How To Take A Selfie

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You have two options. Keep snapping away aimlessly, taking pictures of yourself, with each selfie worse than the next, until you get frustrated and lose your confidence, or read on for our 13 selfie tips and learn how to take a good selfie, every single time.

So, the point is: to take a compelling selfie, focus your eyes on the camera. Directly at the camera, not the phone area in general. If you followed my advice above and wiggled your head and your phone around to find the perfect selfie angle, now you need to freeze, concentrate, and gaze deep into the lens of your smartphone.

Whether you're selfie-ing indoors or outside, stay away from harsh lighting, like bright white kitchen lights or direct sunlight. That said, make sure there's enough light - otherwise your photos can come out blurry and no amount of photo editing later is going to be able fix that.

Now, the best time of day to take photos outside is when the sun is lower in the sky, before sunrise and right after sunset. That's just some essential photography basics for you to chew on right there: I know that no matter how hung up you are on taking a good selfie, you're not going to wake up before the sun does for it.

Choose your good side and try to selfie from that angle. It'll save you time and retakes - if you're usually happier with a certain side of your face in the mirror, you'll also be more happy with it in photos. Do what makes you feel good.

Portrait mode focuses on the person in the photo, and defocuses the background - creating a professional look with minimal effort. You can choose from various options, like Natural, Studio, or Contour which add different kinds of light or drama, some even compliment with a touch of skin smoothing. Switch things up and see how your selfie comes out in Portrait mode.

So there you have it: a few basic rules & tips to follow and tips to live by every time you snap a selfie - and you'll be rocking your social media feed for everyone who's watching. And you know, they are.

Now that you've learned how to look better in selfies, it's time share that rockstar pic with the world, with relevant hashtags (find out why selfie hashtags don't necessarily work in 2020) and a fabulous selfie captions guide guaranteed to stop your followers mid-scroll.

We consulted with selfie experts (celebrity vloggers, bloggers and makeup artists) to find out how to take a good selfie. Read on for twelve tips that will help you take your selfie game to the next level.

It sounds obvious, but the first rule of selfie-ing is to pay attention to your lighting. You need good lighting. Natural lighting. As vlogger Jordan Liberty puts it, "Light is undoubtedly the best beauty product you don't have to pay for." Instead of facing your computer screen or television, turn toward a window with natural light. Or better yet, go outside and bask in the sun's glow (with sunscreen on). Good lighting can actually make undereye circles and shadows totally disappear.

If you're shooting your selfie inside, beauty blogger (and frequent selfie-taker) Michelle Phan advises that you find a window. "Having nice, natural sunlight streaming in will make for a good selfie. Another thing I do is take a piece of white paper and hold it underneath my chin, which creates a natural bounce of light, illuminates the face, and also reduces the double-chin effect."

While finding natural light and avoiding shadows are key tips to how to take a good selfie, there are times when you want to take a selfie and it's dark. Whether you're in the club or just on your couch watching Netflix, how do you get a great selfie in little to no light? Turn to Snapchat. The app has a flash feature for the front-facing camera, while the regular photo app on iPhone does not. In Snapchat, hit the little lightning bolt on the top left corner and then take your selfie. The screen will burst bright white light on your face. It won't look perfect by any means (it gives the photo a subtle blue cast), but at least you'll be able to see your face. Once you save it to your camera roll, you can play with the tone to make it a little less blue.

"Flash a real smile and no image will look bad," says Lake. Don't contort your face into a grin that's too big or forced. Natural smiles are always better. On the other hand, if you're going for slightly more serious selfie, pull a Tyra and "try smiling with your eyes." Lake's advice for perfecting the smize? Practice in front of the mirror until you get it right. You'll get the hang of it!

Kylie Jenner's best selfie tip is just to take selfies. A lot of selfies. She's said that she takes "like, 500 selfies" before she finds one she likes enough to post. "Sometimes I regret putting one up if I find a better one later. I'm like damn, that's a better photo, but that's the only thing I regret," she has said. Try tilting your head in different directions and changing the angles up slightly between each shot so there's a wide variety to choose from. And don't forget to make sure the camera's focused before snapping away.

You can film your selfie session instead of taking standard pictures. Press record on the video option instead and pose away. After a minute or two of this, you can scroll through the video and freeze a frame with the best selfie. It sounds silly, but you can actually pull out the best selfie poses this way (and no one will ever know the difference!).

If there's one piece of advice you should take from Kim Kardashian, it's this: When it comes to selfies, keep your chin down and the camera up. There are about five people in the world who look good when shot from under their chin, and we haven't met any of them. When taking a selfie, hold the phone so that the bottom of it is level with your eyes. Or better yet, use a selfie stick. They're ridiculous in every way except one: Because you hold them up high, they make everyone look svelte and supermodel-y in photos.

"I have a soft spot for the Valencia [Instagram] filter. It's the dreamiest of all filters and it makes everyone look gorgeous," says Lake, who also recommends the Afterlight app for editing camera-phone photos. If you're really serious about selfies, Phan recommends the Samsung Galaxy S5 phone, which has a selfie mode. "It makes everything easy. I take a picture and it automatically airbrushes my face and it brightens it," she says.There's no shame in editing a photo of yourself before posting it to the 'Gram. We also love Facetune, which lets you subtly blur, shape, morph, and define certain areas of your face. Blogger Amanda Steele likes the filters on VSCO, but other great apps are Perfect365 and Adobe Photoshop Fix. Don't like your under-eye bags? Blur them away! Want to whiten your teeth? Go for it. A subtle trick on Facetune is to "detail" your eyes, which makes them look bright and sparkly. What's on the Internet lives forever, after all.

The best selfies have either interesting backgrounds (Oh, you're just casually selfie-ing while skydiving? Great.) or really, really simple ones. The middle ground is what's deadly. And beware of photo-bombers.

Just relax. A trying-too-hard selfie is never going to be a good one. "The thing about selfies is that you don't want them to be too serious. If your makeup looks like it took you an hour to do and you look too posed, you're not doing it right," says Barose. The best selfie poses are the ones that come naturally to you.

"Right before you snap a selfie, say 'yes' in your head, or 'yasss' if you're feeling extra sassy. You can also inhale just as you hit the shutter for lightly parted lips and a relaxed expression," Liberty says. He also recommends keeping your eyes shut until the moment before you take the shot. "Expressions look best when they're fresh."

To take a selfie that captures the shot as you see it in the front-facing camera frame, rather than reversing it, go to Settings > Camera, then turn on Mirror Front Camera (on iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and later) or Mirror Front Photos (iPhone X and earlier).

Although we are long past the selfie stick craze to take pictures, selfies still dominate our image galleries. Whether it's an outing, gathering, vacation, or holiday, most people prefer the phone's front camera to snap pictures and post on social media.

Even if you have the latest iPhone or a top Android phone, your selfies will turn out average if you don't follow the basics of selfie photography. Here are the top tips to take your selfie game to the next level.

Your selfies will look dull if you aren't facing the light source. Even the world's best front-facing camera with a crazy specs sheet won't help you without the light source. It's true for selfies and your normal photographs. Whether using a dedicated lamp in a room or taking a selfie outside in the sunlight, you should always face the light source for the best results. The direct light highlights the picture's main subject (your face). Also, avoid direct shadows over your face. Nothing ruins a perfect selfie like a huge shadow.

If you use artificial light, such as a selfie light ring, to brighten up the scene, don't place it above your eyes, as it could create dark circles. Also, maintain a distance to the light source or use a light diffuser to prevent overexposed selfies. And, avoid fluorescent light of any kind. It produces a blue or green color cast and spoils the natural look.

While most phones have an option to light up the screen to create a flash effect, you should stay away from it. Screen flash isn't as effective as a dedicated selfie light ring. It can only highlight the center subject and doesn't brighten up the entire scene, leaving you with an average selfie. You might end up with an infamous red-eye effect. That's not a good look unless it's Halloween.

Your best angle or ideal lighting condition won't matter if you take selfies with a fake smile. Use a natural smile, as your friends and family can immediately spot a fake one. Take a few selfies to find a natural smile that captures your essence. 2b1af7f3a8

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