Seven mistakes you're probably making when taking a selfie

One mistake you might be making is holding the smartphone too close to your face. It's better to hold it out some to avoid unwanted details. — Christin Klose/dpa

The selfie is here to stay. Nothing makes that clearer than smartphone manufacturers' focus on the display camera, adding more pixels and digital filters to their latest models.

But technology is useless if you don't know how to pose for a selfie in the first place. Here are seven ways people typically mess up their selfies, according to German magazine PC go.