selfie stick

In the past few years, taking selfies (photos of yourself) has became really popular. This is probably becuase most mobile phones have built in front facing camera which makes it easier to take a selfies as you can see how you are taking the photograph of yourself.

While I was on holiday in October I saw someone with this kind of long stick with their iPhone attached to it. I thought it was strange but when i got home i realised that this "stick" was like a new craze. It was called "selfie stick". As of December the 21th 2014 the "selfie stick" can cost as little as £3.98 on Amazon. It's basically a extendable pole and at the end of the pole is a secure holder for you phone.

A selfie stick

I think a selfie stick is a bit pointless for a "normal" selfie like a kind of selfie that you would take at a party or at home. I  think it would be useful for going on holiday and taking a selfie with a famous background like Big Ben or the Eiffel Tower since with an extendable pole you can position yourself so that you can see the full background in the picture.I feel like if you take a selfie with a normal phone that you can feel quite squashed in the picutre and it's hard the get the whole picutre in the photo.

Bibliography : http://www.amazon.co.uk/UFCIT-Handheld-Monopod-Ajustable-Blackberry/dp/B00J53T9WS