Unwritten rules: how to take selfies

Selfie has ranked first in popularity in recent years. Even the most backward Internet users picked up smartphones, began to take their pictures and post them on social networks. Nowadays you won’t surprise anyone with your photo. People only really pay attention to really beautiful and high-quality photographs, but how to take them correctly?

How to take a selfie correctly

For a beautiful selfie, it is important to follow several rules:

• First, choose the right light source. It's best to take photos with daylight shining in your face. In this case skin imperfections will hide, and the eyes will turn out shiny and bright. A light from behind you will make the photo look dark and unattractive. The most beautiful photos are taken in soft natural light in the morning or evening. If you are taking selfies at night, choose a bright white light that is above and in front of you.

• Another important rule is a good angle. The most impressive pictures will be obtained if you raise your smartphone a little higher than eye level and turn your face slightly to the side. In this case, the photo will show an open look and sharper facial contours. If you're taking a full-length photo of yourself, stand with your head and shoulders straight and your lower body slightly sideways. This will make your figure slimmer and will highlight the graceful curve of the waist and hips.
• Before taking a photo, make sure that there are no unnecessary people or clutter in the apartment in the frame. Choose beautiful places. You can even specially decorate the place for shooting by adding colorful spots - sofa cushions, paintings or other interior items.

How to take a beautiful selfie

A good camera will help you take a successful selfie. As a rule, all pictures are taken with the front front camera. On the one hand, you can immediately see the future photo and adjust your pose if something doesn’t suit you. But on the other hand, the resolution of the front camera is poor and the quality of the pictures is worse than those taken by the main one.

As we noted above, the pose in which you photograph yourself is important. First, experiment - take pictures of yourself in different poses, with different head tilts, compare the pictures and choose a couple of poses in which you look more impressive.

Do not use fake emotions, otherwise the pictures will come out unnatural. A sincere, sweet smile looks much better than the notorious duck-lipped facial expression. Take care of your makeup in advance. In the pictures, natural makeup turns out to be blurry and faded, so for a beautiful selfie it makes sense to do more bright makeup.

After you have taken a successful photo, do not rush to immediately post it to the public. You can still work with it, remove flaws, play with filters. The main thing is not to get too carried away so that the resulting photo does not look artificial.

How to take selfies for girls

Typically, most girls are comfortable with the position where you hold the device with one hand, extending it slightly to the side. At the same time, turn your head so that your gaze is directed towards the camera. Another good position for girls is to hold the smartphone with both hands, extending them forward.

When taking a photo, do not point your elbows out to the sides so as not to end up with massive shoulders in the photo. On the contrary, press your arms closer to your body and slightly move your shoulders forward. This will make your breasts appear fuller in the photo. If you want to take a photo with an object in your hand, then hold it directly in front of your chest or opposite your opposite shoulder, while bending your elbow and pressing it to your body.

If you take a photo in the mirror, do not obscure your face with your smartphone - hold it at chest level. Your gaze should be directed at your reflection in the mirror, and not at your smartphone.