"Maybe he's born with it."

As long time readers may recall, I spent a few weeks in China. It has to be at least five, maybe six years ago. I have a lot of memories from that quick tour, including the use of selfie-sticks. By the time I was there, selfie-sticks were passé in the US, but a big thing among those billion people.
In addition to selfie-sticks, I noticed something else selfie related. I saw young ladies checking their makeup in their phones. I don't know why this struck me, but it did. The days of the compact are numbered, I thought. I tsk-tsked and shook my head like a good elder and moved on.
This is going through my head because my bout with Covid kept me from my regular haircut appointment. I am now working on almost eight weeks without a clip, and I'm getting shaggy. Getting ready for a shower I check myself in the mirror and, as the Boss says, want to change my clothes, my hair, my face. I have had the same haircut forever. Is it time for a new look? I am thinning a bit and the boundary line is receding, is it time to go longer? Add some volume and such?
These thoughts remind me of the young ladies and their phones acting as mirrors. I have no idea what my hair looks like from the sides, from the top, or from the back for that matter. It's a mystery. When the hairdresser finishes my cuts she says, "How does it look?" and I say, "You tell me!"
The answer has been here in my hand the whole time. Let's take some photos using the mirror. I can see myself from the top, the side, the back and any other angle. I grab my phone and start shooting. I shave, shower, and shine, then pull the pics up.
There's an art to taking selfies. I see it in my kids social media, the nephews, and nieces. They have all the angles down. A jut of the hip, angling of the forehead, side look, and bam. Great pic. I don't have the knack of it, but I do have some advice.
Consider the whole frame when taking a selfie. Look past the subject you're concentrating on. Because while you may be trying to get the back of your head in perfect focus, the camera may be training itself on areas further south. Oh, and don't experiment with photos right before you jump in the shower. Those southern areas may not only be in focus, they may not be covered.
Don't worry, I deleted them immediately and permanently.
(Although it makes me giggle thinking of what an archeologist would make of my photos 100 years hence)
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