But first, let me take a selfie 📷 at the Seattle Selfie Museum
The Seattle Selfie Museum is a new addition to the city and the second I heard about it I knew this was a place that I had to check out. The museum opened up the first weekend of February and I found myself visiting the following weekend with one of my best friends. Though titled Seattle Selfie Museum, I would say a more accurate name would be colorful and fun photography studio to get some great pictures for your 'gram. (Not that there is anything wrong with that. I absolutely love Instagram and that's why I was so excited to check this place out. I really do love posting on Instagram. I'm not joking. So please go and follow my cat on the 'gram.) The museum consists of about 20 different settings split between two floors in a space just off of the Gum Wall in Post Alley (one of the most classic Seattle selfie spots in and of itself) for you to take as many pictures as you want in during your visit (which is encouraged to be within an hour time frame). Even though the museum had only been open a week by the time I got there I already had a good idea of the scenes that I didn't want to miss because of all of the pictures the museum itself had been re-posting on their social media from many of their first week's worth of visitors.
I don't want to give too much away from all the fun things to check out at the Seattle Selfie Museum, but I did want to give you a few tips for when you make a visit:
Be prepared for crowds and pack your patience. Even though you have to purchase tickets ahead of time for a specific time slot and there's a limited number offered, the space does get crowded and most people - yourself probably included - want to get multiple poses and shots in each photo area so there is a bit of waiting time as you move scene to scene.
Have all of your photo equipment ready. I brought my instant camera and my phone (with a Moment lens) to take photos. However, I should have brought an external battery for my phone because even though the battery did not die during our photo shoot session, it did come very close. Additionally, if you have an instant camera with you make sure you check to see how many shots you have left on your roll of film and bring extra film and batteries for that too if you need. (Another takeaway from my visit was that most of the visitors were using their DSLR cameras for photos. So if that's you, make sure you have everything for that too.)
Wear something that can pop and translate off of a lot of colorful and crazy scenes. The scenery is what makes this experience really cool and you want to be able to pop and contrast what's happening behind you.
Go with a great friend that can make you laugh and loves taking photos as much as you do. Having a partner is your key to a successful visit here. It lightens the mood, you are comfortable around each other, and if you both love taking photos you'll have a blast switching off between being the model and the photographer.
Taking pictures here is super fun, but also tiring. When my friend and I wrapped up our visit here, we were so ready to sit down and relax. Though this experience was fun, smiling and posing can take a lot out of you. But you happen to be right at the market so there's plenty of places to sit back, relax, and scroll through all of your photos together afterwards! (Another pro tip: take your time sharing photos with others once you have left the museum. Time is ticking away when you are in the museum so take the photos there and share later. Your friends, followers, and other museum goers will appreciate it.)
I couldn't help my-selfie ... here's a few more photos
