By Esra Gurkan For Mailonline. You should always make sure you check your photographs before you upload them on to the Internet. There might be something lurking in the background that you hadn't quite noticed beforehand. These incredibly awkward images prove that point and will stop you from ever posing for a picture in front of a mirror again.

"It's easy for close-up shots of your junk to look weird."


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Skip navigation! Story from Sex. Connie Wang. But the reality of the matter is that a sexy selfie that hits the spot — the kind that you keep in a secret album in your phone, upload to a private Instagram account, let your buds see, and save for really deserving textual exchanges — takes a little bit of finesse. You might have sucked at taking a normal selfie when you got your first front-facing camera, but just like how you finally figured out the angles, poses, and lighting that combine to make you look like the Lifetime Movie version of yourself and not the True Crime version , getting the hang of a sexy selfie demands some practice. And the real secret is to figure out how to take a pic that makes you not even someone else feel some type of way. While we're arguably more in control of and confident about our sexuality than ever, there's still so much we don't know about female arousal. So this month, we're exploring everything you want and need to know about how women get turned on now.
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Image courtesy of Kira Noir. Taking nudes is difficult. You might be snuggled in bed, wearing ages Jack Wills flannel pyjamas when the person you're seeing texts you asking for one.
ALSO READ: The relationship between your social media use and body language There is nothing quite like a salacious picture of you to spice things up in a drab sex life. Men are visual creatures. A spontaneous email of a luscious photo of you while at work will have him counting the seconds until he can come home and devour you on top the coffee table. However, nudity is a risky affair. Your reputation could go down the drain just because you decided to be a little adventurous. You should carefully consider all the risks before throwing caution out the window and snapping away in your birthday suit. The following guidelines may come in handy if you do decide to take the plunge. Do not send unsolicited nudes I know I said spontaneity is a turn-on. All the same, unsolicited nude pictures are a huge no-no.