How to take selfies

I’m pretty sure that none of you is left behind from the art of selfies, and before getting started on the tips, let’s first quickly recall what a selfie is. So selfies are the pictures/photographs clicked by oneself usually held at arm’s length.

People generally click selfies to capture any special occasion or moment that they want to cherish forever in their lives. There are many ways of clicking selfies and making them look astonishing. In this blog, we are gonna share the same thing, so that it can ease up your style and you get your answer about how to take selfies.

Tips for how to take selfies

Lighting: 

To get a good selfie, the first and most important thing to do is to find the perfect lighting. We recommend you sunlight be your priority but if it’s not a sunny day or night time then you should make sure, you catch a spot with proper light which means, not a dark room as it won’t allow selfies to be clear and also make them blur neither too bright, as it results in improper details and washed out colour.

Background:

It is another important factor to focus on, after lighting. The background should be chosen very carefully as it is capable of making a huge difference to your selfie. One should opt for a certain kind of background that easily goes with their picture theme, meaning it blends with the selfie and doesn’t stand out making the selfie look absurd.

Pose:

Pose has the power to attract someone’s attention easily, so one should make sure to accomplish that gracefully, and to attain that you should 

1) Have an idea about your best profile.
2) Distance from the camera.
3) Never forget to put a smile on your face.
4) Don’t make your pose look stiff, awkward and uncomfortable.
5) You better feel relaxed while posing especially your neck and shoulder.

Right angle for a selfie :

Different angles can make your picture look different and you should know the best angle which brings out the best of you in every picture. Right angle means the angle in which you get proper light to your face, your features pop out clearly, and the angle which captures you with the proper proportion of you and the background.

Props and accessories:

To enhance one’s selfie, one can add some props to make it more interesting, and relatable to the audience and also to capture a fun moment.

Types of selfie

1. Classic selfie:

This is the type of selfie that people take of themselves keeping the camera or their smartphone at arm’s length. Generally, people click such selfies to keep their special moments and with friends. This focuses mainly on the face and captures its smile and other expressions.

2. Mirror selfie:

Most common these days this one involves capturing one’s reflection in the mirror standing in front of it. Perfect way to flaunt your outfit and capture it when no one’s around to click pictures for you.

3. Group selfie:

On occasion, a selfie that can’t be left behind is this one. Friends and family celebrating together can’t stop themselves from clicking group selfies.

4. Candid selfie:

You might think if we are the ones clicking selfies then how come it can be candid but let me tell you while taking a selfie people can capture the most unexpected incident and then remember them with the same energy and laughter.

5. Travel selfies:

Many people travel a lot and such people have adopted this travel selfie as their habit to capture their journey and experience of it.