Guidelines to become a ‘selfie expert’

Becoming a selfie expert can be a challenging task. Taking that perfect selfie is not easy, practice makes perfect and here's five steps to becoming your own best photographer.

If you love to take selfies during lectures, exams or at restaurants, offices, in crowded buses, busy roads, under the sun, in the rain, and pretty much everything else in-between then it is an integral part of your everyday life, then this guide will help you improve your skills. For more followers on instagram, or likes on Facebook read on to find out about how you can become a selfie expert. You would need three primary checks to ensure a perfect selfie. They are: proper hardware, proper software and proper outlook.

Choosing the phone: To take a perfect selfie the first thing you need is a good quality front camera on your cell phone. There are many good camera phones in the market but for selfie lovers it's advisable that you opt for a selfie phone they are specially designed with better front cameras. Phones like HTC Desire 816, Galaxy Note 4, Google Nexus 6, Samsung Galaxy S6 and Nokia Lumia 735 take brilliant selfies, but these are expensive phones. However, if you are on a budget, finding a good quality selfie phone maybe difficult, but there are still options such as Maximus iX Hexa, HTC Desire 526G+ or Gionee M3.

Selfie sticks: Even with a good selfie phone, sometimes the selfies don't come as desired. That is because taking group selfies or selfies from a higher angle can be difficult. For this, you need a selfie stick. There are many selfie sticks in the market, and you can also buy them online. Their price varies from Tk 500-Tk 2500. Selfie sticks are available everywhere, and are essential when you are attending you friend's wedding, or a night-out with your friends. Using a selfie stick makes it easier to take a better picture where people will not only see your beautiful face, but also your surroundings (especially when you are out at a nice restaurant, a well decorated wedding etc).

Click it right: Having the right phone and accessories would not be sufficient, unless you know how to take the right selfie. For this, all you need is 'practice'. Yes, there you are: 'practice'. Turn on your front camera and have a look at your face, ladies and gentlemen. First see, if you look good, if your hair is properly done, if the makeup (for women) is right or you need a touch-up. If you are not satisfied, then do a touch up with your mini beauty parlour in your bag. Check again to see if you look perfect now.

Perfectly posed: Always remember, the first rule to a perfect selfie is ensuring that you look good. Now, it's time to pose. Do you look good with a pout? If so, then pout. If not, then leave it. Find your unique style which can be beach waves hairstyle, a dark colored lipstick, spectacles, a white tshirt, sunglasses, etc. As I already mentioned, you need to practice to find which posture suits you, which color or hairstyle makes you look good in the pictures. But remember, whenever you take a selfie, do not hold the camera very close to your face, because that would make you look fat, and I am sure you don't want to look fat in your perfect pictures.

Selfie Applications: I personally prefer instagram for every type of picture, including my selfies. However, if you are an Android user, and want to experiment with the picture, then there are many options to choose from.  Besides Instagram, you can choose apps like Candy Camera for selfie, InstaBeauty, SelfieCity, Retrica, BestMe and many more. Since there are numerous applications to choose from, it is advisable that you read the review on Google play store, and also check the ratings before deciding on downloading any app. All these applications provide various filters which makes your selfies even more attractive on social media. Choose the right application to edit your selfie, and yeah! You are the expert now!