What You Knows About Selfie History
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THE RISE OF SELFIE GENERATION
History of Selfie
Robert Cornelius, an American pioneer in photography, produced a daguerreotype of himself in 1839 which is also one of the first photographs of a person. Because the process was slow he was able to uncover the lens, run into the shot for a minute or more, and then replace the lens cap. He recorded on the back "The first light Picture ever taken. 1839.
The debut of the portable Kodak Brownie box camera in 1900 led to photographic self-portraiture becoming a more widespread technique. The method was usually by mirror and stabilizing the camera either on a nearby object or on a tripod while framing via a viewfinder at the top of the box. Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, at the age of 13, was one of the first teenagers to take her own picture using a mirror to send to a friend in 1914. In the letter that accompanied the photograph, she wrote, "I took this picture of myself looking at the mirror. It was very hard as my hands were trembling.
Photographic self-portraiture flourished in the 1970s when affordable instant cameras birthed a new medium of self-expression, capturing uncharacteristically personal insight into otherwise conservative individuals[6] and allowing amateurs to learn photography with immediate results. This practice transitioned naturally across to digital cameras as they supplanted film cameras around the turn of the millennium.
The first known use of the word selfie in any paper or electronic medium appeared in an Australian internet forum on 13 September 2002.
Robert Cornelius, an American pioneer in photography, produced a daguerreotype of himself in 1839 which is also one of the first photographs of a person. Because the process was slow he was able to uncover the lens, run into the shot for a minute or more, and then replace the lens cap. He recorded on the back "The first light Picture ever taken. 1839.
The debut of the portable Kodak Brownie box camera in 1900 led to photographic self-portraiture becoming a more widespread technique. The method was usually by mirror and stabilizing the camera either on a nearby object or on a tripod while framing via a viewfinder at the top of the box. Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, at the age of 13, was one of the first teenagers to take her own picture using a mirror to send to a friend in 1914. In the letter that accompanied the photograph, she wrote, "I took this picture of myself looking at the mirror. It was very hard as my hands were trembling.
Photographic self-portraiture flourished in the 1970s when affordable instant cameras birthed a new medium of self-expression, capturing uncharacteristically personal insight into otherwise conservative individuals[6] and allowing amateurs to learn photography with immediate results. This practice transitioned naturally across to digital cameras as they supplanted film cameras around the turn of the millennium.
The first known use of the word selfie in any paper or electronic medium appeared in an Australian internet forum on 13 September 2002.
Type of Selfie
The Show You My Good Side Selfie
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Every successful selfie puts your best assets forward. For some of us, our eyes are our most attractive quality. For others, our full lips land us attention. Others among us, as my Father always says, "look great walking towards you, but look even better walking away." When taking a selfie, it is important to be honest with yourself about your best qualities and mercilessly exploit them. If you aren't being admired for your finer assets, what's the point of taking a selfie?
The Show You My Good Side Selfie
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Every successful selfie puts your best assets forward. For some of us, our eyes are our most attractive quality. For others, our full lips land us attention. Others among us, as my Father always says, "look great walking towards you, but look even better walking away." When taking a selfie, it is important to be honest with yourself about your best qualities and mercilessly exploit them. If you aren't being admired for your finer assets, what's the point of taking a selfie?
The Beach Feet Brag Selfie
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Not all selfies prominently feature one's face. One of the most common types of selfie is this ridiculous variety of point-of-view shot. Here's the thing: while we're grinding away at our jobs, freezing our asses off as fall turns to winter, we don't want to see your beach vacation photos. We definitely don't want to see pics featuring your nasty feet. If you are travelling to some exotic locale or you are in the presence of natural beauty, that's one thing. But, if you're chugging a twelve pack of Shiner oceanfront at Myrtle Beach, you don't have to tell the world about it. Maybe, just maybe, we can accept this type of selfie if you are trailblazing through the back country of Yosemite or staying in a hostel in Prague. If you are accompanying your little cousin to Ocean City for senior week, keep your phone in the hotel.
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Not all selfies prominently feature one's face. One of the most common types of selfie is this ridiculous variety of point-of-view shot. Here's the thing: while we're grinding away at our jobs, freezing our asses off as fall turns to winter, we don't want to see your beach vacation photos. We definitely don't want to see pics featuring your nasty feet. If you are travelling to some exotic locale or you are in the presence of natural beauty, that's one thing. But, if you're chugging a twelve pack of Shiner oceanfront at Myrtle Beach, you don't have to tell the world about it. Maybe, just maybe, we can accept this type of selfie if you are trailblazing through the back country of Yosemite or staying in a hostel in Prague. If you are accompanying your little cousin to Ocean City for senior week, keep your phone in the hotel.
The Bathroom Selfie
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Few recent trends have been quite as disturbing as the bathroom selfie. As we spend our days fretting about the government's access to our private records and worrying about being spied on, we willfully give up our last bastion of privacy by taking pics after we take a dump. Even if you don't consider the bathroom a private place, think of those who will see your selfie. Why would anyone want to look at a picture of you in the bathroom? Don't you have a garden or a back patio that would make for a more intriguing background? Hell, even a nice brick wall is more pleasant to look at than your shower and your porcelain throne. Friends don't let friends take bathroom selfies, unless they are X-rated and sent in exchange for similar photos from a lady.
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Few recent trends have been quite as disturbing as the bathroom selfie. As we spend our days fretting about the government's access to our private records and worrying about being spied on, we willfully give up our last bastion of privacy by taking pics after we take a dump. Even if you don't consider the bathroom a private place, think of those who will see your selfie. Why would anyone want to look at a picture of you in the bathroom? Don't you have a garden or a back patio that would make for a more intriguing background? Hell, even a nice brick wall is more pleasant to look at than your shower and your porcelain throne. Friends don't let friends take bathroom selfies, unless they are X-rated and sent in exchange for similar photos from a lady.
The Gym Selfie
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We will never understand the gym selfie. If you go to the gym regularly, people who know you will notice the results. Whether you are out at the club, working in the office, or attending a stamp collecting convention, your body will be on display. It's as though people think that the gym has magical powers. They believe that just by being at their local fitness center, their bodies magically firm up in front of the camera. We are here to tell you that this is not the case. The only difference between a gym selfie and a regular selfie is that you have a much higher chance of catching someone more attractive than you in the background at the gym.
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We will never understand the gym selfie. If you go to the gym regularly, people who know you will notice the results. Whether you are out at the club, working in the office, or attending a stamp collecting convention, your body will be on display. It's as though people think that the gym has magical powers. They believe that just by being at their local fitness center, their bodies magically firm up in front of the camera. We are here to tell you that this is not the case. The only difference between a gym selfie and a regular selfie is that you have a much higher chance of catching someone more attractive than you in the background at the gym.
The Drunk Selfie
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google.comYou can never take too many of these. Drunk selfies are like snowflakes, each one is unique in the way that it will embarrass you in the morning. Perhaps you didn't realize that your fly was down. Maybe you didn't notice that combination of nacho cheese and vomit caked onto your t-shirt. It's possible that you are no longer wearing pants. The point is that though we are advocates of limiting pretty much every other variety of selfie, we believe there is no such thing as too much drunk selfie. So, let your Instagram feed flow with the booze and don't stop photographing yourself drunk until you pass out and then your friends will do it for you.
The Duckface Selfie
The duckface selfie is the best known variety of selfie. It is by no means the most common variety, but before the selfie, the duckface wasn't easily identifiable. Once selfies became popular, we realized that when people thought they were making themselves look more like models, they were actually making themselves look like ducks. Though the duckface selfie looks ridiculous, it actually comes from a very sensible place. The most attractive among us, models and actresses, have pouty lips. Short of collagen implants, there is no way to make your lips look more pouty. So, we strain our lips to emulate the puffy lipped beauties of stage and screen. Hence, the duckface selfie.
TRENDING SELFIE ACCESSORIES
GorillaPod Magnetic
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Lighting isn’t everything: Another key aspect to great selfies is distance. Face it: Facial texture isn’t super flattering up close, so the further you can get your phone away from your face, the more flattering (and less distorted) your selfie is likely to turn out.
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Lighting isn’t everything: Another key aspect to great selfies is distance. Face it: Facial texture isn’t super flattering up close, so the further you can get your phone away from your face, the more flattering (and less distorted) your selfie is likely to turn out.
TheSelfie Remote and Bluetooth Remote
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Is a selfie only a selfie if it’s obvious that you’re snapping it yourself? Nah, not if you actually are snapping it yourself—even if your arm’s not in the picture. If you’re using a smartphone tripod or if you just propped your phone up against a pillow from across the room, you can still snap the picture from a good distance away using one of The Selfie remotes.
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Is a selfie only a selfie if it’s obvious that you’re snapping it yourself? Nah, not if you actually are snapping it yourself—even if your arm’s not in the picture. If you’re using a smartphone tripod or if you just propped your phone up against a pillow from across the room, you can still snap the picture from a good distance away using one of The Selfie remotes.
The Selfie Stick
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No selfie hardware story is complete without a selfie stick—no matter how ridiculous they look in public (and yes, they do look ridiculous in public). it’s affordable, Bluetooth-controlled, and it comes in a variety of colors.
For those of you who don’t know what a selfie stick is, it’s an extendable arm that lets you get a little extra distance in your selfies—basically, it’s like attaching your iPhone to a three-foot-long arm. The Selfie Stick has a grippy rubberized handle, a tight-grip holder for your phone (similar to Joby’s GripTight, but perhaps not as tight), and a metal extending arm that extends up to 36 inches, or three feet in length.
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No selfie hardware story is complete without a selfie stick—no matter how ridiculous they look in public (and yes, they do look ridiculous in public). it’s affordable, Bluetooth-controlled, and it comes in a variety of colors.
For those of you who don’t know what a selfie stick is, it’s an extendable arm that lets you get a little extra distance in your selfies—basically, it’s like attaching your iPhone to a three-foot-long arm. The Selfie Stick has a grippy rubberized handle, a tight-grip holder for your phone (similar to Joby’s GripTight, but perhaps not as tight), and a metal extending arm that extends up to 36 inches, or three feet in length.
Selfie Lens
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Maybe you don’t need a selfie stick to get everyone in the picture—maybe you just need a new lens. Selfie Lens is a detachable camera lens that works with both of your iPhone’s cameras, making it perfect for creative selfies.
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Maybe you don’t need a selfie stick to get everyone in the picture—maybe you just need a new lens. Selfie Lens is a detachable camera lens that works with both of your iPhone’s cameras, making it perfect for creative selfies.
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