Selfie Problems

Well folks, I'm back. It's time for another blog post. I'm sitting here looking at pictures of a recent trip to the Bahamas. That is correct: The sunny, beautiful, tropical, non-snowy Bahamas. I accompanied my father on a work trip. Here's the simplified, corrected itinerary.

Day 1: Travel
Day 2: Play
Day 3: Meetings Dad goes to meetings while Jamie explores the resort and takes a myriad of selfies.
Day 4: Play
Day 5: Travel Jamie plays in the Bahamas an extra day because the flight is oversold. 
Day 6: Travel

When one is on vacation, one feels the need to take pictures. And sometimes when one is alone, one still desires to have a picture of oneself with one's surroundings. Here is where the self-portrait (aka "selfie") gets its debut. After perusing my vacation photos, I have come to realize that taking good selfies is a challenge. I highly recommend traveling with a companion. It will grant the opportunity for much better pictures. When a selfie is the only way to capture proof of one's presence, one should be prepared to take plenty of shots.

Selfie Problems (aka "Reasons To Avoid Selfies Whenever Possible")

Only the top of your head is showing.

You totally missed the background.

You are a floating head (especially problematic with water backgrounds).

You cut off your own head (the French Revolution takes a turn for the worse). 

Indeed, you are still learning how to get more than your head in the picture.

It is super obvious that you are taking a selfie (Hello, Arm!).

You attempted a double selfie but you missed (next time ask Yellow Shirt for help).

You get photo-bombed too easily.

Your background would probably be better without your face in it.

                                                                                                                                                                         

If selfie is your only option, you can make it work. Experiment with the self-portrait setting on your camera if you have one. Your camera's timer is another alternative. Finding a suitable surface and setting up the shot is the challenge in that case. With some persistence, you'll finally end up with a decent selfie. 

Taking too many selfies might reflect some degree of narcissism. Therefore, you should probably take some silly shots to prove that you don't take yourselfie too seriously.