I used to believe that I needed someone behind the camera every time I took photos or videos. Over the years I
learned how to master the technique of taking my own pictures I know exactly
what I want and with just the tripod camera or even a phone you're able to
achieve everything on your own so today I'm going to share with you my top 12
tips on how to take even better photos by yourself
these are all super creative ideas that I've found on tik-tok Pinterest
Instagram so I hope you guys like them if you do give it a big thumbs up don't
forget to tag me at fashioned by Ali if you try any of these photos I would love
to see them so without further ado let's hop into this video go now I wanted to
show you my equipment I usually like to use so I'm taking photos by myself so I
just have this baby tripod I have a link for you guys on my Amazon store down
below so be sure to click that this is my brand new vlog camera I'm obsessed
with it because it's so wide you can get a great selfie it has a flip out screen
which is amazing I haven't had a flip out screen camera for probably like two
years now and now I can see myself see what I'm doing amazing and it has Wi-Fi
in it so you can connect to your phone and then use your phone as a remote
again I like to use my phone to take a lot of selfies and portrait yes I'm that
girl for a while I was really struggling to take pictures with my DSLR I always
thought that I needed someone to help me take pictures because it doesn't have a
viewfinder so I never know what it looked like and I had a really hard time
focusing but did you know you could use your phone as a remote to find the Wi-Fi
setting on your DSLR just go to the wrench tool click on communication
settings built in Wireless and then enable your Wi-Fi okay and then now on
your phone turn on the Bluetooth so I just connected my phone
all the way back here you position my body and then I can try different angles
so I like extending one leg out and then one in way too short okay
the next photo is inspired by Kiley catch I love all of her photos on
Instagram in this photo she has a mouthful of sprinkles and then she's
just sticking her tongue out it looks really fun and whimsical so I'm going to
try to replicate that shot and let's see if I can do it
okay so I assure you got a move so we also have some sprinkles
let's do a quick let's just studying over here judging me oh hello so don't
be afraid to try something new because self-timer photos are fun and no one's
there to judge you and you get to be as creative as you like next up I wanted to
try a kissy selfie so on the mirror I'm going to kiss it with a few different
lipstick colors that way I create like an ombre kissing effect and you guys are
ready for this look at this giant lipstick from NARS I
don't know if I have enough lipstick on
so make sure your mirror is clean oh no there's nothing
this is done kissing me
hi guys so Christina and I are matching today because we're going to a cute
dessert cafe in the marina we're matching an all pink kind of photo shoot
and then I have like a white top bottom some cute we're having dessert
it's my breakfast
so now we're gonna try to take our photo using each one of this video tripod I'm
controlling it on my phone
what the salmon avocado chosen a macho cake cake
within my know bring two Japanese breakfast
this would be so awkward if you did this by yourself but since I have Christina I
feel so much more great yeah it's harder to get probably there's two of us if you
have to tripod and a really nice camera I just do it safely in a neighborhood
where you know that someone won't steal your camera
we made it to our next location which is here in Burlingame I love this beautiful
pink nail salon so my next tip for you guys is instead of shooting a photo
straight on try angling yourself because that way it creates a more dynamic shot
so another tip is to add emotion to your photos by either going flowy clothes
eight or three flower petals or like walking back and forth that way photos
look so much more interesting than a static like stiff standing shot the next
photo tip is to always hit a touch shot if you can't get yourself in the photo
to the test shot have your friend a family member political hours or even
like a stuffed animal does a really great job last but not least I want to
do a pose refresher I feel pretty awkward with my hands I
never know where to put them especially when I'm sitting down so don't do this
because it makes your body look a lot shorter but turn your body at a 45
degree angle and Bend one leg here you're creating triangles with your body
that looks way more flattering so that was 12 different ways that you can get
more creative with your photos all by yourself I really like taking my own
photos and videos because I can create the moment that I envisioned in my head
there were definitely a lot of fail moments where I really wish I had
someone else helping me click the photo I'm just happy I was able to accomplish
so many different shots and angles all by myself comment down below and let me
know which concept you liked the most and the one that you want to try sure to
tag me in your photos at fashion back alley I love you guys and I'll see you
next week bye