Unless you’ve been living in a tent or under a rock for the past couple of years, you are very familiar with the term “selfie”.
The term actually dates back from the 2005 and was originally meant to describe a more artistic photograph but it wasn’t as popular until the smartphones and social networks became such a major thing.
Nowadays, a selfie is an informal picture which is generally taken with a smart phone or a digital camera at arm’s length, or a selfie-stick as well, snapped on the fly and destined for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and the like.
It is safe to say that we are living in the age of the selfie. This year, the word was officially added to the dictionary. You can tell that it is a new trend not just by your friends’ Facebook photos, but also by other influential people who have a selfie such as the entire Obama family.
If you have watched the Oscars, you know that the biggest winner wasn’t a film, but in fact the Oscar selfie.
Knowing all that, you probably understand that in order to stay trendy you should have a couple of selfies on your social network accounts. If not for anything else, the selfie is a fun way of showing the world your confidence, personality and fashion sense. From Presidents to Academy Award winners, almost everybody’s done it, so why not you too?
Well if you go for it, don’t be like everyone else. Show some more effort and take a selfie that your friends would love to see on their social feeds.
This means that if you want to take an exceptional selfie which deserves some more attention, you need to know of some tips that will make you a selfie pro. Enjoy!
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