在图片搜索框中输入“自拍”二字，你可能会看到千奇百怪的网友自拍照片。自拍，好像已经成了很多网络人必不可少的一部分。不过，你知道“自拍”的英文说法吗？

自拍起源

“自拍”这个词早在1984年便已出现，英文学名为Self-timer，当时只是指照相机的一种功能，即自行设定拍照时间。这个功能主要是给用户在单独使用相机，又想拍摄自己影像时使用的。但随着上世纪90年代网络技术的蓬勃发展，自拍遭遇了网络，于是“网络自拍”作为一个新兴事物诞生了。

自拍形式

从形式来分，“网络自拍”照片大体分为三种：摄像头照片、生活照片和专业照片。

摄像头照片主要是电脑摄像头照片，手机摄像头照片，这类照片易于拍摄传输，并且很容易用灯光做出简单的摄影效果，所以深受自拍男女的青睐，成为“网络自拍”的重要组成部分。

生活照片则是“网络自拍”的中坚力量，也是网民们的最爱，它具有真实度高、视觉符号量大、情景性强的特点，很多网民喜欢在“网络自拍”照后附上自己的人生感言，心情故事或者干脆将照片贴入bolg，成为自己的生活日记。

专业照片可谓“网络自拍”的新贵，请一个专业摄影朋友或者去专业影楼，用高档相机和复杂的后期制作创造出“网络自拍”中最唯美的照片。它并不一定是传统涂脂抹粉的艺术照，也许随意的抓拍就能扑捉到网友的明星气质，甚至可以跟时尚杂志的封面人物媲美，但因为它价格较昂贵，所以只局限于白领和喜欢尝试的网友中间。

自拍说法

A selfie is a photographic self-portrait, particularly one taken with the intent of posting it to a social network.Selfie就是“自拍照”，尤指那些自拍后上传到社交网站的照片。

Not since the days of Picasso has self-portraiture been so prevalent. Smartphones' high-quality built-in cameras and easy access to picture-enhancing apps are making "selfies" a ubiquitous form of self-expression among social-media users.自毕加索时期以来，自画像从未如此盛行。智能手机的高质内置相机以及可以便捷使用的照片修正程序正在让“自拍”成为社交媒体用户普遍使用的一种自我表达方式。

自拍解释

A picture taken of yourself that is planned to be uploaded to Facebook, Myspace or any other sort of social networking website. You can usually see the person's arm holding out the camera in which case you can clearly tell that this person does not have any friends to take pictures of them so they resort to Myspace to find internet friends and post pictures of themselves, taken by themselves. A selfie is usually accompanied by a kissy face or the individual looking in a direction that is not towards the camera.

A strange phenomenon in which the photographer is also the subject of the photograph, in a subversive twist on the traditional understanding of the photograph. Usually conducted because the subject cannot locate a suitable photographer to take the photo, like a friend.Hugh-man 1: Charles, my prince! I see you took a selfie last night! I found this out on the book of faces, on the interwebz. Ghastly stuff, those selfies!Hugh-man 2: Leave Charles alone! If he doesn't want to have friends, that is his prerogative!Charles mumbles inaudibly as they gag him and put him in the back of a van.

when someone, of vein stature, takes a picture of themselves and either: A- posts it on facebook, for no purpose or, B- masturbates to it in private/public.Miss McBee hates when people post selfies of themselves on facebook, she already knows what you look like. 168 more pictures does not solidify the aesthetic value of who you are.

When someone takes a picture of themselves looking ugly or funny and sends it to their friends to get them to laugh. People who do this are not trying to look good and usually don't. The typical selfie face involves a peace sign and duck lips.*sends weird looking selfie to friend* "OMG I'M SO PRETTY!"