Do you ever take a picture of yourself? Are you aware that may well be your very best portrait model? Who else can better understand your needs and instructions than your own self? Self-portraiture can be very rewarding for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that you get to practice and improve your portrait photography without having to take up anyone else's time. To that end, Liz Badley has written up an article full of great insight into self-portraiture.
Liz Badley writes:
The best thing about self portraits is that all you need is you (well, and your camera, a tripod, and a remote)! I can read about a new technique and immediately try it out, without having to find a model (or convincing a friend to let me take their picture). Now, I take my pictures every day for my blog, but recently I have also been setting aside some time to take self portraits other than just my outfit shots. Another great thing is that you don’t need to block off a huge amount of time, just whenever it fits in with your schedule.