General believe everyone that will take a picture of you will be horrible unless you have proof they are not horrible with a camera dont trust them
How to Make Sure You Look Amazing in Pictures
Basic rules
- Tallest person in the room takes the photo. Short people are bad at taking group photos unless they are on a chair or ladder. Everyone’s best angle is from above because everyone looks better with gravity working for them pulling the skin back..
- Tripods and timers .. I only use a timer if I have a subject to focus on. A blind shot of yourself using a timer usually comes out blurb not clear and at level not from above.
- Closer objects look larger, further objects appear to be smaller. This is about body position .. push your head chest out and your stomach and butt back. It feels weird while taking your photo but you will look smaller.. every photo I take I stand this way not only does it now allow you shirt to drag on your belly but makes your gut and but appear smaller trust me.
- Elongation of your neck makes any wobble gobble disappear. Note pointed foot makes my calf look smaller
See the back shot my butt is much bigger and you can see my rolls not my best angle –
- Learn from Christie Brinkley always bend a knee and define your waist by putting hand on hip
- Close your mouth and stop talking in a photo.. nothing looks worse then when we can see your filling in your molars This is an error most people over 60 make .. then they complain when the picture is bad of them.
- Smile but not to a squint my husband and son are notorious for there eye going away when they small if you are like this come up with a natural 1/2 smile- I love this picture of my son but I miss seeing his big blue eyes.
- Avoid super close ups they can show what you don’t want to see distance can be your friend or a good filter
- Sitting general as a plus size women sitting shots are tough because everyone has rolls when they sit. Blanket shots sitting crossleg style are a NO, reclining might work if taken from above. My favorite sitting shots are on stairs, noted you must wear pants so you can lean forward=push the butt and gut back.
- If all else fails put a small child or little adult in front of you and get a great family shot.
