Couple Selfie Ideas That Don't Look the Same as Everyone Else's

The arm's-length, both-smiling selfie is fine, but every couple has fifty of them. A few small changes give you something you'd actually print.

Shoot in a mirror instead

A mirror selfie lets you get your whole bodies and your outfits in frame, and the phone gives your hands something to do. A clean full-length or bathroom mirror both work.

Use the front-facing flash at night

A hard direct flash in a dark bar or street gives that candid, slightly chaotic look that reads as a real night out rather than a posed portrait. Lean in cheek to cheek and don't overthink the smile.

Look at each other, not the lens

Hold the phone out but turn your faces toward each other mid-laugh. It takes a few tries to time, but it looks far less staged than two people staring into the camera.

Get a candid of the candid

Have one person take a normal selfie while the other kisses their cheek or reacts — the asymmetry is the whole photo, and it never looks generic.