Day One
Hi magic human!!
I can't believe it! It's DAY 1 of the #SelfietoSelfLove Empowerment Challenge!!!!! It's finally here!!
Today is all about upleveling our selfie game. This is by far the longest email you'll receive from me this week -- it's jam-packed with actionable tips and tricks you can implement RIGHT NOW for your first selfie of the week.
Phone/camera/selfie tips:
1) Find your light - hold the phone up in selfie mode and then spin around to find the light you love most (bonus tips: look for even light, not sun/shadow patches; face TOWARDS a light source, unless you're outside in lots of light, and then put the sun behind you)
2) Find the actual camera. Take a moment and look for where the selfie camera lens is on your phone! It's so easy to watch yourself, or accidentally be looking at the flash instead of the camera - this tip makes a huge difference!
[Tips #3-5 are in the Selfie Guide]
6) Take a bunch of selfies in a row before you look at any of them, review, and then take more if you want to! Seriously, quantity is key (or at least it is for me! I loosen up as I go, and find that I usually like my 20th selfie more than my first! Doesn't mean the first is bad, but I'm able to show up more like myself as I relax into it.)
Posing tips:
1) Get ready in your mind for the energy of your photo - think thoughts that get you in that mood; if you want a genuine smile, imagine you're posing with someone you love taking pictures with!
2) Try different angles - move your chin up, down, and all around, or keep your head in one place and move the phone! Soften your shoulders - or wiggle your shoulders around - try all sorts of combinations until you find what you love! Take pictures as you make adjustments with your body, and notice which poses you dig most.
[Tips #3-5 are over in the Selfie Guide]
If you feel like it's not working:
1) Put your phone down and try again in a minute - sometimes we just need a chance to reset.
[Tip #2 (my video trick!) is over in the Selfie Guide -- this is a particularly good one, I think!]
3) Dance, make a goofy face, wiggle around - give yourself permission to have fun with it, and know that your personality shining through is more than enough to make it a perfect selfie!
Day 1 #SelfietoSelfLove Prompt!!
Today, your challenge is to implement these tips (try one you've never used before!). Take as many selfies as you want, and then choose your *favorite* to post in the Empowerment Studio on the Day 1 thread.
And then scroll through the comments and leave compliments for at least three other people who posted!
A couple of rules for this selfie (and the whole #SelfietoSelfLove challenge):
No Snapchat, Instagram, or other filters of any sort. I promise, you can do this!! You are accepted and celebrated exactly as you are in the Empowerment Studio.
No one else in the photo with you - this is your chance to take up space and not have to share it with anyone else.
No goofy faces! This week, we're going to leave that behind. It's a protective layer that isn't serving us right now. You can be serious or sexy or cozy or sad or mysterious or neutral!
Allow yourself to show up without hiding and see how it feels!
A love note/Pep Talk, and then it's time to selfie!
Our sweet, sweet facebook group The Empowerment Studio is the perfect, safe space to practice taking and sharing selfies. So don't worry if you don't feel like you're nailing it right away. That's what we're here for, to give you an empowering environment where you can put yourself out there and see what happens!
PLEASE be gentle and kind with yourself. You are a deeply beautiful human being, whether or not you feel like that shows up in your final version of your selfie. This is all practice; look at us grow.
- Kinzie
PS Catch the Facebook Live at Noon CST in the Empowerment Studio every day this week. I'm taking my selfie while we're live -- watch me implement some of these tips.
PPS Please reply to let me know what you think of these selfie tips. Which ones did you try? I'm so curious about your experience, and I promise I'll personally read and respond to every single email! I truly want to hear from you!!
Here’s my Day One selfie!
I took this while I was live in the Empowerment Studio. You can see me taking this picture sometime after the 23:30 minute mark in this video.