Whats the point or attraction in taking low quality pics of yourself, usually bouncing off of a mirror or arm stretched out so you can take your own head shot? Your not celebrating a special moment, it has no artistic merit (like a well crafted pose) and if you seen one you've seen them all. Then we have it's "cousin", the inanimate selfie of food on a plate, merchandising your going to buy, what have you.
I remember an old Radio Shack catalog and the line "things you didn't even know you needed". People seem to be desperate to find a way to justify spending money on mostly useless doodads.
Well the most interesting selfies are taken when in front of some place that you want to document having been there. Though they are usually much better remembrances of the occasion when you have another person take your photo using a better camera and from further back.
Well the most interesting selfies are taken when in front of some place that you want to document having been there.
Exactly. The rare times I do a selfie, it's for that reason. Like my selfie in front of John Williams and the Boston Pops entrance last year. There's no way I will ever get my picture taken with him, so I had to improvise on the spot.
Well the most interesting selfies are taken when in front of some place that you want to document having been there.
Exactly. The rare times I do a selfie, it's for that reason. Like my selfie in front of John Williams and the Boston Pops entrance last year. There's no way I will ever get my picture taken with him, so I had to improvise on the spot.
Well in the old days if one was alone they took a picture of the establishment, or the location (opposed to a group shot) as a remembrance. For example when I went to Washington DC I took pictures of the monuments but I didn't try to squeeze a close up of my face in the shot. The important part was the location, not me.
Well in the old days if one was alone they took a picture of the establishment, or the location (opposed to a group shot) as a remembrance. For example when I went to Washington DC I took pictures of the monuments but I didn't try to squeeze a close up of my face in the shot. The important part was the location, not me.
Me too -- usually. But to share a frame with my greatest musical hero of all time was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so that's when it's worth it.
