I first encountered the 0.5x selfie at a house party last summer. An enthused guest had taken to raising their arm up above their head, and taking a flurry of birds-eye flash photographs of herself.
She flipped the phone to show off her snaps, taken using the iPhone’s wide 0.5x lens effect, with a huge grin. They were warped, unattractive and very weird – her forehead was huge, she had a long pointed nose and one expansive spidery arm. Naturally, laughter erupted.
