Quick answer
For home digitals, use a plain wall, even daylight and a phone without filters. Photograph the views your agency requests, keep the camera level and check focus. Retouching and AI processing do not replace originals.
Prepare the space
Use a plain background without furniture or high-contrast objects next to your body. Find daylight that reaches your face without a harsh strip of direct sun. Make a test frame and inspect shadows around the eyes and face.
Avoid mixing strong yellow room lighting with daylight. Switch off unnecessary lamps if the window provides usable light. Conditions change during the day, so shoot the series in one session.
Keep the camera neutral
Clean the lens. Turn off beauty filters and modes that reshape faces or bodies. Avoid shooting full length from very close range on an ultra-wide camera: perspective can noticeably change proportions.
Ask your helper to hold the phone straight. Check the wall’s vertical lines and leave a little space around your body. A portrait and a full-length frame need different distances; one selfie setup will not cover the whole series.
Review before packing up
Photograph full length, then a portrait and profile. Take a few relaxed options for each angle. Zoom in and retake blurred photographs while the light is still consistent.
Keep full-resolution originals. Messaging apps may compress photographs, so send them as files when the original is needed. Follow the size limit stated in the agency’s application form.
Before sending
- Clean lens, no beauty filters
- Plain background and consistent light
- No close ultra-wide selfie
- Sharp face and complete silhouette
Common questions
Can I use a mirror?
A helper or timer is easier for the main views; a phone and its reflection can hide your body.
What if the light is poor?
Retake the series in better light. Enhancement cannot reliably recover information absent from the source.