5 Secrets Of Awesome Selfies

by John Griffith
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Taking a selfie can be it’s very own work of art. And it can be quite the challenge. We’ve all been there – you feel and look amazing. But then you take out your phone to snap a pic, and it looks like it’s a completely different person. Quite disappointing. It seems the camera just refuses to capture how you really look. So, what to do then? Well, you have two choices: continue snapping unflattering pics or follow our 5 secrets to creating an awesome selfie.

Taking a selfie can be it’s very own work of art

woman taking a slefie with her phone

1. Find The Right Angle

Everybody has one angle that they pop off in. All you need to do is find which angle that is for you. Choose your best side and angle your phone slightly up. Then start experimenting. Tilt your head and keep your phone still. Or tilt both. While it may seem silly, you may find gold. You also don’t need to hold your phone for a selfie. You can prop it up somewhere, set the timer, pose, and it’s still a selfie.

Choose your best side and angle your phone slightly up

girl holding phone and taking a slefie

2. Get The Right Program

Even professional photographers use programs to edit their pictures. While you can get a magical selfie with no filters and no editing, having a program or two up your sleeve can certainly up our selfie game. Some apps, like the b612, even act as a camera itself for live edits. Other programs can help you to retouch your pictures only after you have taken them. You can easily find the one that suits your needs the best.

Having a program or two up your sleeve can certainly up our selfie game

man holding a phone with his slefie

3. Find Natural Lighting

Lighting, lighting, and lighting. A crucial aspect in the selfie game. Whether you are taking your picture outside or indoors, there are some general lighting rules to follow. Make sure to avoid lighting that is super bright as well as direct sunlight. However, always make sure there is enough light. You don’t want your photos to look low-quality and blurry. The best time to take a selfie is when the sun is lower in the sky. This means right after sunset or just before sunrise.

Make sure to avoid lighting that is super bright as well as direct sunlight

woman holding her phone and taking her selfie

4. Use Portrait Mode

Our phones have made taken a good picture as simple as possible. So, why not use this to your advantage. Most phones have something called “portrait mode”. This helps create depth to the image, blurs the background and helps you (the subject in this case) to stand out. You can find this mode under different names such as selfie mode, portrait mode and so on.

Most phones have something called “portrait mode”

man pressing on the portrait mode button

5. Just Relax

Well, even if you have the best equipment, the perfect lighting and the right angle, if the subject feels awkward, this will be visible in the image. You are the most important part of the selfie. So, take a deep breath and relax. Prop e genuine smile, look towards the camera, relax your mouth bey exhaling and snap away. Once again, experiment!

You are the most important part of the selfie

woman with curly hair taking a selfie

These were the 5 secrets to taking awesome selfies. We hope you found this article useful. Now your selfie game will be unbeatable. Create your perfect images and enjoy the effortless results.

Now your selfie game will be unbeatable

two girls taking a selfie in a cafe

John Griffith

John Griffith is a young, passionate journalist. Writing has been John’s hobby ever since he was a boy. He has worked in some of the UK’s most successful news portals over the course of his professional career but found his forever home at Archzine.