Definition of 'selfie' in British and World English in Oxford dictionary:

A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website:

Who started the 'selfie?

In the media it was:

https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/t1.0-9/10336754_10152365555961840_3413735233466821034_n.jpg

Probably someone who was on it's own, had no tripod and wanted to take a picture of himself. I am sure it was common way before Mr. Bean. The more interesting question would be: When was the term 'selfie' intruduced?

When was the term 'selfie' intruduced?
By 2013, the word "selfie" had become commonplace enough to be monitored for inclusion in the online version of the Oxford English Dictionary. In November 2013, the word "selfie" was announced as being the "word of the year" by the Oxford English Dictionary, which gave the word itself an Australian origin.

Isn't the modern selfie sort of an evolution of the mid-00's mirror pics that became popular with pages like Myspace as people began feeling the need to depict themselves for social media? I find it odd that selfies are treated as something so novel and unique, especially when I remember seeing them used for their current social media purpose from around the same time or just a little after the above mentioned mirror pics. This also makes me wonder why the media never went so crazy about the mirror pic trend.

so popular ABC is creating a new series called Selfie next season


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQqozmwlE00



I have not yet watched this trailer.



and now I have and I will not be watching this show... ::)

Isn't the modern selfie sort of an evolution of the mid-00's mirror pics that became popular with pages like Myspace as people began feeling the need to depict themselves for social media? I find it odd that selfies are treated as something so novel and unique, especially when I remember seeing them used for their current social media purpose from around the same time or just a little after the above mentioned mirror pics. This also makes me wonder why the media never went so crazy about the mirror pic trend.
Being a mirror image it not the true image for the subject is in reverse.

Isn't the modern selfie sort of an evolution of the mid-00's mirror pics that became popular with pages like Myspace as people began feeling the need to depict themselves for social media? I find it odd that selfies are treated as something so novel and unique, especially when I remember seeing them used for their current social media purpose from around the same time or just a little after the above mentioned mirror pics. This also makes me wonder why the media never went so crazy about the mirror pic trend.
I remember mirror photos back in the mid 00s, but I think it is because people were using digital cameras at the time and the fact that the Iphones and Androids didnt exist until the late 00s. These days, you can take selfies without even using a mirror as they have a self-portrait option on the phone. Another thing is that even though MySpace was used in the mid 00s. I dont think the media heard the term social media until Facebook was popular which was about 2009 and 2010. Myspace was also just rising after AOL was declining in the mid 00s.

You could take your own selfie by going to a website.

so popular ABC is creating a new series called Selfie next season


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQqozmwlE00



I have not yet watched this trailer.



and now I have and I will not be watching this show... ::)



Are you kidding me?  :o

I remember mirror photos back in the mid 00s, but I think it is because people were using digital cameras at the time and the fact that the Iphones and Androids didnt exist until the late 00s. These days, you can take selfies without even using a mirror as they have a self-portrait option on the phone. Another thing is that even though MySpace was used in the mid 00s. I dont think the media heard the term social media until Facebook was popular which was about 2009 and 2010. Myspace was also just rising after AOL was declining in the mid 00s.


you don't even need a cell phone (or a talented friend with the ability to focus the camera with absolute precision... they now make digital cameras with front display to help the untalented people make their own selfies without having to guess if the subjects are in frame..


http://static.bhphoto.com/images/images345x345/samsung_ec_dv150fbplus_dv150f_smart_digital_camera_909942.jpg

you don't even need a cell phone (or a talented friend with the ability to focus the camera with absolute precision... they now make digital cameras with front display to help the untalented people make their own selfies without having to guess if the subjects are in frame..


http://static.bhphoto.com/images/images345x345/samsung_ec_dv150fbplus_dv150f_smart_digital_camera_909942.jpg
Wow! They upgraded digital cameras better than before.

Wow! They upgraded digital cameras better than before.


my friend has one...it comes in handy when she doesn't have someone there to take her celeb photo op pics for her...

my friend has one...it comes in handy when she doesn't have someone there to take her celeb photo op pics for her...
Thats amazing! Technology is is getting better these days.

Wow! They upgraded digital cameras better than before.


cameras are getting better with technology.

cameras are getting better with technology.
they sure are.

I mostly use my DSLR with a 10-20 mm wide angle lens. It works, even though, a lot of guessing is involved ;)

Robert Cornelius in 1839!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/RobertCornelius.jpg/585px-RobertCornelius.jpg

jk that's just the new instagram filter.

Being a mirror image it not the true image for the subject is in reverse.

It's still the same basic concept of taking a picture of oneself without the help of another in order to show oneself off to the world through the internet. I don't see how the subject being in reverse takes away from the point I was making. It seems to me that the selfie of today is just an evolution of the earlier mirror photos, with today's technology (thinner cameras, phones, and MP3 players w/ camera, etc.) making it easier to do it directly. And even in the mid-2000's, selfies already existed (even though the word apparently did not) despite the fact that they were more likely to be taken with a regular digital camera than a smart phone, though I think the mirror pic was still a bit more common due to the slight clunkiness of the cameras at the time. I remember using a timer, with the camera put on top of stacked objects to get the angle that I wanted and take a selfie that didn't look like a selfie.

How is one supposed to do the selfie?

How is one supposed to do the selfie?
Look at the above pictures of Mr Bean.

How is one supposed to do the selfie?



I recently learned that, on the iPhone, you can use the volume button to take a picture... my picture taking with the iphone has become a whole lot easier with this new data!!!!

I recently learned that, on the iPhone, you can use the volume button to take a picture... my picture taking with the iphone has become a whole lot easier with this new data!!!!

I still boringly have to use the button on the front of my phone, which adds to the confusion of the angle of the phone for the picture taking.

I still boringly have to use the button on the front of my phone, which adds to the confusion of the angle of the phone for the picture taking.



has this upgrade not made it's way to the UK?  Have you tried the volume button? maybe it works and you just didn't know it?

has this upgrade not made it's way to the UK?  Have you tried the volume button? maybe it works and you just didn't know it?

Upgrade are available, I have an old phone (before the upgrade).

I recently learned that, on the iPhone, you can use the volume button to take a picture... my picture taking with the iphone has become a whole lot easier with this new data!!!!


what about a regular cell phone too?  ???

has this upgrade not made it's way to the UK?  Have you tried the volume button? maybe it works and you just didn't know it?



the volume button would work for regular cell phones?

what about a regular cell phone too?  ???





the volume button would work for regular cell phones?



I don't know howard... I haven't had a regular cell phone in years... can't even remember when the last time was that I saw one... .you could always try it tho..

the volume button would work for regular cell phones?
It does not work on mine!

It does not work on mine!


mine doesn't work either!

Latest 'selfie' to be in the news:

https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/t1.0-9/10464395_10152123253932217_2289674350869893962_n.jpg

Latest 'selfie' to be in the news:

https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/t1.0-9/10464395_10152123253932217_2289674350869893962_n.jpg


The Queen probably hasn't seen the selfie before.

I remember I took my first selfie when I was 13 and thought I was being innovative.  ::)

I used to take selfies with toss away kodak cameras.

Now my daughter uses my iphone.

http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/amz/vivo/live/images/2015/5/14/bac27a2e-d473-4373-8502-814f93732f98.jpg

Sam Smith: Live from the (operating) theatre today

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/10459115/Australian-man-invented-the-selfie-after-drunken-night-out.html

Look at the above pictures of Mr Bean.


After trying a selfie, Mr Bean asks a man to take a picture of him in the park...

2l4dieIcyNY

I remember mirror photos back in the mid 00s, but I think it is because people were using digital cameras at the time and the fact that the Iphones and Androids didnt exist until the late 00s. These days, you can take selfies without even using a mirror as they have a self-portrait option on the phone. Another thing is that even though MySpace was used in the mid 00s. I dont think the media heard the term social media until Facebook was popular which was about 2009 and 2010. Myspace was also just rising after AOL was declining in the mid 00s.

That's what everyone did in the 2000's when they had digital cameras. They took pictures in the mirror. I don't think the word selfie really caught on until social media made it a thing. They started or rather, spread around alot of terminology.

Definitely not a new idea.  Thelma & Louise (1991)
http://ak-hdl.buzzfed.com/static/2014-06/20/5/enhanced/webdr06/enhanced-7784-1403256807-1.jpg

Most definitely not a new idea.  Pieter Claesz, 1625.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/N%C3%BCrnberg_%E2%80%94_GNM_2013-09-07_Mattes_%2864%29.JPG/450px-N%C3%BCrnberg_%E2%80%94_GNM_2013-09-07_Mattes_%2864%29.JPG

Most definitely not a new idea.  Pieter Claesz, 1625.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/N%C3%BCrnberg_%E2%80%94_GNM_2013-09-07_Mattes_%2864%29.JPG/450px-N%C3%BCrnberg_%E2%80%94_GNM_2013-09-07_Mattes_%2864%29.JPG
Solved and now settled!

http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/704/amz/vivo/live/images/2015/5/29/a3164015-9e33-4171-98ea-e57b49ff8abd.jpg

Latest selfie in the media, Ed Sheeran met his waxwork at Madame Tussauds in New York yesterday.

I think it was 2009, 2010 or 2011 I first heard the the term "selfie" when I saw somewhere "Kim(Kardashian)" took a "selfie"

I remember mirror photos back in the mid 00s, but I think it is because people were using digital cameras at the time and the fact that the Iphones and Androids didnt exist until the late 00s. These days, you can take selfies without even using a mirror as they have a self-portrait option on the phone. Another thing is that even though MySpace was used in the mid 00s. I dont think the media heard the term social media until Facebook was popular which was about 2009 and 2010. Myspace was also just rising after AOL was declining in the mid 00s.

You couldn't take selfies with iPhone or Androids as there were no inner cameras. I can pull up numerous digital camera mirror pics from the late 00s.