How to Take a good Selfie

How to Take a good Selfie

How to Take a Good #Selfie 

• Keep the sun or other light source in front of you, a bit above eye level, for the most flattering shot. The light will brighten and soften your features, rather than casting harsh shadows across your face. If its off to the side or behind you, your features could appear shadowy or distorted. 

• Consider using a thin curtain to diffuse sunlight or a single light source. It makes the light softer and more flattering. It will give the impression of smoother, softer facial lines so that your smile appears more attractive.

• Natural light renders colors more faithfully than artificial light, but you can use artificial light to fill shadows. If you dont have the best lighting, most modern digital cameras have some automatic color correction to make up for it.

• Dont use your flash if you can help it. Itll create a forehead glare, distort your appearance and possibly give your selfie the redeye effect.

Pay attention to good lighting. Having a solid light source is an essential part of taking any kind of photograph, and selfies are no different. If you try to take a selfie in a dimly-lit room or one with harsh fluorescent lighting, it wont turn out the way you want it to. Natural light is the most flattering kind, so try to take your selfie near a window or outdoors. Keep these factors in mind when you shoot:

Use your phones back camera:

Many cell phones have two cameras: one in the back, and one in the front. 

Instead of using the camera in the front to take selfies, use the one in the back. The back camera takes higher-resolution pictures than the front camera, which will end up taking a blurrier selfie. Youll have to turn the phone around, and you wont be able to see your face as you take the picture, but its worth the trouble to use the back camera.

Dont use a mirror unless theres no other way to get the shot you want.

The picture will appear in reverse, your camera will be visible, and youre likely to end up with a strange glare. Plus, your selfie could appear distorted, since mirror glass doesnt always reflect back a perfectly accurate image. Stretch out your arm, use your wrist to point the camera toward your face, and snap away. It might take some practice to get it right, but eventually youll know exactly where to position the camera to make sure it captures your whole face (and never cuts off the top of your head).

• The exception would be if you want to take a full-body selfie, since it can be hard to capture more than your head and shoulders without using a mirror.

• Practice using both your right and left hand to take selfies. See which one allows you to get the angles you want.

• If your just-out-of-bed look is more of a nightmare than a dream, however, you can straighten up a little. Even light makeup can give the impression that you are showing your “natural” face, especially if you tend to wear much more makeup than what you put on for your selfie.

Try a natural look:

You can take a picture of yourself as the outside world always sees you, but taking a snapshot of yourself with bedhead or minimal makeup can give the illusion that youre giving your social media followers a glimpse at the “real you.” This can be both interesting and sexy.

Experiment with filters:

Most people who take selfies also happen to have an app on their phones that can add interesting dimension through the use of color and light filters. Not every filter is right for every selfie, so play around with different options before settling on the best one.

• The simplest filters are “black and white” and “sepia." Even if you dont have an app installed on your phone, you probably have these features.

• Other popular filters include those that make the photo look vintage, creepy, romantic, or darker. Feel free to test them all out and see which ones go best with your photo.

Throwback Thursdays: Every Thursday, people post pictures of themselves from an earlier time. See if you can dig up a selfie from childhood, or simply post one from last week!

• From Where I Stand: This hashtag was created by people who wanted to share poignant shots from their own perspectives. Take a picture of your feet as you stand in a country youre visiting for the first time, on the beach, on a cracked city sidewalk or anywhere else you want to share.

• Feminist Selfie: This hashtag started trending on Twitter and really took off. Its about being proud to post your picture even if you arent stereotypically gorgeous. Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes.

Get in on trends:

Selfies have really taken off in the past few years, and its fun to participate in selfie-related trends. What selfie trends are filling up your feed? Dont be shy about uploading some pictures of your own, too. Here are a few popular ones:

• Hair Smile: This ones all about showing off your hair. If you consider it to be your greatest asset, take a selfie featuring your hair instead of your smile.

Make sure the setting is appropriate:

There are some places that should be completely off-limits to selfies, like funerals or the scene of an accident. Most situations like this are pretty common sense, but as a general rule, ask yourself if taking a selfie in a given situation could upset or offend people who see it. If the answer is “yes," save your selfie for another time.

• Funerals, weddings, and other major occasions are off limits. If you are at an event meant to focus on or celebrate another human being, put down your smartphone and step out of the limelight.

• Similarly, if you are at a memorial site, keep the phone in your pocket. Dont take selfies at a memorial or statute, especially if a tragic event took place there once before.

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• Keep it all as natural as possible or youll look like a try-hard. Then again, thats what selfies are all about.

• The body looks more slender if you cock one hip way out. Although, being proud of your figure as it is should matter more because appearance doesnt define your abilities.

• Abs look best taken from the side. For males, leave the shirt right off, its better than pulling it up, which looks sloppy and half-hearted.

• Cleavage shows well if you prop yourself up with elbows in a bed or the floor.

• If you have muscles, stretch out the arm you want to show off; the muscles look best like that.

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