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0:00I've literally never heard anybody talk
0:02about this Canon G7X trick, and it will
0:04change your selfies forever.
0:09[music]
0:10And once you start shooting like this,
0:12you'll understand why every selfie
0:14suddenly looks like you're a glowing,
0:17beautiful goddess sent from the heavens.
0:20[music]
0:20So, here's my secret. I always shoot
0:22back lit, which means the brightest
0:24light is behind me, not in front of me.
0:27And I always use the flash. The
0:28backlight gives you that soft halo
0:30effect while the flash just pulls your
0:32features forward. [music]
0:33It's literally the easiest way to just
0:35look like a glowing goddess with the
0:37beautiful halo effect behind you. So,
0:39here is a step by step on how I take my
0:42selfies. First thing is finding the
0:45right backlight. This could be a window,
0:47the sun, a lamp, anything where the
0:50light is directly behind you. And once
0:53you see like a soft glow halo effect
0:55around your hair or your shoulders, that
0:58is the perfect backlight that you want.
1:01Then I turn the flash on because being
1:03back lit, you're going to just be like
1:06super dark in front. So the flash helps
1:09bring out all of your features forward.
1:13I don't shoot super close. It's usually
1:15an arms length away. So then the flash
1:17can fill in the whole frame. you can
1:20still see the backlight. And if you're
1:22too close, the flash will just drown you
1:26out and not look good. It'll be way too
1:29harsh. So, usually an arms length away
1:31is perfect. And my settings are the same
1:34every single time that they're the
1:35easiest settings on the planet. I just
1:38keep the camera in program mode. I let
1:41the camera pick all the settings. When I
1:42shoot film, I always use manual mode.
1:45So, when it comes to digital, I like to
1:47keep it simple. So, no crazy settings,
1:50nothing confusing. The lighting is
1:52what's basically doing all the work
1:54here. And that's literally it. I just
1:56always make sure I'm back lit, the flash
1:58is on, and I'm in program mode. And then
2:00the lighting behind me just [music]
2:03creates that beautiful halo effect. And
2:06it's how I take my selfies on this
2:08camera every [music] single time. And
2:11this backlight trick works for any
2:13camera that has a flash on it. I've used
2:15it with old Digi Cams with a flash, my
2:18Sony camera with a flash. I have not
2:20tried it on film with a flash yet cuz I
2:24really don't take selfies like that with
2:25my film camera, but maybe I should try.
2:28And yeah, that's it. That's how I take
2:29my selfies with the Canon G7X. I hope
2:32you guys like this video, and I will see
2:35you in my next one. Bye.