National Selfie Day: Dos and don’ts of getting the right frame

Let’s admit that you would click almost 100 selfies, sometimes even more, before posting one best picture from the lot. Taking selfies can be challenging even under the best of circumstances but it can be managed, even perfected if you follow some basic rules.

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On National Selfie Day, let’s discuss a few do’s and don’ts to get the right photo:

Stay natural

No matter how good your hair looks or how terrific your backdrop, if your strike an unnatural pose, it will show. Trying to force a look will come through in the final image and you will look posed, rigid even for example don’t get up at 5 am and put on makeup to then go back to bed and take a selfie with a caption saying “Morning y’all.” Keep it real.

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Be aware of your surroundings

Before posing in front of the camera, make sure there’s nothing weird behind you. This includes anything from a random lady who happens to roll her eyes at someone to the old man sitting at the next table who’s picking his teeth after a meal.

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Lighting

Good lighting is important because when it’s too dark, the details aren’t crisp and If it’s too bright, everything is washed out. So you will want the light in front of you to reduce shadows, but not directly in your eyes.

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Don’t: Retouch only yourself

According to an article by Boston University, it’s 100 percent okay to spend two hours retouching your selfies before posting on Instagram. However, if it’s not only you in the frame, it will be essential to make sure your BFF looks just as good as you—unless you don’t care about losing them. Don’t be “selfish.”

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Don’t: Take mirror selfies at the gym, unless you truly work out

We all want to let people know we are in our best shape, or at least working toward that direction, don’t we? However, sometimes as soon as you finish your selfies, the gym trip just magically comes to an end and all you want to do is go home. Work out first.

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Don’t: Take a selfie on a cliff or edge of a building

The simple reason is you are terrified and it will show on your face.