So I tried taking a selfie without learning about proper angles etc. Was mostly surprised by the strange shape of the face. Then started clowning around in front of the camera. Then used the edit-crop picture isolate my lips. Then edited I Paper Artist to add special effects. I liked the results and sent to bf, who is overseas, with KISS in the subject line. He quickly responded. So I would count it as my first successful selfie with minor edits applied.