The way you tilt your phone, the way the light is glowing behind you, the filter you choose, the way you raise that one eyebrow and the way you puck out your lips are all ways people make that perfect selfie.  
Selfies are taken all over the world and put onto social networking sites such as Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and Facebook by people to show their friends and followers what they like on a daily basis. Normally, there will be a following paragraph capped with  “#selfie”, which is the 2013 word of the year.
As soon as you sign up for most of these social media sites, the first thing that is required is a profile picture, which makes some of its users take selfies.
New York Times writer Jenna Wortham said, “I have watched as all my peers slowly began turning their cameras inward on themselves. It has made my feed more interesting and more entertaining. I’d much rather see my friends’ face as they prepare food than a close-up photo of the finished meal instead.”
People post selfies mainly to show what they are wearing, how they are feeling, what they are doing at the time and their emotion in doing that activity. Some take selfies to show to themselves that they are beautiful and happy.
According to lifestyle.com, selfies give people the chance to showcase their good side and let them throw out the insecurities they have within themselves.  
“I think that some people take a lot of selfies, but it is not a bad thing,” said Stacy Barlow, nursing freshman from Larose. “It does not affect anyone else. Confidence is a great thing that everyone should have, no matter how they look.”
Selfies can make you feel good about yourself in the way you look, the way you have lost weight, the way your eyes sparkle in the light and maybe even the way you dress, and getting “likes” will make you feel even better about yourself.
Along with the good side of people “liking” your picture, it also comes to the negative side where people will comment hateful things. We as society, as wrong as it seems, live to impress others. In some way we care about what others think or say about us. If we did not actually care, we would not post selfies and expect others to like our pictures.
According to teenvogue.com, Dr. Weber says, “With social networks, where it’s easy to get quick hits of approval almost constantly, the selfie thing can quickly spiral out of control. It may even start to feel like an addiction: when you get a ‘gorge,’ you’re up, but when you get nothing, or get a ‘get over yourself,’ your confidence can plummet. Girls in particular are socialized toward seeing themselves as lovable and worthwhile only if others value them.”
Even though a lot of people take selfies, not everyone is confident in himself or herself because of course everyone sees the negative things. You will notice that your eye is lazy, that your hair is not perfect, that your teeth are not perfect or that you are not even as close to perfect as that person who gets over 100 likes on their pictures.
It also comes to a point with some people that if they do not get enough “likes” on a picture or enough to deem the picture worthy, many people will just delete it so they are not faced with the misery that only three to five people liked their picture.
With all the negativity that may ensue, you will gather thoughts that maybe you are no way near perfect because you do not look close to that person who seems to be perfect. But honestly, there is something great in all of us.
“I think [selfies] can boost your self confidence because you are taking a picture of yourself when you feel good or feel like expressing yourself,” said Gabby Steele, elementary education major from Houma. “If people make rude comments about it, I would say do not worry about them. Worry about what you think is best.”
You cannot listen to people about your selfies because when you take a selfie, it is to impress yourself and see what is great within yourself. There is someone out there who is looking at your selfie and wishing they had you. Just because everyone does not like your picture or comment “perfect” with hearty eyes, does not mean anything. If you find that picture is perfect and you love it, post it! Your opinion is the only one that matters. Go ahead and post that selfie while embracing your true beauty.