selfie
Sign in to savethumb|Selfie by a radio host A selfie () is a self-portrait photograph or a short video, typically taken with an electronic camera or smartphone. The camera would be usually held at arm's length or supported by a selfie stick instead of being controlled with a self-timer or remote. The concept of shooting oneself while viewing their own image in the camera's LCD monitor is also known as self-recording.
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A selfie is a self-portrait photograph or short video typically taken with a smartphone or electronic camera held at arm's length, often with the help of a selfie stick. The term describes the practice of shooting oneself while viewing your own image on the camera's screen, rather than using a self-timer or remote control.
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19 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Early history of self-portraits
- Origins and development of selfie-taking
- Japanese selfie culture
- International popularity
- Social media popularity
- Sociology
- Gender roles, sexuality, and privacy
- Celebrity selfies
- Political selfies
- Group selfies
- Accessories
- Psychology and neuroscience
- Facial distortion effect
- Types
- Injuries while taking photos
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Selfie by a radio host A selfie () is a self-portrait photograph or a short video, typically taken with an electronic camera or smartphone. The camera would be usually held at arm's length or supported by a selfie stick instead of being controlled with a self-timer or remote. The concept of shooting oneself while viewing their own image in the camera's LCD monitor is also known as self-recording.
Selfie, as it has become known, is one of the most popular forms of self-portraiture in modern life. The availability of current apparatus allows anyone to produce a self-portrait.