Flawless Selfies: Tips and Tricks from a Young Woman Who's Mastered the Art

I’ve always loved the mirror and taking pictures of myself, so when the front-facing camera on the iPhone made its debut, I knew that it was my time to shine. When I was at the ripe age of fifteen years old, I created a selfie book - inspired by none other than Kim Kardashian herself. Though inspired by her, I created it more for the love of myself and for the love of the game.

Being my own number one fan since the day I entered upon this earth, currently amounting to at least five selfies a day, I feel qualified enough to share tips and tricks on how you can take the perfect selfie every single time.

Kaels’s selfies when she was 6 years old

Key to a perfect selfie

Angle, lighting, practice. 

1. Angle

You have to know what your best angle is - this goes hand in hand with practice.

Open up your camera and admire and honor yourself. If that’s hard to do, start with the mirror. Truly tap into the self-love. Compliment yourself, speak highly of yourself.

I inhibit a disgusting amount of love for myself, so I find it very easy to look at myself in any sort of reflection. That’s what I want for you.

Once you’re ready for the camera, play with the angles. Understand your face and at which angle you exhibit even more love for yourself.

What makes you look your best? Is the angle from up top? Straight on? From an upward angle? From a downward angle? We know your hot, I know your hot, but what makes you feel your hottest?

Move your camera/phone around and capture your essence however best you think you look. THAT is the most important part - don’t take your selfies for any other person but yourself. Obviously, the fans are going to love it, but you have to love it first. And if they don’t love it, f*ck them.

I remember taking this when I was 11 years old. I took this on a LAPTOP. I held up the laptop to make it look like I was taking a selfie with a phone. Hella headass. And I remember I did that sh*t with no shame. My dad was right next to me but I held up that big ass laptop and took that f*cking selfie like it was my job. Anything for a good angle and a good selfie, I’m telling you.

2. Lighting

Lighting has the capability of changing any photo (see Figure 1). 

You don’t need a light (linked is the one that I use) either. I mean, it’s super helpful, don’t get me wrong, but you can also edit and simply find spaces where there’s good lighting. 

I am a true moth to flame when there’s good lighting. Count on me to be right in front of the lighting with my phone in hand, taking the most absurd amount of selfies, you’d think I have a terabyte worths of storage.

One fun way to get good lighting is when your head is right in front of a light source (especially the sun), that is a bomb a$$ selfie (see Figure 2). 

Figure 1. Left: no added lighting; Right: added lighting

Don’t get me wrong, the first selfie isn’t bad, but the second one changes the f*cking game. (They’re both edited how I’d post them, but I wanted to show the difference between the overall outcome.) 

Figure 2. Selfie with sun right behind Kaels’s head

3. Practice

I mentioned this earlier, but practice! I’ve had years of practice and understanding how I photograph best.

The secret to a perfect selfie is loving yourself enough to want to continue to take pictures of yourself. Who wouldn’t want endless photos of you? Self-love is literally the best kind of love there is - not only does it radiate within you, but you’re able to use it and feed that love to others. It really is a sound wave for others! Trust. 

IN CON-F*CKING-CLUSION

Now, take those selfies! Or don’t, I can’t control what you do, but you’ve read this far so I’m assuming you either want to learn how to take selfies or maybe just how to love yourself in all of your glory. Show everyone who you are. Or not. Honestly, I just take selfies because I’m a hoarder of pictures of myself. Turn it into a book. Print them. Post them. Who gives a f*ck! 

I want you to love yourself, and maybe that does start with your selfie.

Show me your best selfie! 

xoxo,
kaels
too bad ain’t me<3

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