I have always had a low self esteem when it comes to my photographs. Though , as a child, I was fond of dressing up and like all other kids, loved to pose in every photograph that was taken during occasions like wedding or family functions. My uncle, who was a budding photographer then, used to click my pictures at random and when I happened to look at them later, I always wondered why my nose looked this way in a photograph, or why my head was tilted in another or why my hair strand was not in place in the third. I eternally have complaints about the way I look in every photograph. There has never been a perfect photograph of myself in my opinion. But never do I shy away from posing with the hope that at least the next photograph would turn out be a perfect one for me. But I am yet to have that satisfaction.
With the advent of mobile phones, taking pictures of random people , random places has become a huge hobby. I do agree that having a camera so handy has helped me capture some beautiful moments instantly without having to run around finding a good camera and setting it up. But I am appalled by this craze of taking "selfies" and "usfies" in the recent times. It is almost bordering on arrogance to take so many pictures of oneself as though nothing in the world around you is more important than yourself. There are reports about how people are happily clicking selfies in the midst of accidents and have become victims of accidents due to carelessly taken selfies. I don't understand how people can stare at the camera and click pictures which enlarge their features to monstrous proportions and still find them to be pleasing to the eyes and upload them on their social media sites. The endless pouting poses annoy me and I am unable to recognise even the close relatives in their selfie poses due to the enlarged features and wierd expressions. But surely, this selfie craze has brought a positive outlook in me and I have lesser complaints about my looks in the normal photographs that are taken and in fact, feel glad that my features don't look enlarged as in selfie and the natural background of my picture is more pleasing to the eyes than a narcissistic selfie.
With the advent of mobile phones, taking pictures of random people , random places has become a huge hobby. I do agree that having a camera so handy has helped me capture some beautiful moments instantly without having to run around finding a good camera and setting it up. But I am appalled by this craze of taking "selfies" and "usfies" in the recent times. It is almost bordering on arrogance to take so many pictures of oneself as though nothing in the world around you is more important than yourself. There are reports about how people are happily clicking selfies in the midst of accidents and have become victims of accidents due to carelessly taken selfies. I don't understand how people can stare at the camera and click pictures which enlarge their features to monstrous proportions and still find them to be pleasing to the eyes and upload them on their social media sites. The endless pouting poses annoy me and I am unable to recognise even the close relatives in their selfie poses due to the enlarged features and wierd expressions. But surely, this selfie craze has brought a positive outlook in me and I have lesser complaints about my looks in the normal photographs that are taken and in fact, feel glad that my features don't look enlarged as in selfie and the natural background of my picture is more pleasing to the eyes than a narcissistic selfie.
