
7.share a moment with a loved one
Selfies don’t always need to be a solo game. The whole point of capturing photos is to create memories in a capsule of a temporary moment, try to include a friend, sibling, your pet or loved one to diversify your photo grid! A photo strenghten relationships, think of a fun way to celebrate your friendship.
8.framing emotions and Expressions
Utilizing unusual framing for your selfies can level up it’s impact in photo composition.. and so is framing your facial expressions! Whether you are smiling, crying or being silly, creating a collage of your emotions will create depth to your portrait. Try it! Tag Us #SparkOfEdge ☺️📸
9.ANGLE GAME
Show off your favorite moves and poses using the power of angles! The everyday selfie typically use a front angle, but why not spice up by exploring different angles: from feet-level to eye-bird view!
10.DIY Backdrop
Looking to have a different creative set with low-budget? It’s easy and accessible for everyone! Use a bedsheet or table cloth as new background ideas. You can use a backdrop stand if you own one or get practical by using what you already have: tape or use corner of a closed door to hold material. Wrinkled backdrop also gives texture and depth to the portrait you capture!
11.motion blur
It can be tricky at first to do it well, but with practice you can create pictures with movement! Everyone loves images that feels like it’s moving.
12.Behind the scenes: showcase your bubble zone
Bring your audience to discover what kind of space makes you mostly feel…like YOU! Think about your favorite environment, what kind of activities you enjoy to do and photograph it! Creating content is all about expressing your personality, let us know a little bit what inspires you in your day to day life.
13. Use professional presets (photo colour moods)
When you have Lightroom, you can have a wide diverse range of functionalities to edit your images. Download your free starter pack!
14.dress up: USE WIGS & COSTUMES
Transform your look in a few seconds! Have a specific theme in mind, go all for it! Even if it looks unflattering in person, it can create a whole other dimension when you closeup or create a scenery. Start with this prompt: What is your character about?
15.Use books
Skip boredom with intriguing stories! No matter if you’re a story lover or sleepy reader, you can spark interest using books.
16.Stick to one color
To strike imagery impact, stick to one color. For example, you adore blue aesthetic? Bring every blue element together to build your image.
17.clouds
Bring cotton to life by creating clouds and using neon light as lightning effect. You can achieve many results with this one!
18.decorate yourself as if you’re a masterpiece
Use paint and makeup tools to create a look you’ve never done before! You will adore end results.
19.shoot in front of a mirror
This one is pretty common, but inevitable. Shooting in front of a mirror is quick and relatable. If you seek to innovate, try hiding your camera from the final image. You can do this by placing your camera in its blind spot! 📸
20.balloons
What I like: the giant balloons adds a celebration magic mood! 🥳🎈✨
What I dislike: It’s challenging to keep them in place, so you might want to give yourself time and patience to get your shot right!
21.Pretend you’re a movie star 🍿
Taking selfies can be nerve-wracking, but it doesn’t need to be. Pretend to be your favorite movie character : what would you do, what would you eat, and say? You can create a series of images inspired by movies, bringing cinematic mood to life. 🎥🎞✨
In this photo series, I imagined what would be the woman’s version of James Bond on a date night 🕵️♀️
