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So you want to look great in your photos, but after years of taking grim, mug-shot passport photos, you’ve forgotten how to smile. Fear not! Ohio-based photographer Jodee Ball recommends these six tips to transform your photos from police-station photo-lineups into stylish, magazine covers.
First, strike a carefree pose. Shake that guilt out of your shoulders! Second, turn your body three quarters away from the camera; this will make you harder to identify if you are in a police-lineup. Third, lower-yours hands. You’re not being held-up, after all. Fourth, lower your shoulders and fifth, bend your knee. Finally, tilt your head slightly, and voila, you’re a model!
More info: jpballphotography.com (h/t: designyoutrust)
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Strike a carefree pose
Turn your body away from the camera by about three quarters
Be careful with your hands
Lower your shoulders
Bend your knee
Tilt your head slightly
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Luspea 10 years ago
There should be the same facial expression on both photos to really show the difference
MarcoFragomeni 10 years ago
"..after years of taking grim, mug-shot passport photos, you’ve forgotten how to smile.." of course facial expression is involved
Load More Replies... Nanna 10 years ago
To be honest, especially the last one, it looked better without the tilted head. It depends a lot in the persons figure/face how to pose. And also how you place the light/flash. As well as what mood you want in the picture. But I think a lot of the poses are stanard stock-photo poses. On the last picture, tilting her head makes her nose look bigger. But that could be fixed with a different angle from the flash/light.
JenniferDziura 10 years ago
Uh... The poses on the left are the ones where she looks direct, assertive, and confident. The ones on the right are the ones with askance, submissive poses. Wanna look honestly a little basic? Do the stuff on the right.
KristinBarretoRodgers 10 years ago
Strike a carefree pose...looks like you're trying to fart, in a carefree way!
BiancaFrancescaMatig-a 10 years ago
I don't think anybody needs this.. Every person is different, so you can't have everyone to do the same and expect the same results! You are supposed to have fun while taking pictures not worrying about the angles! Just have fun! You are keeping a memory after all! :D
Diana Saballos 9 years ago
I'll either never remember these tips, or won't execute them well, thus never be photogenic *le sigh* ????????
Luspea 10 years ago
There should be the same facial expression on both photos to really show the difference
MarcoFragomeni 10 years ago
"..after years of taking grim, mug-shot passport photos, you’ve forgotten how to smile.." of course facial expression is involved
Load More Replies... Nanna 10 years ago
To be honest, especially the last one, it looked better without the tilted head. It depends a lot in the persons figure/face how to pose. And also how you place the light/flash. As well as what mood you want in the picture. But I think a lot of the poses are stanard stock-photo poses. On the last picture, tilting her head makes her nose look bigger. But that could be fixed with a different angle from the flash/light.
JenniferDziura 10 years ago
Uh... The poses on the left are the ones where she looks direct, assertive, and confident. The ones on the right are the ones with askance, submissive poses. Wanna look honestly a little basic? Do the stuff on the right.
KristinBarretoRodgers 10 years ago
Strike a carefree pose...looks like you're trying to fart, in a carefree way!
BiancaFrancescaMatig-a 10 years ago
I don't think anybody needs this.. Every person is different, so you can't have everyone to do the same and expect the same results! You are supposed to have fun while taking pictures not worrying about the angles! Just have fun! You are keeping a memory after all! :D
Diana Saballos 9 years ago
I'll either never remember these tips, or won't execute them well, thus never be photogenic *le sigh* ????????
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