Taking a good selfie shouldn’t be that hard, but most of the time, it takes a hundred selfies to achieve the results we want. A good selfie is more than just a clean background, a picture-perfect smile, and wearing perfect makeup — there are factors to consider for that excellent selfie. It’s about the right combination of angle, setting, light, and photo filters.
To make sure your selfie is perfect and gets all the likes and followers, we’ve compiled a few helpful tips for you. Whether it’s as simple as choosing the right filter, these tips will help you capture quality photos of yourself and your friends.
Score tons of likes and followers with these amazing tricks that will help you step up your selfie game to a considerable degree:
Make Sure The Light Is Right
Natural light is key to a perfect selfie. Beauty blogger Michelle Phan suggests that in order to capture a good selfie, you should find a window since nice, natural sunlight will illuminate the face and create a natural bounce of light. Vlogger Jordan Liberty also pointed out that light is the “best beauty product” one does not have to pay for using credit cards or cash. Find a good spot where there’s good lighting, but don’t forget to put sunscreen on while basking in the sun’s glow. Natural light can reportedly make your undereye circles disappear and reduce the double-chin effect.
Know When to Use Flash
As we’ve mentioned, using natural light and avoiding shadows are vital tips for capturing good selfies. Although there may be times when you want to take a selfie at night, whether you’re in the club or just having a date night with your partner. Well, how do you shoot a quality selfie when it’s dark? Turn to Snapchat. While your phone does not have access to a flash feature for the front-facing camera, Snapchat does. Once you capture a selfie using the app, the screen will burst bright on your face. It won’t look perfect, though, but at least you’ll be able to capture a selfie in the dark. If you don’t have Snapchat yet, go download the app. Trust us, it’s a good selfie investment.
Give Your Best Smile
When we say “best smile,” we don’t mean forced, robotic, stiff smiles. If you’re not intuitive when it comes to smiling, you may have to practice pursing your lips, smiling close-lipped, or smiling wide with all your teeth. On the contrary, if you prefer a slightly serious selfie, try “smize” (credits to Tyra Banks for inventing it). To put it simply: smile with your own eyes. If “smize” or pursing your lips feels awkward, don’t force it but instead go for a genuine smile. A natural smile is the best smile. If you’re genuinely happy, no image will look bad.
Play to Your Angles
A word of advice from Kim Kardashian: keep your chin down, the camera up. You have to discover whatever angle works for you. You can practice by tilting your head up and down, from left to right, turning to the side a little bit in order to find out what your best angle is. Whatever degree you tilt your phone to, memorize what angle works for you.
Here’s another pro-tip from makeup artist Nick Barose: don’t stare directly into the camera. Taking a selfie straight on is not going to result in your best shot and it’s never the ideal process for taking the perfect selfie. Always remember the winning selfie combination of head + phone + tilt.
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