In general, I don't like selfies. The ones I usually take by myself make me look worse than I think I look. I prefer to use my real camera on a tripod with the time delayed shutter feature. It gives me more control, and heaven knows, "control" is my middle name. When I was younger I took some shots of myself using a mirror behind the camera so that I could pose properly and smile appropriately. I noticed that my sister's phone camera allowed us to do basically the same thing. On my phone the screen is too dark which makes it harder for me to see what I look like. Maybe that's why this photo turned out better than the ones I usually take.
The other important thing to do in a selfie is to take it from a high angle. This eliminates double chins and neck wrinkles. I learned this by watching one of my Dad's caregivers. She always held her phone above her head, and sure enough, she was instantly 20 years younger in her selfie. I've seen some people put their phones on long sticks and do the same thing. I bet you could take 30 years off with a stick holder, but in order to do it you have to carry your camera around on that stupid stick. It looks a little like those "invisible dog" fake leashes you get at a fair, very tacky. What good is a selfie if you have to walk around looking like an idiot in order to get it? The most important thing about this selfie is that we had a great time doing it. In order to get one we could both agree on posting, we took a lot of them. We made sure that we held the camera at the proper high angle and we donned our best selfie smiles, but you can tell they were real "I am so happy to be with my sister" smiles.
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