Taking the perfect gym selfie isn’t an easy task, but with a few tricks and a lot of practice, you will master the art. David Koonar is a professional Canadian photographer and entrepreneur, and he gave us a few tips for professional-looking selfies.
First, many people—including seasoned photographers, often think taking a selfie is easy. Selfies were first widely used and made popular by the American Reality TV stars Kim Kardashian and her sisters.
Today, everyone attempts to do selfies because of the simplicity, creativity, and spontaneity involved in taking one. But ‘simplicity and creativity’ can be terribly difficult to achieve—especially when you are a gym person and want your body physique to accentuate in certain areas.
But here are a few tips to get your gym selfie game spot on.
1. Use adequate lighting
Lighting is a photographer’s friend. Of course, you cannot always carry a ring light or a photography lamp with you every time you go to a gym; however, you should take a picture in a well-lit part of the gym. And, yes, you can carry small lightning equipment a few times if you want to achieve the perfect selfie-crisp shot.
2. Use shadows to your advantage
Place the light above your body to cast a shadow on your abdomen and abs area. Great pictures are always the perfect contrast between light and shadow.
3. Flex those muscles
What’s the use of a selfie without some flexing. In this case, flex your muscles and give your followers something to drool on.
4. Stand diagonally
When taking a body selfie in the gym, standing straight will make you look flat. Give yourself a slight slant, and your chest muscles, abs, and triceps will seem to come out more.
5. You are the focus
When taking a gym selfie, you might be tempted to take one in the main gym with all the equipment. Unless you are trying to take a picture of the gym or showcase all the cool equipment your gym has, de-clutter your space and set the focus on you.
6. Take many pictures
You cannot always get it right with the first click. Even seasoned selfie photographers take many shots and select the best.
7. Edit
Against popular opinion, people edit selfies, and you should also. You may not need a full studio editor; many phone applications can add a few layers, settings, and spice to your selfie.
Snapchat has proven to be an excellent selfie tool. Snapchat can tweak colors, contrast, apply shadows, and breathe life into your selfie game. What’s better, Snapchat’s features can be exported to your camera roll and be posted on other social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok.
8. Practice
People do great at something when they do them over and over again. Take selfies frequently if you are not good at it.
Follow gym-buddies who have mastered the art and try to imitate the pictures they have taken. There are innumerable body-builders who are selfie-kings and are popular on Instagram and other social media platforms.
Follow these gym influencers, understand their style, attempt what they have achieved, and in no time, you will become great at taking selfies.
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