Taking Selfies to Figure Out Your Style
I’ve been trying to find my style, and seriously it has been challenging! When I look at my wardrobe, I see a lot of odds and ends that don’t really match each other. I see my typical home attire of jeans or yoga pants and t shirts, hoodies. But then I see nicer clothes that get pushed to the back of my closet for those times I want to look more put together.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with having a mix match wardrobe! I’m not the kind of person to scrap everything and create a capsule wardrobe of thirty pieces that look nearly identical. That just isn’t me, and it probably isn’t you either. Men can pull that off rather easily, however it is very feminine to mix up your look.
If you’ve noticed on the blog, I’ve been slowly getting more and more into selfies to showcase my makes. Truth is though, I will go for months at a time where I’m a bit camera shy. One thing I’m realizing about selfies though, is that they are so revealing! You can learn a lot about how your clothes fit by taking selfies, along with learning what you love about your current wardrobe and what would be fun to change.
I’m trying to embark on a project to take more selfies! Not only of my makes, but just as a personal exploration of my style. I’ve been doing a lot more sewing to alter and create my wardrobe, and I want the pieces to be somewhat cohesive, while still leaving wiggle room for various occasions.
Here are some ideas on taking selfies!
Find a spot in your home where you can close the door and be comfortable.
If you have a point and click camera, it should have a self-timer mode. Learn how to set that in your camera manual or online. The best setting on my own camera for selfies is the auto setting, which self-adjusts focus.
Place your camera across the room from you, ideally on a table or shelf with a small box or stack of books under it. Aim the camera toward the spot where you plan to stand. Then press the button, and a light should come on along with potentially a beeping sound. Give the camera a few seconds to auto focus before you step into frame. Then step in the frame and get the photo.
Lighting is important, but with today’s editing software it is easy to bump up the brightness, to a certain extent. Make sure there are overhead lights in the room you are in. I take photos day or night, and typically they turn out great as far as lighting goes.
The key here is to figure out what your experiment is going to be. The idea is not to take pics of yourself when you already know you look sloppy, lol! If an outfit makes you feel good, take a photo. Or experiment with different accessories or other items, colors, etc. It can really help you figure out what clothes make you feel the most confident in your wardrobe, and fine tune your look.
I’m going to play with selfies a lot more coming up! As you can tell, I usually take them in my sewing room. It is the one room of the house I am free to decorate as I wish, and it is my little oasis. I go in, close the door and snap away! I’m much more comfortable doing selfies than having someone else take my pictures. You might find that you actually enjoy doing photos of yourself too, when you get the experience of control over the process.
