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This is an old trick, and if you haven’t heard of it you might think it sounds silly and stupid, but it really works. I have tried it a few times and I almost looked like Marcus Schenkenberg, OK maybe not his level (he got fake boobs, I don’t ).

In these networking community days, how many times haven’t you “untagged” a photo on FaceBook, or how many times haven’t you looked in an old family albums and thought “I looked horrible on that photo”. Well that’s history, this is the complete guide how to look your best at any party photo. This obviously helps me to cause then you girls and guys don’t need my directions when I’m photographing you .

Most of the time, people do not look like themselves in photographs. They tend to be tense and do weird faces, and now I will learn you how to avoid those faces.

The complete guide to look your best in party photos, part 1

Closed eyes

It is a common problem, people tend to close their eyes. Specially in dark situations, the flash feels much stronger then in light, also most people use this pre flash to contract the subjects pupils, that way light wont reflect back from your retina (back of the eye). When the pre flash goes of, people close their eyes either because the flash is to strong, or because they tend to think that the picture is taken and relaxes. After the pre flash goes of the picture is taken with flash, and that way it tend to look like you are super drunk!

If this happens, and you are aware that you closed your eyes, tell who ever took the picture to take a new one. Next time hold the pose throughout the whole photographic process and you wont look that drunk . If you really can’t stand with the flash, focus your eyes not direct into the camera’s lens but a 2-3 feet(60-90cm) besides the lens, that way the flash wont bounce of your retina. In fact, never look straight into the lens, preferably above the lens.

Fake smile

This is an old trick, and if you haven’t heard of it you might think it sounds silly and stupid, but it really works. I have tried it a few times and I almost looked like Marcus Schenkenberg, OK maybe not his level (he got fake boobs, I don’t ). Before the photo is taken, wet your lips. This way your smile, most of the time looks good. I can’t explain why this happens, but in some occasions it works. Sometimes it can look better to just ‘quarter smile’ as they call it, don’t smile 100%, just smile 33% . I know for a fact that this is a big deal, when I try it my face shakes. My smile can’t do quarter smile cause it  just goes on and of, nothing more nothing less.

Don’t smile

Sometimes it looks better when your are not smiling. Most of the people who I photograph not smiling, think they look angry. You don’t want to be all relaxed in your face cause than someone might think that something precious was taken from you, but that’s not the case take a look at most fashion photographs, the models don’t look angry they look focused and intense. Just try to smile with your eyes, and look kind of, erotic but not like a porn star. That sounded weird I know, but that is one part of what makes you look good in a picture.

So this is some of the basics on how to look better when getting photographed. Tomorrow I will post part 2 of this guide so tune in tomorrow!

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