{"id":2144,"date":"2015-05-31T20:37:25","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T00:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debralwallace.com\/?p=2144"},"modified":"2018-01-17T22:47:52","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T03:47:52","slug":"look-better-in-photos-rochester-ny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debralwallace.com\/look-better-in-photos-rochester-ny\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Look Better in Photos Rochester, NY with Becky"},"content":{"rendered":"
A little while ago I\u00a0asked for volunteers who would be willing to model for me so I could write a few blog posts on how to look better in photos. \u00a0I asked for people who don\u2019t like the way they look in photos so that we could demonstrate that a beautiful picture is possible for anyone \u2013 regardless of how they see themselves in snapshots.<\/p>\n
Rachel was our first model, and the first post, 5 Tips on How to Look Better in Photos can be viewed here<\/a>. \u00a0Some of our tips here are the same, but you can see them working on someone with a different body too.<\/p>\n Becky wrote, “I just always feel I look too fat or awkward. Of course like most people I always find flaws that probably nobody else sees!!” \u00a0I think this may be the curse of being a woman in our culture!<\/p>\n In any case, I met Becky and her family at Genesee Valley Park<\/a> to try and persuade her that she could look awesome in photos. \u00a0We started with the standard how everyone stands in front of a camera and then doesn’t like the way they look pose.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n As we talked about in Rachel’s post, this is an unflattering position across the board. So the first thing you want to do is always be sure you’re at a 45 degree angle to the camera.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n This is a huge improvement but Becky’s hands in are just kind of hanging. So next I asked her to put them in her pockets or behind her back (whichever is most comfortable).<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n This is also an improvement but when Becky saw it she didn’t like the shirt she chose. So another option is our friend the crop tool. This is a great trick if you like the way your face looks in an image, but not your body.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Next we did some sitting pictures which are trickier because most people look thinner standing up. First we did a “square to the camera” unflattering image.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n If you’re sitting in front of a camera, remember not to sit this way (I told Becky to – she was just following directions). \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n So first things first, the 45 degree angle rule.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n I decided here to zoom in a little bit in case Becky liked the up close shots better.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Then we also did some sitting on the ground images. Again, we started with most people’s default position which tends to be unflattering.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n And then moved into a more flattering position. Believe it or not, almost everyone looks awesome in this position. Becky wrote, “I do like this one too! Maybe it’s the angle I’m sitting in. It makes me appear thinner.”<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Then we threw in her husband Steve for a few images.<\/p>\n