Selfies have become a predominant part of everyday life as people use them to understand how others perceive them and shape their social identity. By taking, editing, and posting selfies, people can curate an online persona and share glimpses of their lives with others. While selfies allow self-expression and storytelling, they also present risks to self-esteem if used solely to seek validation through likes and comments.

1. THE
SELFIE

2. selfie
/’selfē/
noun. (plural selfies). informal.
A photograph that one has taken of oneself,
typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and
uploaded to a social media website:
occasional selfies are acceptable, but posting a
new picture of yourself every day isn’t necessary
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4. Why have selfies become
such a predominant part of
our everyday lives?

5. What message are people
really trying to
communicate by taking
and posting a selfie?

7. the "looking-glass self”
a psychological
concept that
suggests we
develop our
sense of self
though the
perceptions of
others.

9. We are using
selfies as a way of
under-standing
how we are
perceived by the
world…

10. …And we can
decide if we like
that perception.

11. If we don’t like it, we have the
ability to
change
and shape
our social
identity.

12. EDITING, DELETING,
APPLYING FILTERS, USING
VARIOUS ANGLES,
CROPPING, BLURRING…

13. "The main thing with a
self-portrait is you are
trying to show the
viewer something
about yourself.
You, on your own, can
be a powerful
statement."
-Surfleet

14. Innumerable selfies are taken yet
never posted because they are not
satisfactory. They do not live up
to the poster’s social identity
or send the intended message.

16. Selfies have the potential to
tread dangerous waters of issues
of self-esteem and comparison
that could lead to greater
psychological issues, such as
depression.

17. Should
the
nega.ves
of
selfies
deter
us
from
joining
in
on
this
digital
phenomena?

18. “Rather than dismissing
the trend as a side effect of
digital culture or a sad
form of exhibitionism,
maybe we’re better off
seeing selfies for what they
are at their best — a kind
of visual diary.”

19. Selfies are a way of us
telling our STORIES.

20. Selfies allow us to share a
glimpse of where we’ve been,
what we do and who we are
with the world.

21. Sources:
h9p://www.ny.mes.com/2013/10/20/sunday-­‐review/my-­‐selfie-­‐myself.html?
pagewanted=2&pagewanted=all&_r=0
h9p://mashable.com/2013/02/15/social-­‐media-­‐and-­‐the-­‐selfie/
h9p://www.oxforddic.onaries.com/defini.on/english/selfie
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