How to Take a Good Selfie: [12] Poses and Tips for Stunning Selfies.
Don't you just hate it when you look great in the mirror and then your camera disappoints! This is when blemishes decide to pop up, your facial expression is just wrong or maybe the lighting just isn't working for you. True, photo editing apps that can fix these selfie problems: but let’s be real, most of these apps couldn’t fix a decent filter if they tried! The few that actually work usually need some level of expertise to operate. Besides, apps can only do so much in making a selfie good. You simply need to get it right from the beginning!
Borrowed from selfie experts (celebrities included), we give you important tips and poses for taking good selfies. Whether you …show more content…
Instead of stretching your arms in attempt to fit in the background, focus on your face by cropping the frame tightly. This is especially if your background is not worth shooting.
5. Angles! Angles! Angles!
Unwanted foreshortening, pig nose, and enlarged foreheads are but a few of the effects caused by poor face angling. To get a good selfie, you ought to experiment a little with your angles.
We all have a good side, let this be what your camera captures as opposed to a “straight-on” shot of your face.
6. #Follow a current trend. Every now and then, the internet comes up with a trending topic that more often than not, requires a selfie. Take for instance common ones like #TGIF (Thank God It’s Friday) or #TBT (Throwback Thursday). You can also follow interesting ones like #theicebucketchallenge to support a good cause. Better yet, why not start your own hashtag and watch it trend?
Join in on the fun to add some variety to your selfies but make sure you know exactly what you are supporting.
7. … But avoid clichés.
Occasionally, you will get the urge to strike some overdone poses. Do not worry. It happens. Take a deep breath, put your phone down and revisit when the urge has
Don't you just hate it when you look great in the mirror and then your camera disappoints! This is when blemishes decide to pop up, your facial expression is just wrong or maybe the lighting just isn't working for you. True, photo editing apps that can fix these selfie problems: but let’s be real, most of these apps couldn’t fix a decent filter if they tried! The few that actually work usually need some level of expertise to operate. Besides, apps can only do so much in making a selfie good. You simply need to get it right from the beginning!
Borrowed from selfie experts (celebrities included), we give you important tips and poses for taking good selfies. Whether you …show more content…
Instead of stretching your arms in attempt to fit in the background, focus on your face by cropping the frame tightly. This is especially if your background is not worth shooting.
5. Angles! Angles! Angles!
Unwanted foreshortening, pig nose, and enlarged foreheads are but a few of the effects caused by poor face angling. To get a good selfie, you ought to experiment a little with your angles.
We all have a good side, let this be what your camera captures as opposed to a “straight-on” shot of your face.
6. #Follow a current trend. Every now and then, the internet comes up with a trending topic that more often than not, requires a selfie. Take for instance common ones like #TGIF (Thank God It’s Friday) or #TBT (Throwback Thursday). You can also follow interesting ones like #theicebucketchallenge to support a good cause. Better yet, why not start your own hashtag and watch it trend?
Join in on the fun to add some variety to your selfies but make sure you know exactly what you are supporting.
7. … But avoid clichés.
Occasionally, you will get the urge to strike some overdone poses. Do not worry. It happens. Take a deep breath, put your phone down and revisit when the urge has