Out of the many, which of your new beautiful pictures would you place in this frame?
It's true that looking great in photos takes a little bit of work, but it's worth it when you see the results. If you think your pictures don't make you look half as good as you do in person, relax! There are ways to pose so that you leave behind a legacy of family photographs where your most photogenic self shines!
Instructions
1. Stand with your hands on your hips to give the illusion that you are shapelier. You now appear to have more of a whittled waist. This stance also works quite well for flabby arms. Keeping flab away from the body de-emphasizes it and makes your arms seem more slender, although you may want to rethink your clothing options for a family portrait. If your arms do not need to be exposed, wear a long-sleeved top instead.
2. Tilt your chin slightly upwards, just enough to keep it from squashing against your neck, which shows off an unsightly double chin. Doing this and relaxing your shoulders as you sit or stand straight helps your neck look longer as well if you feel that your proportions are nowhere near a swan's.
3. Position yourself always at the level of the camera, if not slightly underneath. If it were the other way around, with the lens below you, your nostrils are guaranteed extra, unnecessary and unflattering attention.
4. Turn towards the side for another technique to not looking so hefty. We've all heard it before: The camera purportedly adds pounds!
5. Smile! You don't want to leave behind pictures of you wearing an ominous expression. Models sometimes cast their eyes downwards, then look up just shortly before the photographer clicks the shutter. This gives your eyes a brighter appearance since your eye muscles are not exhausted staring in the same direction for long.
6. Sit straight to hide any bulges in your midsection. If this barely achieves anything, see if it is acceptable to lean back instead, as though you were lounging. In this position, simply suck your stomach in to make it appear as flat as possible. Make sure you aren't pulling your shoulders up! This is a dead giveaway that this pose is not as natural as you want to make it seem.
7. Look for ways to position your legs comfortably if they are part of the portrait. Their placement should appear graceful and effortless, not awkward, and nothing we don't have to see should be revealed if you are sitting and wearing a short skirt.
Tags: leave behind, your arms, your neck, your shoulders
