I need help taking photo (selfie) with Samsung Galaxy cellphone

[Flight1402]

Hello,
I wanted to take a photo/selfie so I had a photo to use in my avatar.

I have taken photos but when the photo is posted, just my face is shown. I would like to get a photo like this . . .

Here is my photo . . .

What am I doing wrong? Why is my face in almost the whole photo? Should the settings on my camera be adjusted? For example, but this probably isnt the problem, I am taking my photo in 'portrait', and thats why it ends up like this. Or is it the 'crop' feature at the website EVEN THOUGH I am not cropping the photo around my face

Thanks

I have Samsung Galaxy s25 cellphone

 

[SharonHearn]

Try taking it using a mirror, I think that is what the other person has done either that or someone else has taken the photo for him hope this helps.

 

[Flight1402]

Thank you
I have been able to do it in the past . . .

 

[wfooshee]

Yeah, he's shooting into a mirror, or the phone wouldn't be in the picture. Alternatively, have a friend take your picture with your phone. (You have friends, don't you? ) Taking a picture of yourself, the phone is simply too close to you.

 

[480sparky]

If you want the phone in the image, use a mirror. If not, find a suitable spot to set the phone down and use the timer function of the camera app.

 

[Flight1402]

Yeah, he's shooting into a mirror, or the phone wouldn't be in the picture. Alternatively, have a friend take your picture with your phone. (You have friends, don't you? ) Taking a picture of yourself, the phone is simply too close to you.

yes ;-)

 

[Flight1402]

Thank you for the help

 

[gk fotografie]

I don't really understand what the problem is, when I upload the selfie you made to TPF the avatar is as follows:

The reason is that the image you upload to the forum is simply not big enough, it must be at least 400x400 pixels as indicated. The original photo/selfie you made with the phone has to be many times larger in pixels than the image you show here at TPF (195x258 pixels) in your thread, so if you adjust the dimensions of the image you upload the end result will be much closer to what you are looking for...
Small tip: make your photo (face - hand - phone) a bit lighter so more details are visible and make sure the background is calmer, in other words more even in tone.

 

[Flight1402]

Thank you for the advice.

How do I make the image larger / bigger pixel dimensions?

 

[480sparky]

Change the image resolution of your camera.

 

[Flight1402]

Thanks

I cant change screen resolution om my phone (Samsung Galaxy S25)


It says change screen zoom (in display settings)

 

[480sparky]

Not the screen resolution... the camera's resolution. The S25 can go to 50mp.

 

[nerwin]

You can always resize the photo using an app.

 

[480sparky]

Keep in mind, increasing the size of a small image to a larger one won't increase the resolution. You won't get any more details.

 

[nerwin]

Keep in mind, increasing the size of a small image to a larger one won't increase the resolution. You won't get any more details.

Ohhh I misread it. Thought he was trying to downsize an image to allow for profile picture. I'm tired.

AI upscaling then is probably gonna be the best you can get.