Now I love a good selfie. GOOD is the key word here. And, trust me, there are some really bad ones out there. You know what I am talking about... The girl with the duck lips trying to be super sexy. The guy at the gym with his shirt off. But the worst of all to me is when someone can look so much better than they look in their selfie. Bad light and bad angles are the major causes for bad selfies. So we need to stop this unnecessary dilemma now. Below are my favorite tips on how to take a good selfie.
1) As I always say: FIND THE RIGHT LIGHT. And, yes, I just screamed at you but you need to get that in your amazingly smart brain of yours. Look for shade as close to the sun as possible. But never stand in direct sunlight- that will only cause unnecessary dark shadows on your face making you look so much uglier than you really are. Because YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL so let your selfie show it!
2) MOVE AROUND. The best way to do this with your iphone is to turn the camera around to face the screen and literally move your body around to see where the light flatters you most. Now I love backlight with my subjects because I can control so much more on my camera but with an iphone selfies usually don't work well with backlight. The most flattering is usually with the sun hitting your eyes while you are in the shade.
3) YOUR CAR! Your car is an amazing place to take selfies. That is why you see so many girls with their seatbelts on looking amazing. The light filters in through the windows creating a soft light that flatters anyone. Now make sure you have your sunroof closed if the light is too bright from above. Or open it if there are a lot of clouds. The only rule here is to only take selfies while parked (or at a stoplight while your neighbor car watches on and laughs). Who doesn't laugh at someone taking a selfie? And who hasn't been caught taking a selfie? Of course not me.
4) Go easy on the filters. This is HUGE. Many of you just pop a filter on your selfie and don't ease up on the opacity. Always make sure you put the opacity at least to 50% or less. Because you don't want to look like an orange.
So, there are my tips for making yourself as beautiful as you really are. I really do love seeing photos of you all on my instagram and not just your kids or dog or grandma. It makes me happy. So please keep posting and try these tips! If you do let me know. I would love to see! Have a great weekend friends!!!
This is a selfie(s) with my youngest boy... Love him so.
