How to take the perfect selfie
Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and in particular, Instagram, have given rise to a new, photographic phenomenon: the selfie.
According
to a Frames Direct infographic,
millennials take nine selfies a week, spending around seven minutes on each
one. It’s estimated that they’ll take a staggering 27,500 selfies over their
lifetime!
Whether you’re out in a bar with friends,
cheering on your favourite football team or gazing at a glorious sunset, there
are endless situations where you may find yourself reaching for your phone in
search for that perfect, self-portrait shot.
Here are our top 6 tips to help you take
the perfect selfie, every time:
Go natural
Forget fluorescent or artificial lighting
– soft, natural light is key to selfie success. Sunlight helps to highlight
your facial features and at the same time, minimise shadows (meaning no more
dark circles underneath the eyes). So, if you’re setting up an indoor shot,
position yourself near a window or within reach of natural light.
Angle down
One of selfie queen Kim Kardashian’s
tricks for taking the perfect selfie is ‘chin down, camera up.’ Holding your
camera or phone slightly above your head, angled down, will guarantee a
flattering photo – if you can’t master the positioning, try again with a selfie
stick (a must-have piece of kit for selfie fans).
Rely on props
If you’re a self-confessed selfie fiend,
create your own photography studio with accessories that’ll help you take
perfect shots, time and time again. From mini fans that
attach to your phone or camera and are designed to subtly blow air in your face
as you take the perfect shot, to selfie remotes and tripods,
these props will allow you to perfect your selfie finesse.
Keep it charged
Snapping selfie after selfie will
undoubtedly sap the battery life of your phone or camera, so make sure you have
back up by investing in a GP
PowerBank Mobile Charger. This nifty
accessory will boost your USB devices – like your phone, camera and portable
fan – to ensure your device won’t let you down when you’re lining up that
perfect shot.
Find your filter
Adding a filter to your selfies can
enhance your shots and help to emphasise your best bits, but the trick is to
not overdo it. If you’ve taken the selfie using natural lighting, then you
shouldn’t need to edit it too much. As many people will attest, au naturel is
often best!
There’s an app for that
Use your smartphone for selfies? There are
tonnes of apps out there that will provide you with selfie-taking support. Most
are essentially touch-up tools, but there are apps like Cam Me, which allows
you to take hands-free photos; or Frontback, where you can take a selfie while
simultaneously capturing what’s going on around you.
Now you know the tricks for taking the
perfect selfie, all that’s left to do is grab your favourite GP PowerBank
mobile charger and snap away!
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