13 Fun Self Portrait Mirror Shots
It’s perhaps a little cliche – but we’ve all done it. A camera, a photographer in front of a mirror. Here’s 13 shots that caught our eye today with photographers, their cameras in front of mirrors (PS: this is the theme of the next weekly photography challenge – so get your thinking caps on and polish up those mirrros).
Image by G|o®g|O
Image by Chapendra
Image by Lawrence Whittemore
Image by andres.thor
Image by byfer
Image by Janine
Image by Eugenia
Image by Josh Liba
Image by (davide)
Image by cambiodefractal
Image by stephcarter
Image by striatic
Image by Arty Smokes
111 Responses to “13 Fun Self Portrait Mirror Shots” - Add Yours
September 3rd, 2010 at 12:38 am
I really enjoy the 4th one down! As a child I would try and count how many times I would appear in the mirrors haha… Come to think of it. I need to get back to my inner child. Children have a way of looking at everything in life differently than adults and I do believe I just found my next idea to shoot! haha
September 3rd, 2010 at 12:44 am
I did a complete session where most images don’t show the mirror.
September 3rd, 2010 at 12:52 am
Here’s one i did last spring:
September 3rd, 2010 at 12:59 am
Cool images!
September 3rd, 2010 at 1:07 am
I took a photo like this recently, but before I uploaded it, I flipped the image in PhotoShop, just to showcase the type if camera I shoot with, instead of myself.
September 3rd, 2010 at 1:46 am
Those are some great shots!
September 3rd, 2010 at 2:00 am
I think these are neat shots to show WHO is the one that has the passion and they too are part of the project. I tried this one by chance one day not sure how it would turn out, and it ended up being on of my favorite the whole day !!
http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pid=30756888&id=1305964643&ref=fbx_album
September 3rd, 2010 at 2:18 am
How fun! This just inspired me to re-do my social network “mirror image”…haha!
September 3rd, 2010 at 2:21 am
Thanks, I’ve taken a few self-portraits, mostly with my iPhone, but I always hide the camera. Now, I see how we can make the camera work for us within the shot.
September 3rd, 2010 at 2:26 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13085811@N08/4911496204/
September 3rd, 2010 at 2:44 am
These are truly fun to take. I agree above to reverse the image once in Photoshop or other editing software. It just has a nicer look to it with the words reading the correct way.
September 3rd, 2010 at 2:45 am
I have been shooting mirror shots (self portrait) for years, in fact I always shoot mirror shots on every trip that we go on. I have some great shots in countries all over the world, it’s great fun and memorable.
September 3rd, 2010 at 2:49 am
Love windows, mirrors, reflections and everything associated with them.
Took this at The Met in NYC last winter.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/darana/4280594408
September 3rd, 2010 at 3:23 am
See a nice self picture I made at a soccer stadium:
September 3rd, 2010 at 3:24 am
I have a self portrait made at a Soccer stadium in Brazil:
http://www.eider.blog.br/novo/galeria/p/diversao_files/auto-retrato-telao-mineirao.jpg
September 3rd, 2010 at 3:51 am
4th one is my fave.
Can’t wait for next week’s challenge
September 3rd, 2010 at 4:43 am
I’ve never taken a mirror shot of myself. I have to take one now.
September 3rd, 2010 at 4:52 am
My gravatar is one of those portraits!
September 3rd, 2010 at 5:12 am
Nice images…
This is my contribution: http://flic.kr/p/6LP89a
September 3rd, 2010 at 5:33 am
Loved these self mirrored portraits and it gave me an idea for mine and I can’ t wait to get started!!
September 3rd, 2010 at 5:35 am
I did this on Day 364 of my Project 365:
http://fotografzahl.wordpress.com/2010/08/28/day-364-looking-back/
Was quite funny and interesting…
September 3rd, 2010 at 7:04 am
These are great and it looks like they had some fun. I had some fun with this topic myself
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/zcreative/4273219100/
September 3rd, 2010 at 7:10 am
You do realize that some of the shots above are not actually mirrored self-portraits, but photoshops?
cambiodefractal and andres.thor are quite obvious.
September 3rd, 2010 at 7:55 am
Having a little fun with my “little black baby”
p.s. this is also my first time trying this out…let me know if the link works!!
September 3rd, 2010 at 8:09 am
Having fun with my “Little Black Baby
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53572866@N03/4952607110/
p.s. I’ve never done this before…let me know if this works or not
September 3rd, 2010 at 8:17 am
here are three I did with my remote shutter and mirror as part of my 365 project, getting desperate for subjects and I am always here, ha!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lydiafairy/4815125969/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lydiafairy/4815125739/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lydiafairy/4815125275/
September 3rd, 2010 at 9:49 am
September 3rd, 2010 at 10:37 am
In June I visited the Frank Gehry’s Stata Center at MIT.
It had a large reflective wall on an upper level outside that was making a watery pool of light on the brick courtyard in front of it. I couldn’t resist sitting in that puddle of sunlight and taking a distorted mirror shot of myself.
September 3rd, 2010 at 11:05 am
Too much fun and nice to see everyone!
September 3rd, 2010 at 11:06 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/98302037@N00/4952382631/
September 3rd, 2010 at 11:32 am
While shooting around Pier 47 in San Francisco, I wandered past a restaurant that had a highly reflective window – so I thought I’d get a shot of myself as a tourist
It took a few tries to frame it so the entire window was in the shot, and the only real hint that it’s a reflection is the Alioto’s sign in the upper left.
I also had some fun when I happened upon a jewelry mirror with my wide-angle lens – the resulting distortion of my limbs reminds me of a mantis!
September 3rd, 2010 at 1:42 pm
My shot.. should try moving the camera now
September 3rd, 2010 at 1:45 pm
cool !!
here’s mine !
September 3rd, 2010 at 1:55 pm
Seems pretty fun. I like the mirror of mirror idea. Here is my take:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzym/3237783309/
September 3rd, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Self portrait is really a cool thing….I am yet to try..
September 3rd, 2010 at 4:33 pm
I admit I was a bit sceptic when I read the title of this post in the feed, generally I’m not a fan of mirror pictures… Probably because since facebook has become parts of our “web life”, many people use this technique to take self portraits (often with horrible results).
Now that I’ve seen those pictures -at least some of them – I have to say I was wrong! Great capture the “infinite mirror” one.
September 3rd, 2010 at 5:20 pm
Using two mirrors saves you from the mirroring aspects, something that just flipping the image in Photoshop does not do. You might not wanna end up a southpaw
September 3rd, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Very cool and creative photos!
September 3rd, 2010 at 5:30 pm
September 3rd, 2010 at 5:50 pm
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=90917&l=1406071080&id=100001419378307
September 3rd, 2010 at 6:38 pm
These are some amazing shots! I need to start doing this!
September 3rd, 2010 at 6:39 pm
@Jacqueline…LOVE IT!
September 3rd, 2010 at 6:40 pm
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_1Tj2GBpp6IA/SrlwatYkovI/AAAAAAAASzg/SQ1zYEpWgNA/s640/cs3.jpg
My inner psycho lol
Heres one I took a while ago
September 3rd, 2010 at 6:44 pm
Hi ,please have a look at my self portraits on my website
http://www.gauravsawn.com/portfolio/self_portraits
Cheers!
September 3rd, 2010 at 6:45 pm
Hi ,please have a look at my self portraits on my website
http://www.gauravsawn.com/portfolio/self_portraits
Cheers!
September 3rd, 2010 at 8:55 pm
i think the pics are great theres some good ideas i could use here thanks guys your wickedxx
September 3rd, 2010 at 9:45 pm
I can’t see a single one of these images. I just see a beige box with a link to the image. Is anyone else having this problem at all? I tried contacting DPS help but I haven’t heard anything back. Can anyone let me know what’s going on?
September 3rd, 2010 at 9:46 pm
Sorry, not a link to the image, just a phrase saying “image by xxxxx” and unclickable.
September 3rd, 2010 at 10:09 pm
@Holly…thanks very much! =o)
September 3rd, 2010 at 10:40 pm
I love the first photo
How’s mine? : http://www.flickr.com/photos/diansitoresmi/4546750725/
September 3rd, 2010 at 10:40 pm
@phil bellisari what a great idea!
There are some great pics! I love mirror shots, here are two I took while making my 52 week project …
Week 2: A close shave …
Week 21: You’ve been framed …
September 3rd, 2010 at 11:22 pm
here are some of mine:
September 4th, 2010 at 12:33 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbrainard/3897263933/
September 4th, 2010 at 1:43 am
September 4th, 2010 at 1:45 am
September 4th, 2010 at 2:07 am
Well… a lot of these picture are quite dull, aren’t they ? I mean, it’s ok to be cliché, ok to be self-indulgent sometimes, but dull…
Many of these could win a lot in meaning if they were put in a context, in an album, but where they’re left alone, it’s not very moving.
September 4th, 2010 at 2:45 am
Yeah these self portrait photographs certainly look fun! My favourite is the first one with the sony camera and the shaving foam!
September 4th, 2010 at 2:48 am
Nice pics…
here’s one crappy one I took with my mobile.
September 4th, 2010 at 5:31 am
Awesome post, quite inspiring for me… I struggle with SP
September 4th, 2010 at 6:17 am
Wow – Such a variety of cameras and I think you all are so creative.
I wish I could think outside the box like that -
I guess that is why I stalk photography sites – hoping some of it will rub off on me!
Not sure I can do this self portrait thing though –
I much rather direct people to see the world and it’s limitless possibilities thru my perspective (among others) than to gaze on my personal imperfections.
September 4th, 2010 at 6:20 am
Why don’t people clean their mirrors? LOL! Might have to try a few different ones for my next self portraits….
September 4th, 2010 at 6:27 am
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September 4th, 2010 at 10:54 pm
i think these photos are amazing..i still have to try my hands at self portraits..very interesting i think
September 4th, 2010 at 11:02 pm
@kate: I suspect you are trying to read DPS from inside the PR China. I tried the same recently and discovered that none of the images showed. It’s the Great Chinese Firewall that blocks out the images. Try to access DPS through a proxy server.
September 4th, 2010 at 11:58 pm
Perhaps I’m just in the right mood, but I don’t find these photos dull whatsoever. In fact, there are some, like the first one, that I continue to go back to for another look. The fact that we can see some faces of members here is a bonus. Thanks.
September 5th, 2010 at 12:25 am
I love the mirro shots and I most take one right now
September 5th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
September 6th, 2010 at 3:04 am
The best pictures were number 4, 9 and 11, they were really good.
September 6th, 2010 at 4:36 am
Two of my favorites.
In my dishrack:
Looking up at a taco stand:
September 6th, 2010 at 5:28 am
September 6th, 2010 at 9:06 am
Some of the photos had some parts editing and this creates a really mind baffling picture. I get really confused looking at them because they somehow don’t seem to fit the laws of physics.
Interesting…
September 6th, 2010 at 10:37 pm
Here is a random reflection of me:
September 6th, 2010 at 10:39 pm
And here is a random reflection of me:
September 6th, 2010 at 10:41 pm
September 7th, 2010 at 12:58 am
Inside a Kaleidescope
September 7th, 2010 at 6:02 pm
I wanted a picture that describes my obssession for photography…
September 8th, 2010 at 12:17 am
September 9th, 2010 at 11:10 am
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September 9th, 2010 at 11:12 am
September 9th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
September 10th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
So many fun pictures to be inspired by!!! Here’s my favourite mirror self portrait
September 10th, 2010 at 11:49 pm
September 13th, 2010 at 11:30 am
Why is it I can’t get a photo to appear yet most of the photos that do appear are shown 3 times?
September 13th, 2010 at 10:14 pm
@jnmnr – Almost every single photo that comes through comments gets held in the moderation queue. Some people become impatient and submit their photos three or more times, and on occasion, they all get through. I try to only put them through once, but sometimes there are hundreds of comments in moderation and I can’t remember if I approved one before or not.
Please… use the directions to post your image and then sit tight. If your photo doesn’t appear within 24 hours, then feel free to try again. But we go through the queue at least twice per day, so it WILL come through!
September 14th, 2010 at 11:41 pm
haha funny.so this is my self portrait
September 15th, 2010 at 12:58 am
In a hotel tv:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ingrid/281573397/
Store window:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ingrid/67981882/
September 15th, 2010 at 7:33 am
From Misc Family Shots
September 16th, 2010 at 1:28 am
Lara,
Thank you for your reply. Posting an image 3 times in 24 hours is impatient. I’m using the link I copied from my facebook account to upload the image to your site but neither of the 2 images I’ve tried seem to work. Maybe you can tell me what I’m doing wrong.
Johnny
September 17th, 2010 at 11:45 pm
http://flic.kr/p/8BDbKw
September 24th, 2010 at 5:16 am
September 30th, 2010 at 7:28 am
Hi!
Thanks for some great tips on selfportraiting. We had ‘selfportrait with own camera’ for our last, informal competition in the Photoclub last week and after some trying, failing then finally sucseeding, mine came out like this:
October 5th, 2010 at 2:02 am
these are some really some master piece, i never knew taking pics from mirros could be so innovative and beautiful
October 5th, 2010 at 2:18 am
October 5th, 2010 at 2:19 am
I was shooting a red carpet party and took the opportunity to get a shot of myself.
October 5th, 2010 at 2:21 am
It’s in the shades…
October 5th, 2010 at 2:23 am
It’s in the shades…
October 5th, 2010 at 2:59 am
http://picasaweb.google.com/JAVIERBROSCH/HEILEWELT?authkey=Gv1sRgCMeilZmqgZCc1gE#5523883095961795538
October 5th, 2010 at 3:24 am
hehe, great funny photos
here is one of me … 
October 5th, 2010 at 4:25 am
October 5th, 2010 at 4:25 am
Pretty much my only mirror shot.
October 5th, 2010 at 4:31 am
A shoot from a bike mirror.
October 5th, 2010 at 6:44 am
October 5th, 2010 at 9:19 am
October 5th, 2010 at 10:41 pm
Here’s a couple of mine…me in the first one and my elbow and girlfriend in the second.
October 21st, 2010 at 4:58 am
Here is my version of mirror image : )
January 28th, 2011 at 10:15 pm
January 12th, 2013 at 5:39 am
love it. I’m goint to do thisssssssss
February 11th, 2013 at 1:59 am
http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/603272_387860597967210_1948646498_n.jpg
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