When you mention the word selfie, most people automatically think of a teenage girl sitting in her room, or in the bathroom mirror, taking a picture of themselves while making a face that looks like a duck. Or you might think of a teenage boy, bare chested, making pseudo-gang-rapper signs and trying to look tough. But it is not likely that the term selfie would conjure up images of a middle aged semi-bald, pot bellied male . . . . Unless you live in my house.
I discovered my love for the selfie almost immediately after learning of their existence from my teenage daughter, and I now consider it my medium . . . My art form.
It’s not so much out of vanity that I choose to selfie, it’s more out of self-amusement . . . Or at least that is how I justify my being a middle aged selfie taker. I just love pulling off a great selfie.
Now believe it or not, selfie taking is a skill that, like many things, takes practice. There is a learning curve. The first step is learning how to properly operate your phone’ camera . . . So you don’t end up accidentally taking a selfie of yourself trying to figure out how to take a selfie:
One needs to consider things like . . . What’s in the background:
And . . . Is the cat as excited about being in a selfie as I am? (This selfie cost me a rather nasty scratch to the nose):
But once one has ironed out some of the typical beginner selfie taker difficulties, there is a whole world of selfie taking that opens up.
You can selfie yourself at work (which is a little more interesting if you happen to be a tree trimmer . . . And currently in a tree):
Or you can take one at work while other people are working and you are just standing there taking a selfie:
You can selfie on the morning your favorite socks show up in the laundry basket:
You can selfie your special alone time reading classic literature:
You can selfie while fighting for space in front of the heat register:
You can have your own selfie hijacked:
As your selfie skills progress, you can start stepping up your game with the use of photo editing apps:
But no matter how much fun you have getting creative with your selfies, the best ones are still the ones you take that have meaning . . . Like one with two beautiful daughters . . . Even if they aren’t willing participants 🙂