Debunking the White Balance Selfie Myth

According to the web, if you hold a white paper towel in your photo, you can "white balance" your selfies. I am here to debunk this myth. The photos below look the same, even though I followed the instructions at bustle.com.

So the website instructs you to do the following:

The key to a good selfie is having all of the components stacked in your favor: the expression, the angle, and of course, the lighting. But did you know that if your lighting is iffy, using a paper towel could help perfect your selfie? That's right, this tip from Virginia Nam over at Lucky Shops is a total game-changer. And it's easy to do. If you want to neutralize the lighting on your pic, all you have to do is hold up a white paper towel in the frame. There should be enough of it that the camera can pick it up, but it should be placed where you can easily crop it out.

Here are my results.

I was really hoping this would work. You try it and show me if it works for you.

[Bustle]