Wednesday, October 23, 2019
The famous digital self portrait
A selfie is a self photograph that is taken with a camera or smartphone. Selfies can be held with inventions like the selfie stick, if you want to get really crazy with it. They are shared on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram.When did taking a selfie become a social norm in our society? I honestly cant remember when selfies weren't a thing on social media. Of course growing up, social media wasn't as popular but I would say middle school, for me is when social media started to come into play in our daily lives. Selfies have become popular with famous ones like the long selfie from the oscars or the one from the met gala with all of the celebrities in it. I find it funny when older people take selfies and actually know how to use a camera because half of the time older people with cell phones take embarrassing pics of themselves. For example, my father loves selfies. He loves to take pictures of himself in front of crazy backgrounds like when he travels, he has to take selfies in front of the crazy things he sees. The best selfies is when he takes them with my mom before their date nights. Seeing selfies while scrolling through social media is something that is not uncommon but I chuckle every time when its like someone I know's mom or dad. It seems like selfies are a relatively new thing but they have been around for a Yes,while, not with just taking a picture from your phone but in the 1800s and 1700s, rich people would hire people to come to their houses to paint portraits of themselves to hang up around their house. Yes, it's not the standard selfie that we know today, but it is very similar. Selfies have just become popular with the boom of social media within the last ten years I would say and will become more popular as people are always coming up with new ideas for the next best selfie.
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I can relate to the "dad taking selfie" part of this post. My whole family goes camping every summer in the Adirondacks of New York state. My dad specifically is an avid hiker and has climbed more mountains than I can even count probably. He usually goes alone in the early early morning. Whenever he gets to the top of a mountain, he will take a selfie and then send it in our family group chat so we know that he has made it to the top and is still safe. They're usually off centered and blurry, but it is the thought that counts, right?
ReplyDeleteI wish we still did selfies like we did in the 1700s/1800s. I think it would be so much cooler if people still had huge portraits of the themselves hanging in their hallways or above their dining room tables. Honestly, to me, that seems much more self centered than teenagers and young adults (some time middle aged people, too) taking pictures of themselves when they're feeling good about how they look and posting it online so everyone they follow can see. Although it is much more cost and time effective to take a picture on my smart phone, I think it would be hilarious to have a portrait of me somewhere in my house.
First off, awesome job! I love this topic and think that was nicely written! Selfies are a beautiful thing, especially when they are coming from parents. My dad also loves seflies. They may not be the best angle but he's getting there! I thought it was interesting how you mentioned that selfies were around even in 1800s. I would have never looked at a painted self portrait as a selfie but I guess you are right, they kind of are the same thing! The best selfie is actually a huge dilemma right now in the media because people are doing crazy, stupid things just to get the perfect selfie. Selfies are becoming dangerous and more than just a picture. I was reading an article the other day about a boy who tried hanging off a cliff for a selfie. He ended up falling and severely injuring himself just because he wanted the coolest scenery possible. Although selfies are an amazing thing, maybe we should go back to just having someone paint our face on a large canvas. Seems a lot safer and not self centered at all!
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