{"id":118019,"date":"2016-04-12T08:52:40","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T06:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/118019\/how-to-get-the-best-shot\/"},"modified":"2016-04-12T08:52:40","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T06:52:40","slug":"how-to-get-the-best-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/2016\/04\/12\/how-to-get-the-best-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get the best shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>But don&#8217;t just point your camera at your face and take a shot without planning. There is an art to taking attention-grabbing selfies that your friends will love seeing in their feeds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Let your feet do the talking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why not take a photo of your feet, especially if you want to draw attention to your new pair of shoes? Or shoot a photo of the new bracelet on your wrist or your newly-polished fingernails. In your next selfie, challenge yourself to creatively capture you by striking a flattering pose and experimenting with different ways to hold your camera.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/04\/12108286_10205090621014260_6096488361103882532_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-263481\" src=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/04\/12108286_10205090621014260_6096488361103882532_n-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"12108286_10205090621014260_6096488361103882532_n\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crop it tightly<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zoom in on your phone just slightly (zooming in too much will reduce detail in the shot) and hold the camera far away from your face.\u00a0 Now your features look proportionate and you decluttered the background.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/04\/20151030_084518.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-263489 \" src=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/04\/20151030_084518-666x800.jpg\" alt=\"20151030_084518\" width=\"545\" height=\"702\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two handed selfie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When taking a selfie, you generally have two options: hold the camera with one hand or two hands. While using two hands is easier because you can hold the camera with one hand and push the shutter release button with the other, you have to be more careful not to cover up the lens.<\/p>\n<p>If you use both hands and pull the camera away from your body, your arms can act as a frame.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/04\/selfie3-Medium.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-263479\" src=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/04\/selfie3-Medium-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"selfie3 (Medium)\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A selfie of the selfie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One really fun idea that not many people do is to have someone take a picture of you taking a selfie.\u00a0 It\u2019s a really flattering look and is really interesting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/04\/selfie1-Medium.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-263480 \" src=\"https:\/\/boksburgadvertiser.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2016\/04\/selfie1-Medium-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"selfie1 (Medium)\" width=\"593\" height=\"380\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What are some of your tips for taking the perfect selfie? Tell us in the comment section below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='c32cbe2acc8f0fed81856c7a3649718c'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re living in the age of the selfie. Taking selfies is a fun way to show the world your confidence, personality and fashion sense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":118020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3686,8097],"tags":[1451,6056,10361,10362,10571,10572,6622],"class_list":["post-118019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle-news","category-lifestyle-and-health","tag-cellphone","tag-how-to","tag-photography","tag-photos","tag-posing","tag-self-portrait","tag-selfie"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Lifestyle","SubCategory":"Lifestyle and Health"},"tag_labels":["Cellphone","how to","photography","Photos","posing","self portrait","selfie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118019\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}