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How to Be Photogenic
This is a good article on how to be photogenic. Ladies pay attention to number 10. (yes you have to click the link) How to Be Photogenic http://www.wikihow.com/Be-Photogenic Do you hate having your picture taken because you always seem to come out looking hideous? Have you ever been on a date with someone whose online photo knocked you out but whose appearance in real life turned out to be a bit uninspiring? Whatâs the deal with pictures? While being photogenic just comes naturally to some people, there are a few things that anyone can do to look better in photos. Try out the tricks in this article and stop running for cover whenever the camera comes out. Steps 1. Wear clothes with colors that suit you. Certain colors complement certain skin tones, while others tend to bring out the worst. You may have a feel for which colors you look best in, but if not do some research (check out the external links below) and some trial-and-error. 2. Hide your blemishes. The bad thing about photographs is that because they are simply frozen images of one angle in an instant in time, they canât show all your good attributes. The good thing about them is that you can easily hide certain features you donât like. If youâve got a unsightly look on one side of your face, for example, donât show the camera that side. 3. Determine your best angle. Beyond the obvious hiding of blemishes, finding the right angle for your face can be a bit more difficult. The best thing you can do is experiment using a digital camera so that you can immediately see the results of each pose. It will very quickly become obvious which angles are most flattering for you, and you can then use that angle as much as possible in the future. The classic modelâs pose is to arrange your body 3â4 toward the camera with one foot in front of the other and one shoulder closer to the camera than the other. This isnât the best pose for everybody, however, and it can look a little ridiculous when used in a family photo right next to Uncle Ed. Jul 15 06 04:01 pm Link Oh...I don't know.....some people seem to have been born that way.....no matter which way they face the camera.....or what clothes they wear they always look good......take me for instance....LOL Jul 15 06 04:53 pm Link Thanks for posting this, Mike.  As for the warning at the bottom of the page..."Sucking in your stomach will make you appear unattractive because your ribs will poke through the shirt." I agree with this, so I've always wondered why some photographers tell models to suck in their tummy. I guess they figure that it makes the model appear a little taller, but I don't want my ribs poking out...ew...lol. Sitting up nice and straight should be just fine rather than having to suck in your tummy for your ribs to show. Jul 15 06 06:18 pm Link Tikeya wrote: I'll take the ribs over the gut any day. Jul 15 06 06:25 pm Link FKVPhotoGraphics wrote: I agree with you. Some people transform somewhere inside the camera. I can be looking at them and they'll look completely goofy, but look at the result and you're just shocked. Or vice versa -- I can look at a girl that is positively gorgeous and the camera whose vote has the highest weight says, nuh uh, she ugly. And I have to fight the camera to get a decent, not even good, shot. Jul 15 06 06:29 pm Link I'm not gonna read all of this shit, however, I am going to say: You're either photogenic...OR you're NOT. Facial symmetry is what it boils down to...and there isn't any way around that. Jul 15 06 11:48 pm Link Has anyone tried the technique of focusing your eyes just above the camera? What difference does that make? Jul 16 06 01:19 am Link _Cinnamon_ wrote: It's interesting that you brought that up. I'd never heard of that, and then a photographer I shot with yesterday mentioned that he doesn't like it. He said that in his opinion when he took shots like that they ended up looking a bit eerie, and not quite right. I wonder what other people's experience with that is. Jul 16 06 01:42 am Link Shyly wrote: I should test it out. If Jackie Kennedy really did that, I'd like to see an example. Jul 16 06 01:50 am Link ModelInstinctive wrote: I had a friend that modeled for me. If you and I were looking at her pictures and she was there in the room, you would not know it was her. Not that her facial symetry changed but something else must have because she was cute in a room and stunning in a photo. Jul 16 06 03:16 am Link ModelInstinctive wrote: Or, you can be Paris Hilton hehe Jul 16 06 04:22 am Link DarioImpiniPhotography wrote: Yeah. Why is it that a rib cage is considered unattractive? Being unhealthy thin is one thing, but all well-toned, lean people are going to have some bones "showing", especially in certain poses (Like with their arms stretched over their heads, for example). I fail to see how that is unattractive. Jul 16 06 07:07 pm Link they are talking about the ''non Pilates'' way LOL ..a bad idea. IT's: inhale & SUCK in tummy. Result? Shoulders tense, ribs expanded unaturally etc The Pilates way is way better - healthy too!! LEVEL ONE # Inhale and grow taller, extending the spine and side body KEEPING THIS as you Exhale let the ribs drop/relax & the shoulders drop/relax BUT scoop IN your tummy ON THIS LONG EXHALE, holding it IN until breath is gently all gone ps Crown of head still reaching up, but shoulder baldes down the back. (practise this until you can do it with a neutral skull position, long soft neck and chest, no tension above the shoulder baldes - and a Nice smile or whatever ;-) practise this anytime and you will get a flatter firmer tummy and protect your back So, good luck! Anyone interested feel free to write me for more details i also have an on-line book PILATES for beginners you can order xox Jul 17 06 12:40 am Link I think yu either have it or yu don't... yes yu can learn tips to improve it. But then there are those who just have it naturaly. As for the rib thing... I've always found the rib cage very sexy on someone. I like the shading between the bones it creates on the skin... like delicate pencil shading. I think that's beautiful. xDDx Jul 17 06 03:48 am Link |
