Tell me how to do this video selfie thing…

Here are some best practices for shooting yourself on your phone.

• Simple, clean backdrops are ideal – Avoid distracting backgrounds or crowed spaces.

• In natural light – Avoid backlighting. The main source of light should be facing you, not behind you.

• In artificial light – Avoid standing directly below an overhead light or anything else that creates hard shadows. Consider using a stand lamp several feet away for good indirect light.

• Shoot eye level – Shooting from above or below will make you seem diminished or imposing. Eye level communicates accessibility.

• Clean your camera – Make sure the lens of your selfie camera is clean before shooting.

• Shoot portrait – Align your phone vertically.

Tell me where to start…

Every one of us has a unique story to tell. One no one else can tell. Yet the hero in all those stories is the same — Jesus!

Click below for a story-sharing guide created to help you think about the shape of your personal story and how Jesus changed it.

Tell me when to post…

Post your story any time April 6-12 with the #JesusChangedMyLife hashtag and the @gracecitychurch handle to connect viewers to a local church.