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Selfie Editing: The most popular apps for Brits!

Us Brits like to edit our photos. With just 29% of us posting a photo online without editing it. While London is the capital for those who edit their photos, with 81% of Londoners opting to not post a photo without touching it up. While Scotland has a slightly less number with 81% of people editing photos before uploading them. 35% of people touch up their bums in photos before posting them and 33% edit their lips. Furthermore 78% of us prefer using the editing features on Instagram, with Facetune coming in 2nd at 71%. That’s a LOT of selfie editing!

Selfies

In 2014 Google Analytics found out that we take around 93 million selfies per day. While there isn’t a study to find out how many we take in 2020, it most likely is going to be more.

However, taking the selfie is just the beginning of social media activity. As there is now selfie editing. Case24.com conducted a study that only 29% of Brits would post a picture without editing it.

Case24’s study analysed the editing habits of us before uploading, they asked 3,064 peopel in the UK whether they post an unedited photo of themselves. The results found which areas in the UK where people are more likely to share unedited pictures of themselves online.

Which areas?

There are actually some areas in the UK where people don’t post completely natural photos. The area where this is most likely to happen, (81%) is London. With Scotland (77%) coming in at second, with the North West of the country where only 25% of people would post an unedited photo coming in third.

Yet the North East as a high percentage of people who would feel comfortable posting an unedited photo online (45%). People from the South West don’t edit as much either (41%) and would post an unedited photo.

Which part of the Selfie do we edit the most?

Furthermore, Case24.com found out which body parts Brits edit the most. 54% of those surveyed liked changing imperfections on their skin. Face Shape (47%) is also another area that we like to edit. Saying they edit details like a sharper jawline or higher cheeks.

46% say they don’t like their arms and eyes also (42%) are edited a lot. 35% of people edit their bums and 33% edit their lips. While 24% of people edit their legs.

Which Selfie Apps do we use?

78% of those surveyed like to use the editing features built into Instagram before sharing a pic online. With Facetune coming in, in 2nd place (71%) to edit their selfies. With data from the Guardian showing that the app was downloaded 20M times in 2018! While VSCO, Layout, Photo Editor and Paintshop Pro were also some of the apps used by over 50% of the respondents.

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Polaroid Mint Instant – Print your Selfies!

#WhatsInTheBox – Polaroid Mint Instant

The Polaroid Mint Instant is a traditional camera which has been turned on its head! With this fantastic little device, which has been vertically designed, especially for Polaroid pictures. You can print your selfies. Instantly! All in 60 seconds!

Posted by How To Kill an Hour on Thursday, 16 January 2020

 

This little device is incredible, listen up all you selfie lovers, this piece of tech is just for you! The Polaroid Mint Instant is a traditional camera which has been turned on its head! With this fantastic little device, which has been vertically designed, especially for Polaroid pictures. You can print your selfies. Instantly! All in 60 seconds!

Not only that but the paper that you print your selfies on instantly become a sticker! This device will become your go to holiday snaps camera. Take a picture and print them in less than a minute. In a world that’s fast becoming digital, it’s refreshing to see a piece of tech that’s bringing back tangible photos.

The Camera

The photos that this camera takes are on a 16 megapixel lens too, so the photos that you’re going to be taken are going to be of a very high quality. The printer has no toner in it either. The zinc cartridges that it takes combine the paper and the ink. Plus you can buy the paper in packs of 20,30 or 50 sheets.

Furthermore the vertical orientation design of the Polaroid Mint Instant whilst mimicking the classic polaroid photo, they are taken upright, just like a smartphone. There’s a bunch of different modes too. Such as vibrant color, black and white or vintage.

You can also use the Polaroid Mint app for iOS and Android to add things like borders and filters!

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Stikbox

Stikbox

Check out the Stikbox! It's a selfie stick phone case. Tag a mate who needs one of these..Music Credit: Biggie South Beats – Summer Breeze soundcloud.com/biggiesouth/biggie-south-beats-summer-breeze-instrumental-hip-hop

Posted by How To Kill an Hour on Saturday, 29 July 2017

The STIKBOX is a selfie stick and phone case in one, simply fold up, twist the phone sideways take your selfie and then fold back down again, simple!

It’s sleek and doesn’t protrude outside of the case and make it big and bulky when not in use. Plus the case can also act as a kickstand to watch movies on!

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AirSelfie

Marcus recently went to a press day and checked out the amazing AirSelfie! AirSelfie is a revolutionary pocket-size flying camera that connects with your smartphone to let you take boundless HD photos of you, your friends, and your life from the sky. Its turbo fan propellers can thrust up to 20 meters in the air letting you capture wide, truly original photos and videos on your device. The anti-vibration shock absorber and 5 MP camera ensure the highest quality images. And its ultra-light 61g form that slips into a special phone cover and charger means you can keep AirSelfie on you at all times. Say hello to the future of selfies.

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