All photos tell a story, whether they are of a person or breathtaking scenery, they all have something to say. However, out of all the types of pictures people take, selfies have the best stories. A selfie is a photograph taken of oneself, typically with a smartphone. Some people think that taking selfies is just a narcissistic way to get people to look at an overly edited picture of themselves, but even if that’s a little part it of, there is much more reasoning behind participating in the worldwide phenomenon. Taking selfies has become a common act at any tourist destination or important event because they are convenient, easy to share, boost self-esteem, create memories, and are able to be taken exactly how the picture taker wants.
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Most people love to be complemented and know that other people are thinking kind things about them, which is another reason why many people love to take selfies. Posting a picture of oneself on any social media site and receiving hundreds of kindhearted likes and comments is a huge self-esteem booster for anyone. In a TODAY/AOL body image survey, 41 percent of adult women said selfies and other flattering online photos make them “feel more confident” (Seiter). This just goes to show that posting a picture of oneself can go a long way for women’s emotions. It was also found that, “On Instagram, pictures with human faces are 38 percent more likely to receive likes and 32 percent more likely to attract comments than photos with no faces” (Seiter). Therefore, if someone posts a picture of their face for the first time and realizes that it gets far more likes then their last picture of something that’s isn’t a selfie, they will want to post pictures like this of their face more often because everyone wants more likes and comments on their Instagram posts. Overall, posting selfies on social media will never stop because nothing is better than posting a selfie before bed and waking up in the morning to a whole list of notifications of likes and …show more content…
When on vacation, it is common to see people asking other people to take a picture for them, but usually in the end the person that took the picture only took one or two of them and don’t end up turning out exceptional. If the people decided to take the picture themselves as a selfie, they could take it multiple times to get it exactly how the wanted. Also, if people take the picture themselves they can get the exact angle and back round in the picture, as they want. When someone else is asked to take a picture, they don’t know exactly how the person wants the picture taken. Camera vertical? Camera horizontal? Zoom in? Zoom out? There are just too many options in order for the picture to turn out exactly how the people they are taking a picture for to want it. And most of the time the people taking the picture will not ask how they want it, they’ll just take it however they prefer to take it, which may not be the way the other people want it (Wong). So in the future, the next time someone asks a stranger to take their picture for them, they should think twice about it and choose to take a selfie
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Most people love to be complemented and know that other people are thinking kind things about them, which is another reason why many people love to take selfies. Posting a picture of oneself on any social media site and receiving hundreds of kindhearted likes and comments is a huge self-esteem booster for anyone. In a TODAY/AOL body image survey, 41 percent of adult women said selfies and other flattering online photos make them “feel more confident” (Seiter). This just goes to show that posting a picture of oneself can go a long way for women’s emotions. It was also found that, “On Instagram, pictures with human faces are 38 percent more likely to receive likes and 32 percent more likely to attract comments than photos with no faces” (Seiter). Therefore, if someone posts a picture of their face for the first time and realizes that it gets far more likes then their last picture of something that’s isn’t a selfie, they will want to post pictures like this of their face more often because everyone wants more likes and comments on their Instagram posts. Overall, posting selfies on social media will never stop because nothing is better than posting a selfie before bed and waking up in the morning to a whole list of notifications of likes and …show more content…
When on vacation, it is common to see people asking other people to take a picture for them, but usually in the end the person that took the picture only took one or two of them and don’t end up turning out exceptional. If the people decided to take the picture themselves as a selfie, they could take it multiple times to get it exactly how the wanted. Also, if people take the picture themselves they can get the exact angle and back round in the picture, as they want. When someone else is asked to take a picture, they don’t know exactly how the person wants the picture taken. Camera vertical? Camera horizontal? Zoom in? Zoom out? There are just too many options in order for the picture to turn out exactly how the people they are taking a picture for to want it. And most of the time the people taking the picture will not ask how they want it, they’ll just take it however they prefer to take it, which may not be the way the other people want it (Wong). So in the future, the next time someone asks a stranger to take their picture for them, they should think twice about it and choose to take a selfie