How do photographers take pictures of themselves? ?

Lara jade photography by example "self" http://www.larajade.com/Low/personal.html wouldnt you must set the aperture and such?

120 As noted, there is much more with a simple image like the picture. However, if lighting and know how to use depth of field is not difficult. Place an object, when you want, adjust the lighting and focus on the object. With the proper choice of the DOF, the slight difference that the object was, and ultimately not very important. To establish the position of the trigger and fire, or by timers in the camera cable news, or something like a radio trigger. You put all in advance. Indirect lighting through a window (perhaps with a reflector) is certainly the easiest to do so.

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