How to Take Good Selfies

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How to Take Good Selfies

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Step 1 of 8
Start with a decent camera(: basically anything besides your iPod camera if you can 😝 I find they add a lot of discoloration. I use my point and shoot Olympus as seen above and my canon XSI(:

Start with a decent camera(: basically anything besides your iPod camera if you can 😝 I find they add a lot of discoloration. I use my point and shoot Olympus as seen above and my canon XSI(:

Step 2 of 8
Dress to impress!

Dress to impress!

Step 3 of 8
Practice smiling; if it looks like you're sick/dying/kissing your aunt, your doing it wrong.

Practice smiling; if it looks like you're sick/dying/kissing your aunt, your doing it wrong.

Step 4 of 8
Don't just take photos in the mirror! Set a timer and pose(: or have someone else take the pictures of you!

Don't just take photos in the mirror! Set a timer and pose(: or have someone else take the pictures of you!

Step 5 of 8
Take risks and try something different! And of course have fun with it! Usually the photos I take risks on turn out the best(:

Take risks and try something different! And of course have fun with it! Usually the photos I take risks on turn out the best(:

Step 6 of 8
Be yourself. I'm a huge dork. And if this doesn't show who I really am, I don't know what will 😝

Be yourself. I'm a huge dork. And if this doesn't show who I really am, I don't know what will 😝

Step 7 of 8
Edit :D I suggest Picmonkey.com(: even a simple Black and white overlay can make a photo go from good to great!

Edit :D I suggest Picmonkey.com(: even a simple Black and white overlay can make a photo go from good to great!

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Dorthe Eskerod

Great guide :) You're very pretty

Dorthe Eskerod last week

Erin Brown

The ipod 4 camera is bad but my iPod 5 camera is great.

Erin Brown last week

Carla Morocco

:) nice guide

Carla Morocco last week

Meghan F

Thankyou everyone (: I appreciate it!

(author) 2 weeks ago

Alex Urquhart

You are really beautiful! :)

Alex Urquhart 2 weeks ago

Una MacDonald

Awesome

Una MacDonald 2 weeks ago

Starr Cronin

Your really pretty!

Starr Cronin 4 weeks ago

🎀Queen Bee🎀

Nice! Thank-you for sharing this guide! Anyone plz follow me! Lol, I NEVER look good in pics!

🎀Queen Bee🎀 4 weeks ago

Christina Romines

I used your guide and it totally worked!!!!

Christina Romines last month

Ridley Garcia

I luv how you're being unique on the pictures instead of being like other girls. Love this guide thanks :)

Ridley Garcia last month

Anup Gurung

You're really cute and a huge dork. I like dorks.

Anup Gurung last month

Coco Rael

Nice guide

Coco Rael last month

Jade Hutchison

Your amazing

Jade Hutchison last month

Natasha Hocking

I love ur Style!!!!!!!!

Natasha Hocking 2 months ago

Natasha Hocking

ur super pretty and perfect amazing job thanx xxxxxxxx

Natasha Hocking 2 months ago

Grace Kidd

What if you want to take a selfie on your phone?

Grace Kidd 3 months ago

Trish Greene

Good job

Trish Greene 3 months ago

Peterson Tamarindo

Nice@xD

Peterson Tamarindo 3 months ago

Kirsten Snowdon

Good stuff

Kirsten Snowdon 3 months ago

Dyl H.

This is a great guide!

Dyl H. 4 months ago

Latisha Spell

Love taking pics love the guide

Latisha Spell 4 months ago

Snow Fu

I love your eye color!~ that's really awesome~

Snow Fu 4 months ago

Sarah Jeffrey

I can't believe I just read this haha >.<

Sarah Jeffrey 5 months ago

Toronto Invites

Ok - is using a mirror like this one (http://www.quirky.com/users/50281/ideas) cheating??????

Toronto Invites 5 months ago

Kc Ros

Your funny

Kc Ros 5 months ago

Devon Lamoureux

Im 14 too :O u should message me! :3

Devon Lamoureux 5 months ago

Emma Kahlke

And the point and shoot?

Emma Kahlke 6 months ago

Meghan F

And I'm 14(:

(author) 6 months ago

Meghan F

My camera is a Rebel XSI and I bought it used off amazon for around 300$(:

(author) 6 months ago

Devon Lamoureux

How old are you? Ur extremely pretty!

Devon Lamoureux 6 months ago

Emma Kahlke

How much we're your cameras?

Emma Kahlke 6 months ago

Meghan F

Thankyou everyone (: I appreciate all the kind comments ^_^

(author) 6 months ago

Lacoda Owens

Your very pretty! Thanks for the guide! I never take good pictures of myself! So thanks😊

Lacoda Owens 6 months ago

Isabella Boyce

Hee! You sound like me!!!!+ ur superpretty

Isabella Boyce 6 months ago

macy claire

You're so pretty D: I just can't

macy claire 6 months ago

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U can edit ur photos

ємιℓу яєиєє 👌 6 months ago

Serena Lipson

What does Picmonkey do?

Serena Lipson 6 months ago

Maddee Bauer

That is sooooo cool!! Love photography and am a huge and totall dork too!!! :)

Maddee Bauer 7 months ago

Cyn Green

I will try this and later add my pic thx!

Cyn Green 9 months ago

Michelle Turley-Markovsky

Dorks take the most risks and are the ones to hang with! I luv it!

Michelle Turley-Markovsky 9 months ago

Holly 🐢

Its all about the WAY your face looks too! By the looks of things, I'm not exactly going far on this one! :L

Holly 🐢 9 months ago

Miranda Damico

Nice guide;)

Miranda Damico 9 months ago

Emma Kahlke

Oh wow! I was about to buy one with 14, thinking it would be decent, but 2-4 is.. Wow! Thanks!

Emma Kahlke 4 months ago

Meghan F

Not sure! This was my moms old one but I think it was around 2-4?

(author) 4 months ago

Emma Kahlke

How many MP's?

Emma Kahlke 4 months ago

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Sowmya Rasa

Love it

Sowmya Rasa last week

Lindsey Collins

Lol Ryan G! I was checking to see if anyone caught that.

Lindsey Collins last month

Meghan F

Thank you guys (:

(author) last month

Made Easy

Luv ur eyes

Made Easy last month

Ryan G

*you're

Ryan G 3 months ago

Serene Snapguider

Hysterical!! 😁

Serene Snapguider 3 months ago

Meghan F

Thanks guys (:

(author) 6 months ago

Devon Lamoureux

Beautiful <3

Devon Lamoureux 6 months ago

Maddee Bauer

Lol!!! So funny!!:)

Maddee Bauer 7 months ago

Meghan F

Amazon used was about 300$(:

(author) 2 weeks ago

Girly Stuff

Where did you get your camera? And how much was it?

Girly Stuff 3 weeks ago

Carly Morris

Ur so pretty(; love that photo

Carly Morris last week

Meghan F

Thankyou!

(author) 2 weeks ago

Isaac Weatherington

Beautiful.

Isaac Weatherington 2 months ago

Gul Mohar

Nice hair.

Gul Mohar 4 months ago

Meghan F

I used a site called Picmonkey and the overlay "cross process"(:

(author) 4 months ago

Nabila Rahman

How did you edit this? It looks so pretty

Nabila Rahman 4 months ago

Meghan F

Awww Thanks guys(:

(author) 6 months ago

Devon Lamoureux

Love ur hair!

Devon Lamoureux 6 months ago

Grace Sammarco

love this. you're so pretty

Grace Sammarco 9 months ago

Carly Morris

Haha that was funny! And I totally agree with the rest of them! Beautiful eye

Carly Morris last week

Siera Bear

You have such pretty eyes!

Siera Bear last month

Meghan F

Thanks!

(author) 4 months ago

Snow Fu

I love your eye color!~that 's really awesome!~

Snow Fu 4 months ago

Devon Lamoureux

Your eyes!

Devon Lamoureux 6 months ago

Lina Styles Drøschler

Omg!!😮 Your eyes!!💛

Lina Styles Drøschler 6 months ago

Cheyenne Joy

Your eyes are soooo pretty!!!! :D

Cheyenne Joy 6 months ago

Cheyenne Joy

Muzy works great too!! :D

Cheyenne Joy 8 months ago

Cyn Green

Great pics I need to try this idea bcaz I don't want to like bad in my pics thx!

Cyn Green 9 months ago

Meghan F

After I get out of the shower I run mouse through my hair, do two French braids and sleep in em(:

(author) 9 months ago

Meghan F

Thanks everyone (:

(author) last month

Corrine Richardson

Thanks for sharing quite inspiring on the risk taking

Corrine Richardson last month

Sara Scott

Very nice little tutorial. Gives me some great ideas. Thanks much!

Sara Scott 3 months ago

Heidi Doe

Very good. I never take self photos. I always look silly. Yours turned out quit nice. And your eyes are beautiful! :)

Heidi Doe 4 months ago

Caleb Hauser

Your pretty

Caleb Hauser 5 months ago

Michelle Wu

You are so cute <3

Michelle Wu 6 months ago

Meghan F

Thank youu ^_^

(author) 6 months ago

Jessiebelle  Wilcoxon

Love your eyes! :D

Jessiebelle Wilcoxon 6 months ago