Social networks have brought a lot of new things to a person's life: without leaving home, you can communicate with friends around the world, follow the life of stars, share your photos and view other people's. Many users strive to stand out from the crowd, make their page noticeable and interesting. Selfies are the most popular way to do this today.
What is a selfie?
A selfie is a self-portrait photograph posted on a personal page, blog, or any social network. This way of expressing oneself has gained the most popularity in the last decade. Selfie, like any photograph, gives a lot of information about the place, time, company, mood. Not so long ago, such a kind of selfie was invented as relfi (photos with second halves). At the same time, the conducted research shows that most often it is the relfi that most annoys the users of social networks.
The most famous selfies
For the sake of successful selfies, some are ready to do a lot - shave their bald head, stop eating, jump with a parachute and even risk their lives. The Internet is teeming with a lot of cool and interesting photos, but there are also those that amaze with their recklessness.
Perhaps the leaders in terms of quantity are photographs with pets, and just with animals from the zoo. Among the cute pictures with cats, dogs, geese, elephants and others, there are some very original ones. So, the daredevil, who chose the nickname "Christian", withdrew his participation in the Texas Great Bull Run. At the moment when angry bulls are chasing him, the guy takes pictures of himself with an iPhone camera. He called his photo masterpiece "Selfie - Level 11".
Other users do not need to come up with anything special in order to earn a high rating for their selfies, as soon as they take a picture at the workplace and you are already in the lead in the number of likes. In this category, astronaut Akihiko Hoshide distinguished himself by capturing himself in outer space.
Great selfies are obtained when photographs are taken against the backdrop of world-famous monuments, buildings and viewing platforms. For example, at the top of the Moscow complex "Mercury City". For example, the Russian "Spider-Man" Kirill Oreshkin from Moscow, without special equipment and insurance, climbed to a height of about 340 meters and took a picture of himself there. By the way, this is far from the first risky adventure for a guy. He regularly takes pictures from the highest points of the capital, while not forgetting about beautiful panoramas and his own successful pose.
One of the most popular photographs was taken at the Oscar ceremony. The selfie turned out to be so stellar that it got about three million retweets. Still would! Indeed, in one picture there is Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Kevin Spacey, Bradley Cooper and other famous actors at once.
It is impossible not to mention the selfie taken during the funeral and farewell ceremony with Nelson Mandela. The photo shows Barack Obama, David Cameron and Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt, as well as the only one who was observing the service at the time of shooting - Michelle Obama.
Well, selfies are both a hobby, an art, and a way of self-expression. The Oxford Dictionary even recognized the word "selfie" as the most popular word of 2013.
