How To Take The Perfect Selfie
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How To Take The Perfect Selfie
- 1. How to take the perfect selfie
- 2. Before you shoot, check your surroundings! Don’t take selfies in inappropriate or dangerous places.
- 3. Tip: Pick a side, find your light and your best angles.
- 4. When picking a side, sometimes one side of your face will photograph better than the other. Experiment with both sides.
- 5. When finding your light, turn either directly into the sun, or away from it completely. Snap a selfie at sunrise or sunset for the most flattering light. When finding your light, turn either directly into the sun, or away from it completely. Snap a selfie at sunrise or sunset for the most flattering light.
- 6. When posing for a selfie, angle the camera from above to slim down your features and banish shadows. Tilt your head with your phone. It’s important to make sure you don’t lose your neck in selfies, so extend and tilt your head. This will make the shot look long and elegant.
- 7. How to manipulate your features
- 8. For fuller lips, don’t suck in your cheeks and pull a duckface. Try gently pushing a tiny bubble of air towards sealed lips for a slightly fuller pout. If it looks unnatural, abandon and smile!
- 9. For enchanting eyes, smile, and try to keep your eyes in the same position when you change expression. When shooting in full light, open your eyes just as you take the photograph to banish the squint.
- 10. To minimize your chin, extend your neck forward or push your tongue into the roof of your mouth. Tilt your chin down.
- 11. For a slimmer nose, breathe in through your nose when taking the snap.
- 12. Selfie facts! Selfies are said to make up around a third of all photos taken by people age 18-24.
- 13. A recent study found that the more selfies you share, the less likable you may become.
- 14. 55% of millennials have taken a selfie compared to only 9% of baby boomers.
- 15. 13% of females report that they digitally retouch every selfie.
- 16. 36% of people admit to retouching their selfies.
- 17. 1 million selfies are taken every day.
- 18. Belfie=butt selfie. Welfie=workout selfie. Helfie=hair selfie.
- 19. Women take an average of 6 selfies before posting.
- 20. Men take an average of 4 selfies before posting.
- 21. Selfie queen Kim Kardashian takes 1,200 selfies a day.
- 22. Don’t shoot from below.
- 23. Don’t take naked selfies.
- 24. Don’t take selfies in bathrooms.
- 25. Don’t take selfies too seriously.
- 26. This SlideShare was brought to you by Instant Checkmate!
Editor's Notes
- How to take the perfect selfie
- Before you shoot, check your surroundings! Don’t take selfies in inappropriate or dangerous places.
- Tip: Pick a side, find your light and your best angles.
- When picking a side, sometimes one side of your face will photograph better than the other. Experiment with both sides.
- When finding your light, turn either directly into the sun, or away from it completely. Snap a selfie at sunrise or sunset for the most flattering light.
- When posing for a selfie, angle the camera from above to slim down your features and banish shadows. Tilt your head with your phone. It’s important to make sure you don’t lose your neck in selfies, so extend and tilt your head. This will make the shot look long and elegant.
- How to manipulate your features
- For fuller lips, don’t suck in your cheeks and pull a duckface. Try gently pushing a tiny bubble of air towards sealed lips for a slightly fuller pout. If it looks unnatural, abandon and smile!
- For enchanting eyes, smile, and try to keep your eyes in the same position when you change expression. When shooting in full light, open your eyes just as you take the photograph to banish the squint.
- To minimize your chin, extend your neck forward or push your tongue into the roof of your mouth. Tilt your chin down.
- For a slimmer nose, breathe in through your nose when taking the snap.
- Selfie facts! Selfies are said to make up around a third of all photos taken by people age 18-24.
- A recent study found that the more selfies you share, the less likable you may become.
- 55% of millennials have taken a selfie compared to only 9% of baby boomers.
- 13% of females report that they digitally retouch every selfie.
- 36% of people admit to retouching their selfies.
- 1 million selfies are taken every day.
- Belfie=butt selfie. Welfie=workout selfie. Helfie=hair selfie.
- Women take an average of 6 selfies before posting.
- Men take an average of 4 selfies before posting.
- Selfie queen Kim Kardashian takes 1,200 selfies a day.
- Don’t shoot from below.
- Don’t take naked selfies.
- Don’t take selfies in bathrooms.
- Don’t take selfies too seriously.
- This SlideShare was brought to you by Instant Checkmate!