31 Day Selfie Run Challenge – Days 6 to12

So here’s my round up of last weeks runs for the July Selfie run challenge 🙂

Day 6 – 33c evening run 2 and half miles done and here’s my daughters favorite friend her toy dog as the selfie was with a dog today 😉

Day 7 – 32c evening run 1 and half miles done and a hot and sweaty selfie done in the playground!

 

Day 8 – 31c evening run 1 mile and heres some of my racing bling selfie!

 

Day 9 – 29c 1 mile done and im flexing my guns selfie

 

Day 10 – 32c 1 mile done and my running twin was the selfie for this day and a lot of people were using already existing photos and so i decided to use the photo of me and my friend at the end of a race back in April. Me and her son are twins in our running tops 🙂

Day 11 – 32c evening run 1 mile done and post run snack selfie is my dinner mozzarella, prosciutto and focaccia! Yum!

day 12 – 30c evening run 3 miles done and its selfie with a sign today and mine says it all!!

 

Im still really enjoying the running every day although sometimes its a little harder than others especially with the temp! But im still going strong.

Its also fun seeing everyone else’s photos in the facebook Group for this event as some people have some really fun ideas for their selfies 🙂

Just 3 weeks left to go now!

 

The July 31 Day selfie running challenge!

My friend Jess mentioned she was going to do the 31 Day selfie running challenge in July which was being run by a website called Run the Edge.

She had done a few of their challenges before and gotten medals and told me that they could be alot of fun.

My interest and curiosity was peeked more when she told me you had to have a different thing or object in each daily selfie.

So for an example the post run selfie with a donut!

This sounded quite fun and because i love things a bit different i decided why not give it a go?!

So i signed myself up and ordered the post race medal for when i finish which looks cute and is also a mini photo frame for a selfie 🙂

It was 37 dollars to sign up which includes the postage and packing from the USA to Italy which wasn’t bad.

Reading the email i recieved once i paid it said as long as you complete 20 days out of the 31 days you can be in the 3 competitions they are running to win some running stuff.

I know in my heart i will be aiming for all 31 days! Everyday running different distances as thats my choice 🙂 (I have been running 4 days a week since getting back from the UK)

Then all i have to do is post my selfie and distance on the Group facebook page which you join once you have paid.

We will also be emailed the calender of things we need for the daily post run selfies on the 30th June!

I really can’t wait to get started and i think it will be alot of fun and motivation for July when its really hot here in Rome.

Im going to blog every 10 days about how im doing and post my post run selfie photos! Which will also be going daily on my instagram!

If you like the sound of the challenge and want to join in then the link for it is below!

http://www.runtheedge.com/virtual-challenge-series-2/summer-selfie-challenge/

 

 

The trending Selfie Stick

Over the weekend i was out on the Rome Metro (underground) and happened to see a couple sitting next to me taking photo’s of themselves. I watched with fascination as the woman then got out this long adjustable stick and proceeded to extend it then take photos of herself and partner.

This i suddenly realised was a ‘selfie stick’! (also known as monpod) I had very vaguely heard about them when i went to the Instameet here in Rome and many of the wandering Street vendors had been trying to sell them. But that weekend i hadn’t really been very focused on what they were selling and more interested in the meetup.

Now however seeing this stick in action i could see all the possibilities it could be used for especially for a budding photographer like myself even with just my phone and not my camera.

So while i was out the same day at a market (bancarella) i kept look to see if i could find one and it seemed i was in luck! I found a Street vendor selling selfie sticks for 8 euros each and happily bought a pink one.

Its quite a handy thing extending out to about a meter long (maybe a little longer) and the top part where you can fit your phone snuggly can even be removed so it can fit easily in your bag. There is also a little clicker so you can remotely take the photo when everything is attached through bluetooth.

The other way of taking a photo is putting your phone camera on a timer which is also very easy to do. The only down fall is because your using the camera facing you on the main screen you cannot use the focus like you would on the normal bit of the camera phone.

Also you have to make sure you dont get the selfie stick in the photo which with a little bit of practise is easy enough to do and turn your head slightly so your features look less flat.

Im quite happy with my selfie stick though and can’t wait to get using it out and about more and see what kind of photos i can create with it. We did have fun in the park trying it out though the next day which was quite amusing.

 

I have also read these sticks since there release this year are becoming more and more popular with people who love to take photos and selfies where ever they go! Creating the perfect selfie can be a very big thing nowadays. And there is a large range of different selfie sticks you can buy from cheap to the more exepensive if you search online. (i believe amazon sell them also)

The selfie stick has apparently been trending alot in China and the Philippines but also more and more across the world! Its making it alot easier to take group photos with everyone in the picture and take photos of yourself with Amazing things in the back ground!

I think it could turn out to be a very serious piece of photo taking kit for your phone if your seriously into taking photos and its also alot of fun to use!

So i think my selfie stick will come in handy in the future! Maybe some fun selfie photos when im doing a race or something like that could be a good idea!