The reason for the hundreds of thousands of likes? They rely on tried and tested Instagram techniques. Like gazing out into the sea:

Or someone creeping up from behind you.

Here's another:

A perfect selfie doesn't just happen. It is orchestrated.

They use techniques like "not knowing someone is looking":

All the sisters do it:

Science actually says this kind of photo taking technique is very effective for getting attention.

Standing classy next to a car.

The cars have to be expensive though.

Cropping your face is also a popular technique.

The data doesn't lie folks. It works.

Even up-close ones work too.

The makeup selfie is a very popular technique too.

Just look at the likes on these pictures.

Makeup selfies work!

Another popular technique is using props. Mirrors in this case are great!

This one here is admittedly, very hot.

Mirror plus cropping selfie = win.

This one got more than 1 million likes.

This technique is the top-down bikini approach.

Kim Kardashian likes this technique a lot.

I mean really a lot.

Hair-covering-your-face is also a great technique.

It has to do with a very sexy allure, we're sure. And it works.

Finally, there's lip pouting of sorts.

It's not as crazy popular compared to the other techniques but they do pretty great too.

The secret is all in the technique.

A perfect photo is not just taken. It is orchestrated. Learn from the Kardashians. They actually have something useful to teach after all.