3 Easy Tips for Looking Great In Photos
Bad photos make for bad moods. In the old days, you could throw out the photos, and even the negatives, if you really hated the picture, but today it's harder. Everyone is on Facebook and Instagram, making photo sharing an epidemic. Don't believe me? Go through your news feed and count how many people have posted pictures of:- Their breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
- A “selfie” shot that has no discernible purpose.
- An “artistic photo” taken with a camera phone and emblazoned with a “funny” caption.
If you want to avoid these kinds of pitfalls, you have two options: either you become a recluse, shut out the world, and live your life in a camera-free bubble like a vampire, or learn how to take better pictures. Perhaps that's laying it on a little thick, but learning to take great pictures isn't as hard as you think.
The Method to Avoiding Photo Madness
Instead of panicking when the cameras come out, you should learn to prepare yourself. It doesn't take a team of stylists or the services of a professional photography editor to get the job done, either. Before you choose to hide your face from the new digital age, read on. Here are a few simple, teachable tips that actually work, making photos a little less painful.
- Practice. Go into your bathroom and get in touch with your reflection. Practice faces and learn what makes you attractive. (Hint: it isn't duck lips.) When you find faces that look good to you and make you happy, learn to do them without looking into a mirror. But don't stick with the same face, or people will start calling you Derek Zoolander.
- Don't worry; be happy. It's a little song Bobby McFerrin wrote, and it's great advice for pictures, whether you are taking candid shots or professional portraits. Keeping yourself relaxed and thinking happy thoughts is the easiest way to help your pictures turn out well. Real, natural happiness shows through, and makes for naturally appealing photographs.
- Think ahead. In planned portraits, go for a look that is classic, rather than trendy. Glamour, portrait, and yearbook photos can be a source of embarrassment later for some. Glamour shots complaints, for instance, often arise from mockery regarding hairstyle or outfit, rather than any fault in photographer or model. We've all seen the horrors of style trends – feathered hair, side ponytails, shoulder pads, flannel, and walrus mustaches – along with the regret they bring. So for your photo, look to icons who've never gone out of style, like Audrey Hepburn, who was wearing ballet flats and leggings over half a century ago. You can never go wrong with a timeless look, and you'll never have cause to hide those photos.
Tina Loshe is a professional photographer who enjoys blogging about photography tips and camera reviews.
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