Fun Holidays - Selfie Day

Painters and sculptors paint self-portraits on canvas and sculpt them in clay Understanding the world through the prism of studying one’s own image was common among the masters of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance With the invention of daguerreotype technology, people were tempted to capture their images on camera for their contemporaries and posterity The first portrait photograph of himself was taken in 1839 by Robert Cornelius from Philadelphia Today, the fashion for such images, created using a digital camera or smartphone, has literally swept the world June 21 is Selfie Day Taking your own photo is much easier these days than it has ever been in the history of photography Manufacturers of mobile devices offer a huge number of smartphones with video cameras of maximum resolution Photography lighting, various lenses and applications help the selfie fan create any effect his imagination can conjure up A funny Selfie Day was invented in 2014 by Texas DJ God McNealy Initially, it was celebrated only by residents of the United States However, Internet users from around the world happily took up McNealy’s initiative This is how National Selfie Day received international status The traditions of the holiday are not particularly original: on June 21, users actively post their own photos online with breathtaking and amazing scenes There are fans of creating self-portraits using modern devices among both adults and children Initially, selfies were treated as self-indulgence, which is why it was especially popular among young people Over time, everything changed Today, businessmen, scientists, clergy, opera divas and even presidents of countries take self-portraits using a smartphone Selfie fashion has swept the world and led to the emergence of psychological disorders Scientists consider the indomitable desire to take daily self-portraits for social networks a serious disease, along with Internet addiction to virtual games and social networks Moreover, in pursuit of an unusual photo that will get a bunch of likes and comments, people take unnecessary risks The obsession with attracting as much attention as possible sometimes costs selfie lovers their lives The term "selfie" has been used since 2002 It was first voiced during a broadcast by the ABC television corporation in Australia In 2013, "selfie" was added to the digital version of the Oxford English Dictionary The most popular photograph at arm's length was taken by Ellen DeGeneres at the 86th Oscars A selfie of the show host with famous actors received more than 3 million retweets in one day By the way, the American chemist R Cornelius was the first in history to take a realistic photograph of a person, ie yourself Among teenagers, the palm belongs to Princess Anastasia Romanova, daughter of Nicholas II At the age of 13, she took a selfie for a friend using a mirror and a Kodak handheld camera The technique of this particular company was used by the royal family, which was fond of photographic art Despite the fact that Selfie Day is not an official holiday, it is happily celebrated by millions of fans of creating self-portraits around the world On June 21, people take selfies in the most unusual places, photographing themselves flying on a parachute or underwater, near a cage with roaring tigers or on a roller coaster, and post them on social networks