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The example of a selfie is in fact, not a selfie.

by ScaleneTriangle 5y ago

Panini_Jones 5y ago
It's a picture of people taking a selfie. I think that communicates what a selfie is better than an actual selfie.
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y ago
  The caption says, somewhat ambiguously, "Example of a selfie". That could mean "this image is an example of a selfie" (which is false). Alternatively it could mean "this image shows an example of a selfie being taken" (which is true).
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mc32 5y ago
Sure but they are showing someone who we can presume completed taking a selfie. Though, arguably, the photographer we do not see, being further away would have taken a better (less distorted) picture, if the self photographer hadn’t hogged up the view. In any case, I’d be curious to have joerg colberg’s take on this. Looks like he touches upon it tangentially[1] but not full on. [1]https://cphmag.com/real-world/ https://cphmag.com/real-world/
function_seven 5y ago
Ha. Now I want to see the photo of that one being taken. Something like this: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/cmwov/_/c0tpyls/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/cmwov/_/c0tpyls/ EDIT: If you don't want to wade through that thread, here's a single image strip of that OP descending into madness as he shows how he took the "k-1" photo: https://i.imgur.com/Z12CC.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Z12CC.jpg
dheera 5y ago
I frequently see people say online that they "took a selfie of" something else these days. This language really bothers me.
- mc32 5y ago
  I took a self-portrait of... It's people not thinking through what they are saying and rather relying on stock phrases to relay information.
  - cstrahan 5y ago
    > relying on stock phrases to relay information You can see this in other common phrases. Take "miles per hour" for example. I've met plenty of people who can't figure out how long it would take to get from A to B at X mph. They'll deliberate over how they know from running on their treadmill that they run (on average) at 8 mph, and they recall that it usually takes them Y minutes to run Z miles, and then they factor in the diameter of their car's wheels (because surely a car with larger wheels gets there faster for the same mph vs a car with smaller wheels), and finally sprinkle in a bit of multiplication to arrive at their best guestimate. That is, plenty of people don't realize that "per" means "for each", and that it's not some singular word "milesperhour", but a phrase meaning "miles traveled for every hour spent travelling". Other fun phrases thrown around without understanding (or with similar words mistakenly swapped in): Miles per gallon. For all intensive purposes. Nip it in the butt. Bone apple tea.
  - Spivak 5y ago
    Maybe, but it’s way more likely that they mean “I took a picture of something with myself in the frame.” A selfie can really be any picture where you’re holding the camera and in the frame. The subject of the photo can be something other than you. “I took a selfie with…” means that I and the other thing are the subjects. “I took a selfie of…” means that the other thing is the subject I’m just in the picture.
    - dheera 5y ago
      No, I very often see people say things like "I took a selfie of my dog" and only the dog is in the picture.
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ZacharyPitts 5y ago
My most upvoted reddit comment ever was when I posted a "Sacagawea selfie"... by sticking my camera at the end of a statue's arm: https://i.imgur.com/UXRUx8q.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/UXRUx8q.jpeg
brudgers 5y ago
That’s the point. You accept it as a picture of someone taking a selfie. Not just of someone taking a selfie but doing it competently. It’s how I am supposed to picture myself to make a good selfie…and also how selfies are cast as shallow to make them easy to dismiss. Even though Ansel Adams’ self portraits will hang on gallery walls as dearly priced artifacts.
poetaster 5y ago
Statue selfies should become a genre ! I will contribute.
majormajor 5y ago
It's right under the paragraph about the "plandid," and it seems to be a perfect example of that, though the caption makes it ambiguous re: intent.

The example of a selfie is in fact, not a selfie.

Panini_Jones 5y ago

It's a picture of people taking a selfie. I think that communicates what a selfie is better than an actual selfie.

PaulDavisThe1st 5y ago
The caption says, somewhat ambiguously, "Example of a selfie". That could mean "this image is an example of a selfie" (which is false). Alternatively it could mean "this image shows an example of a selfie being taken" (which is true).
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mc32 5y ago

Sure but they are showing someone who we can presume completed taking a selfie. Though, arguably, the photographer we do not see, being further away would have taken a better (less distorted) picture, if the self photographer hadn’t hogged up the view. In any case, I’d be curious to have joerg colberg’s take on this. Looks like he touches upon it tangentially[1] but not full on. [1]https://cphmag.com/real-world/ https://cphmag.com/real-world/

function_seven 5y ago

Ha. Now I want to see the photo of that one being taken. Something like this: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/cmwov/_/c0tpyls/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/cmwov/_/c0tpyls/ EDIT: If you don't want to wade through that thread, here's a single image strip of that OP descending into madness as he shows how he took the "k-1" photo: https://i.imgur.com/Z12CC.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Z12CC.jpg

dheera 5y ago

I frequently see people say online that they "took a selfie of" something else these days. This language really bothers me.

mc32 5y ago
I took a self-portrait of... It's people not thinking through what they are saying and rather relying on stock phrases to relay information.
- cstrahan 5y ago
  > relying on stock phrases to relay information You can see this in other common phrases. Take "miles per hour" for example. I've met plenty of people who can't figure out how long it would take to get from A to B at X mph. They'll deliberate over how they know from running on their treadmill that they run (on average) at 8 mph, and they recall that it usually takes them Y minutes to run Z miles, and then they factor in the diameter of their car's wheels (because surely a car with larger wheels gets there faster for the same mph vs a car with smaller wheels), and finally sprinkle in a bit of multiplication to arrive at their best guestimate. That is, plenty of people don't realize that "per" means "for each", and that it's not some singular word "milesperhour", but a phrase meaning "miles traveled for every hour spent travelling". Other fun phrases thrown around without understanding (or with similar words mistakenly swapped in): Miles per gallon. For all intensive purposes. Nip it in the butt. Bone apple tea.
- Spivak 5y ago
  Maybe, but it’s way more likely that they mean “I took a picture of something with myself in the frame.” A selfie can really be any picture where you’re holding the camera and in the frame. The subject of the photo can be something other than you. “I took a selfie with…” means that I and the other thing are the subjects. “I took a selfie of…” means that the other thing is the subject I’m just in the picture.
  - dheera 5y ago
    No, I very often see people say things like "I took a selfie of my dog" and only the dog is in the picture.

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ZacharyPitts 5y ago

My most upvoted reddit comment ever was when I posted a "Sacagawea selfie"... by sticking my camera at the end of a statue's arm: https://i.imgur.com/UXRUx8q.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/UXRUx8q.jpeg

brudgers 5y ago

That’s the point. You accept it as a picture of someone taking a selfie. Not just of someone taking a selfie but doing it competently. It’s how I am supposed to picture myself to make a good selfie…and also how selfies are cast as shallow to make them easy to dismiss. Even though Ansel Adams’ self portraits will hang on gallery walls as dearly priced artifacts.

poetaster 5y ago

Statue selfies should become a genre ! I will contribute.

majormajor 5y ago

It's right under the paragraph about the "plandid," and it seems to be a perfect example of that, though the caption makes it ambiguous re: intent.