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<\/p>\nLove them or loathe them, everyone’s taking selfies. A quick scroll down your\u00a0Facebook or Instagram feed will throw up umpteen examples of people holding their smartphone at arm’s reach trying to capture the perfect shot. And that’s where our snazzy looking infographic comes in.<\/p>\n
Starting with the history of the selfie (yes, such a thing does exist), we give you some examples of how you can take the ultimate selfie, with inspiration from celebs and others who have taken notable selfies over the years. However, for every successful selfie, there are a handful of botch jobs and selfie ‘fails’, so we’ve included a few\u00a0of those, so you know how not to take a selfie as well.<\/p>\n
So whether you’re off on a night out with the girls, bump into a celebrity in the street or want to capture yourself in front of that famous landmark, our infographic should help you get the right shot.<\/p>\n
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How to take the ultimate selfie<\/p>\n
Whether you\u2019re a serial selfie-taker, mere appreciator or total hater \u2013 there\u2019s no denying their ubiquity in the world today.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a look at how selfies came to be \u2013 and what you can do to get your best angle.<\/p>\n
The selfie story so far<\/p>\n
1839 Amateur chemist Robert Cornelius takes the first photographic self-portrait.
\n1979 Andy Warhol experiments with self-portraits using a Polaroid camera.
\n2000s The rise of digital cameras makes it easy to experiment with self-portraiture.
\n2003 Myspace is launched, popularising the \u2018Myspace pic\u2019.
\n2004 Images tagged as #selfie begin appearing on Flickr.
\n2010 The iPhone 4 is released. It includes front-facing camera, revolutionising selfies.
\n2012 Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide takes a selfie at the International Space Station.
\n2013 The Oxford Dictionaries announces \u2018selfie\u2019 as word of the year.
\n2014 The selfie stick is listed in Time magazine\u2019s top inventions of 2014.
\n2014 Ellen DeGeneres\u2019s celebrity Oscar selfie becomes the most retweeted image ever.
\n2015 Disneyland, Coachella and the Sistine Chapel are some venues that ban selfie sticks.
\n2015 Kim Kardashian releases a book featuring a collection of her own selfies, titled \u2018Selfish\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut first, let me take a selfie.\u201d<\/p>\n
It seems like selfies aren\u2019t going away anytime soon.<\/p>\n
Keen on upping your selfie game? Take some #inspo from some selfie trends from the last few years.<\/p>\n
The no makeup selfie
\nWhat Part of Cancer Research UK\u2019s awareness campaign, the #nomakeupselfie trend raised \u00a38m for the charity within 6 days.
\nHow Wake up, wash your face and take a natural selfie. Blokes need not worry too much for this one.<\/p>\n
The post work out selfie
\nWhat Been to the gym? Let everyone in your social network know with an appropriate selfie. #eatclean #getfit #fitspiration
\nHow Work up a sweat. Find a mirror at the gym. Flex your muscles and snap.<\/p>\n
The duck face selfie
\nWhat Originally starting out as a subtle pout, the pose grew to become a mock-sexy fad.
\nHow Purse lips to resemble a duck\u2019s bill. Droopy eyes optional.<\/p>\n
The museum selfie
\nWhat #museumselfie day aims to raise awareness of art collections housed in museums across the world. The next day is 20th January 2016.
\nHow Go to your nearest museum or art gallery. Take a selfie, but remember to enjoy the art too.<\/p>\n
The group selfie
\nWhat Is your squad looking super fly? Capture the memory with a group selfie.
\nHow Gather everyone around. Extend your arm, and make sure you don\u2019t crop anyone out.<\/p>\n
The belfie
\nWhat A self-portrait featuring one\u2019s buttocks.
\nHow Face rear to mirror. Pose and snap.<\/p>\n
The felfie
\nWhat A selfie in an agricultural setting, preferably featuring livestock.
\nHow Go to a farm. For the most likes\/retweets, find the cutest animal.<\/p>\n
Selfies not to try<\/p>\n
The driving selfie
\nWhat A selfie while driving a car.
\nWhy This goes without saying \u2013 keep your eyes on the road when you\u2019re operating a vehicle.<\/p>\n
The \u2018bae caught me slippin\u2019 selfie
\nWhat When your significant other apparently catches you in the act of sleeping.
\nWhy No one likes a faker, especially when the photo\u2019s background gives it away.<\/p>\n
The extreme selfie
\nWhat When a ground-level selfie just won\u2019t do.
\nWhy Unless you have permission to scale a statue or building, this selfie is both dangerous and self-incriminating (see below).<\/p>\n
The funeral selfie
\nWhat A selfie taken at a funeral.
\nWhy Funerals aren\u2019t about you. Be respectful and keep your phone in your pocket.<\/p>\n
The self-incriminating selfie
\nWhat A selfie taken with stolen goods, illegal drugs or anything that you shouldn\u2019t be doing.
\nWhy You don\u2019t want to be known as the \u2018dumbest criminal ever\u2019. Or a criminal at all for that matter.<\/p>\n
Sick of being in your own photos? Try the shelfie \u2013 a picture of your bookshelf.<\/p>\n
Whatever your stance on selfies, remember: pics or it didn\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n
Day, E. (2013). How selfies became a global phenomenon. theguardian.com
\nFottrell, Q. (2015). The academic study of people who post selfies confirms everything you suspect. marketwatch.com
\nThe J. Paul Getty Museum. (2015). Self-portrait. getty.edu
\nOxford Dictionaries. (2013). The Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2013 is\u2026 blog.oxforddictionaries.com
\nThe Public Domain Review. (2015). Robert Cornelius\u2019 self-portrait: the first ever \u201cselfie\u201d. publicdomainreview.org
\nTime. (2014). The 25 best inventions of 2014. time.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Love them or loathe them, everyone’s taking selfies. A quick scroll down your\u00a0Facebook or Instagram feed will throw up umpteen examples of people holding their smartphone at arm’s reach trying to capture the perfect shot. And that’s where our snazzy looking infographic comes in. Starting with the history of the selfie (yes, such a thing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photography"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zippi.co.uk\/thestudio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zippi.co.uk\/thestudio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zippi.co.uk\/thestudio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zippi.co.uk\/thestudio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zippi.co.uk\/thestudio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1072"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.zippi.co.uk\/thestudio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1128,"href":"https:\/\/www.zippi.co.uk\/thestudio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1072\/revisions\/1128"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zippi.co.uk\/thestudio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zippi.co.uk\/thestudio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zippi.co.uk\/thestudio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zippi.co.uk\/thestudio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}