Self Portrait vs the Selfie

1. A selfie is a photo taken at arms length of yourself. Selfies are generally taken with either a web cam or a smartphone. Technically selfies are self portraits, but are not sculpted or painted.
          A self portrait is a work that shows one's self. The work is created by that person. Self portraits can take many forms, but self portraits are more often represented as art. The difference between the two is that self portraits are viewed more often as art and selfies are viewed as a way to show yourself.
           Of course, this is not always the case but this is how they are portrayed. I prefer self portraits, but I don't really care if you take selfies or not. I personally hate taking pictures of myself unless I'm doing something actually interesting. Self portraits and selfies that are art are important because we need to preserve who we are. An average Joe taking a photo of themselves in the McDonald's driveway is not.

One of the few selfies I've taken of myself