The invention provides a self-shooting method, and belongs to the technical field of mobile communication. The method comprises the following steps: getting a self-shooting preview image during self-shooting with a selfie stick; detecting face information in the self-shooting preview image, wherein the face information includes the number of faces; acquiring shooting scene information corresponding to the number of faces; and if the face information and the shooting scene information meet preset conditions, reminding a user by voice to make corresponding adjustment. The problem in the prior art that the self-shooting process cannot be controlled in a timely and accurate way as the effect of a self-shooting preview image cannot be known in time is solved. By automatically judging the face information and scene information in a preview image and giving prompt, users can know the self-shooting effect in time and control the self-shooting process.