The definition of a selfie is a picture taken by someone of them self usually by a smartphone, so they can post it on social media. The definition of a self portrait is a picture that an artist took or made of themselves. I think they are similar and have very similar definitions, but I think that self portraits are more artistic and show more about the person. They have more of a meaning to them, unlike selfies which are taken to capture a moment. Selfies are definitely easier to take than self portraits. They are more common since anybody can take a good selfie . I think I prefer selfies because I use them more than portraits. I can use them to capture a moment of something i'm doing, while a self portrait requires preparation. I think to the common person a selfie might be more appealing , but to anybody who is artistic and/or wants to show who they are in an artistic way will think a self portrait is more appeal...