How To: Take Good Quality Selfies

I'm not a professional photographer nor a model so I can't give you any "professional" tips. However, I love taking selfies and I've learned a few things in my experiences about taking photos. If you like the way my selfies look, please do continue.

P.S. All the following photos are me, myself and I.

High Megapixels 

The higher the megapixels, the clearer and larger the photo. It doesn't have to be an expensive camera. I take photos with my phone camera. It only has 5.0 Megapixels, but the clarity is good ( good enough for me ).

1.3MP

2.0MP

3.2MP

5.0MP

16.1MP

Main Camera Over Front Camera

In case you haven't notice it, If you have a front camera, it takes much lower quality photos than your main camera ( The one at the back of your phone ). I'd only use a front camera if I'm having problems with the main camera. You may not be able to get the "perfect angle" with the main camera but there's always photoshop! Right?

Lighting

The flash in your camera is never enough. Everywhere you go, carry a torch light. It's good lighting for selfies! Have you ever taken a selfie with the flash on where your face is fairer than your neck and the rest of your body? Well, shining more light on those areas will help even out your skin tone as well.

The photo on the left is me holding a camera with one and my phone with its flash on in the other. You can also see a few other people holding on to their phone's flash for more lighting too!

The photo on the right is me holding my new love for light. It's actually my dad's torchlight. Cyclists come to him to buy this light. The quality: AWESOME. Here's a link to his blog if you're interested and if you're a cyclist and you wish to find some other products, I'll drop you a link for his BBS page.

Lastly, the photo at the bottom is me under bright lighting in a photo shoot.

How did the photos turn out? Look below and see it for yourself.

Other Examples of GOOD Lighting

Purikura lights

Natural sunlight

Examples of BAD lighting

Uneven lighting / Shadows

Back light

Too dark

Too bright

Personally, I don't like lighting like the ones mentioned above. But it depends on each individual preferences. It may look artistic to others so there's no really a right or wrong.

Photoshop

It's a life saver for the perfectionists. When I do my makeup, I make sure I get my eyes to look as even as I can. Sometimes, I cheat that with photoshop. 

In the close up photos of my eye, you can see that I've dragged the ends of my eyes more downwards and removed the tiny strands of hair that were in the way.

Filters

Another fun part of photoshop are filters. They can change the feeling that your selfie gives to the viewers. The same photo can look from sweet and soft to sharp and clear. Some filters have even more fun effects.

That's all the tips I want to share for now Thank you for visiting!

Angel @ May 2013

   

First and foremost 
    
Was it a special day here 
Not really 
But we got to go out
To Sunway Pyramid 

Today's look was a Natural Gyaru look
GAL~ Chapter 114 ( Natural Doll Face )

Makeup
  Bambi green lens for a bit of colour
  Thin eyeliner
  Only used falsies at the ends of my eyes
  Mascara fro the lower lashes
  Pink cheeks and lips

Hair
  Kept natural cause I didn't have time for culrs
  A bow was added for kawaii-ness

   

I was happily sleeping till I woke up in the middle of the night .

It was around   and I couldn't fall back to sleep 

I waited for  hours then Alice My sister woke up for school

 It was then I got tired of waiting for myself to fall back to sleep

Then, decided to watch TV  My sleep 

A few minutes of television later  I decided to draw  

This one was inspired by J-Pop artist   

And that's pretty much the only interesting thing I did all day 

   


 days after drawing Kana 
I  her

 Used Mei Tu Xiu Xiu

GAL~ Chapter 115 ( Baby Girl )

Later that night  We had dinner at a kopitiam 

And I went looking like a doll 

Over dressed much  So why did I dress like that

Well  cause 

I  where we where eating .

Anyways the look for the night was Sweet and Simple

 Keeping it innocent with round eyes

 Used Super Nudy Brown lens here (17mm)

 A bit of wing at the end for enlargement

 Only used mascara and half set falsies

 Soft pink cheeks

 Juicy pink lips *But the wear off when I eat*


When I got back home 
 I recorded this while removing makeup 
Half-faced style
Everything form eye  to face  to lip
   
Here it is  

   

Feeling a bit of   today 

But before I get on about this look 
Today is a very important day for Malaysia 
It's election day 
I don't care much cause i'm too young to vote 
I fell asleep before the results were out 

Today's Look
 Colourful Ageha 
  Angel Green Lens 14.0mm
  Electric Blue eyeshadow
  Ageha style liner
  Full set falsies for both top and bottom
  Pink cheeks
  Hot Pink lips

   

It's a Monday but it's a 

Yesterday was the election so we get this 

I went over to my parent's room and  said

Get changed, we're going out for breakfast. And wear black

I asked why and found out that 

It's means against   

The election wasn't fair for many reasons 

 But, I'm not gonna mention any here to bring out hate 

   

Form  Orientation has begun

today till th May

Angel, 

   

 Finished a blog post

It's the story of Photoshop and me 

Click on the  HUGE  photo to view to post 

   

It's 
I did a separate blog post for this special day 
Read it here 

   

The Form  orientation is finally over
A lot of things happened within short  days
You can know more about Form  here

I know, FAIL!

   

     
I went back to my high school to visit my teachers 
Check out my day by just clicking on the photo 

   

Helped  made his own  today 

It's still new and not much has been posted yet but still, check it out 

BCLP Bike Items

   

Eye check up day
I haven't got the lenses changed for  years 
Well, not much changed 
but I'm heading back to
TOMATOES EVERYDAY

EVERYDAY~ 54 ( Colourful Pop )

Today's Look 
 Angel Green Lens 14.0mm
 Pink X Purple Eyeshadow
 Cat Liner
 Natural Falsies
 Mascara on lower lashes
 Pink Cheeks
 Baby Pink Lips

   

I did my sister's makeup this morning
Say  to  

Used here

 KATE Eyebrow Palette
 KATE Eyebrow Mascara
 Koji Dolly Wink Liquid Eyeliner
 Semi-Oval Eyeliner sticker

While on our way to dinner that day 

 We caught a rainbow

OTHER STYLES~ Chapter 56 ( Angel from Hell )

 I did my makeup too cause I was

     at home 

   


The  and only outing in the whole  

  Movie
  Shopping
  Lunch
with  The record holder for 
 Most Gone Out with Online Friend 

Story Time 

I broke my record in the morning I got ready in less than  and a half hours   I wasn't the last one to leave the house this time too   So we had  there while waiting for Ru cause  wanted to see him in person  

After we met with Ru, we went our separate ways  I was off to the cinema with him  After booking the tickets  we just walked  and walked  and had ice cream  We also took some  Purikura  while waiting for the movie to start Snap on the left top was our best shot  Finally, movie time We went for Fast and Furious   Now were waiting for  And after the movie, we went for food  Zanmai Sushi I never knew that shop was there till now 

And after that,we met up with  and her friends  Sorta  I went, Ru was shy  Ain't that cute So, I found them at the laser tag place  had a nd round of Purikura with Carmen   Later on, we headed home with Ru 

 This post wasn't as detailed it was . But I didn't leave out the best part

TADA                                                Kitty 

  

The day's Look 

GAL~ Chapter 121 ( BLUE )

 Super Barbie Shinning Blue Lens 16.0mm

 Brown Eyeshadow X Gold Glitters

 Round Cat Eye Liner
 Natural type upper lashes
 Mascara + Dolly Wink No.6 look alike lashes
 Pink Cheeks
 Pink X Gold Lips

 Curled hair
 Ponytailed the upper half to the right