“自拍货（Selfie）”登上2013年度单字

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2013年度單字 牛津字典：Selfie

中時電子報 盧怡秀／綜合報導 2013年11月19日 09:18

自拍這個單字:Selfie登上年度單字，牛津字典解釋因這年度有不少名人愛自拍；圖為小賈斯汀自拍。(圖取自推特)

2013年即將結束，牛津字典也選出今年的年度代表單字，由於智慧型手機的普遍，今年代表單字為「Selfie」，意思是「自拍」。

隨著智慧型手機的普遍，加上社群網站的推陳出新，越來越多人喜歡上傳照片，其中佔最大比例的不乏「自拍照」，牛津字典解釋，在2013一整年當中，不少政治人物或是名人都因「自拍」登上頭條新聞，因此選擇「Selfie」作為年度單字當之無愧。

牛津字典的年度單字，往往都能呈現當年的時事與社會趨勢，如2005年盛行益智遊戲「數獨」，因此當年年度單字便是「Sudoku」，2009年的「unfriend」，更是指解除臉書好友關係的意思。


‘Selfie’ is the word of the year

CTV'S Graham Richardson, Carol Anne Meehan and J.J. Clarke in their own "selfie" taken

November 19th, 2013
John Ruttle, CTV Ottawa
Published Tuesday, November 19, 2013 7:02PM EST
Last Updated Tuesday, November 19, 2013 9:19PM EST

At least it’s not ‘Twerking’.

Oxford Dictionaries has declared the word ‘Selfie’ the 2013 Word of the Year.

A selfie is a new word for a self-portrait taken with a smartphone.

The word first appeared in an Australian online forum in 2002. The word’s use has seen a dramatic rise in the past year.

Previous winners include Sudoku, Unfriend, and Carbon Footprint.

Read more: http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/selfie-is-the-word-of-the-year-1.1550997#ixzz2lCBMvAUR

 

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How to take a good selfie: follow these 5 steps

Good lighting? Check. Photobomber? Ugh, check. We've rounded up five tips to help you capture the best selfies.

Maurice Cacho, CTVNews.ca Producer
Published Tuesday, November 19, 2013 5:57PM EST

Our social media feeds are slapped with selfies on a daily basis, so much so that Oxford Dictionaries crowned “selfie” as the word of the year.

Unfortunately, some of these narcissistic shots seem sloppy, poorly framed and outright embarrassing.

With a few tips and tricks, you can snap photos of yourself with grace and good taste.

1. Get in the spotlight

The whole point of a selfie is to be able to capture yourself – not a shape in the shadows.

Take your photo in a well-lit area, and make sure the source of light is in front of you -- not coming from behind.

Stay away from windows and manually enable the flash if there’s no choice but to stand with your back to the sun.

2. Frame the subject

It’s easier to use your phone’s front-facing camera to frame the action in the screen facing you. Otherwise, you’re wasting time trying to get your face in the frame with the rear-facing camera.
Adjust your phone’s settings so that it snaps the photo using the front-facing camera and keep your head in a third of the frame.

3. Avoid ‘photobombers’

Although unwanted characters creeping into pictures can be comical, it can be tricky to keep the background clear of photobombers.

Unless you have a posse of security guards to keep crowds clear for your selfies, there’s not much you can do. But don’t give photobombers a chance to plan their intrusion – snap the photo quickly.

4. Keep the background interesting

Please, banish the bathroom selfie.

Taking a selfie in front of a bathroom mirror is as interesting as a visit to the dentist for a cleaning.
Bring in some context and show users what else is going on around you.

Also, try angling the camera slightly to about 45 degrees to squeeze in some more of the background activity.

5. Apply some effects

Uploading a plain photo is like eating French fries without ketchup or mayo.

A popular app for applying filters and effects is Instagram, which can transform your images into photos that appear to be taken on a pinhole camera in the ‘70s.

Alternatively (and if you want to get really artsy) you can try Camera+ to punch up your iPhone photos – and the selfies you snap.

Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/how-to-take-a-good-selfie-follow-these-5-steps-1.1550798#ixzz2lCCwO65E