I have a confession- it takes roughly a hundred attempts for me to post a particular selfie on my Instagram. As someone living in a selfie generation wherein the word itself has already been added to the dictionary, there must be really something in our blood that considers selfie as a part of our daily lives. Okay I know most of us go through that process of taking a number of photos before finding the perfect one, so now after years of practice *kidding!*, I’m here to share five useful tips in taking that ideal selfie.
First things first: Find a spot with fine lighting that could make your skin look flawless.
I have a preference of taking my selfies with natural light so the best place would be in the front seat of your car or near the window. Also deem the golden hour, that’s before sunset. What if it’s too late to catch the sunlight? I think it’s best to dab a little highlighter above your cheeks and nose line. Instant beauty trick!
Learn your angle.
Tilt your head a little bit to your 1 o’clock, if you already got used to your usual angle, the succeeding selfies won’t give you a hard time anymore.
Make it interesting, take selfies with a plain or appealing background.
It may be on a corner of your room or with a beautiful skyline behind you. If it wouldn’t be that interesting, it should be something simple or plain.
Use the perfect filter and adjust the preferences.
VSCO: This is my favorite app when it comes applying filters and for selfies, I use the following filters: A6, S2 and SE3.
Snapseed: I use this app to adjust brightness, contrast and sharpen the photo.
Just a reminder, do not complicate the filters, make minimal adjustments if possible.
Invest on a smartphone with a good front camera.
I recommend OPPO F1 Selfie Expert because one of its best features is its camera. Take clearer selfies with its 8-megapixel camera, wide f/2.0 aperture lens and you can also improve your look with the Beauty 3.0 feature. Worry no more when you feel like taking a selfie without enough lighting for it has a screen flash that has a vigilantly adjusted brightness level.
Some of the feature that makes me fall for OPPO F1 are:
It has a premium metallic body.
2.5D Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4 protected display
Scratch resistant.
Qualcomm Snapdragon Octa-core 64-bit processor and 3GB RAM.
Micro-arc Frame for premium handling experience.
So there you go! Five easy steps to take the perfect selfie.