We've all taken selfies. The first thing you learn is that there is a right and a wrong way to take a selfie, or any picture for that matter, which is why it takes so long. A million shots with minor angle changes are the byproduct of a profile-worthy snap. But sometimes, your best attempts leave an embarrassing impression you may not have even noticed. Check out these angle win/fails and feel better about your own photo faux-pas.
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1. This Must Be How Bad Diets Are Sold Around The World
Here is a perfect example of how progress photos can be faked without photoshop. Angles and lighting make all the difference so put down the grapefruit and have a steak.
2. Be A Baller On A Budget
A perfect example of the lies we tell and the web weave. Make $15 look like $150 'till your peeps come over.
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3. Always Look Up
The angle at which you hold your phone when you take a selfie can literally change your identity. Yeah, people won't recognize you like you're in witness protection.
4. And They Lived Happily Ever After At The Bottom Of A Well
Jokes aside, this is a pretty cool. A whirlwind romance, indeed.
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5. Murphy's Law: No Matter How Obvious The Fail, You'll Never Know Till You Post It
You and your bestie just brought all the boys to the yard with this milkshake. Wait till they find out this was an accident.
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6. When The Angles So Good You Can't Tell What Was Really Happening
You know this couldn't have happened at a pro soccer game but it's so well placed, it's hard to tell what did happen which makes this all the funnier.
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7. Bros Don't Let Bros Skip Leg Day
That's one clean mirror and one hot bartender, no matter what you're into.
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8. The Dog Sees It
This is one of the most beautiful images on the internet. This is a perfect example how angles can tell a story. D'aww.
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9. Some Pics Tell A Story And Some Of Those Stories Make 50 Shades Blush
This doesn't look like a locker room with the hand-knit cross on the wall and it's not a selfie so someone else is partaking in this photo op. Whatever's going on, dude's got a nice butt.
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10. When OP Delivers, You Can Post This Pic
How often can you actually prove to your kid that they came from a stork? This dad can use this pic till high school. No awkward questions till the boys come knockin'.
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11. One Wrong Turn...
If only she hadn't done the "left side's better" pose. We all have a side but sometimes it backfires...huge.
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12. When You Can't Wait For The Honeymoon
This pic would probably be less funny if the kid didn't make that face. This is a classic that will probably survive long after Prince George becomes kind.
