7 Celebrity Tricks To Perfect Photos Are Easier Than You Think!

We love beautiful photos—but if there’s one thing we don’t love? Yep, getting unnatural portraits! It’s enough to make you wonder exactly how all those models manage to be photogenic.

Samantha Simmonds, 42, a newsreader from UK, had the same problem.

“As a newsreader for Sky News, I’m comfortable in front of the camera”, she says. “And generally, I’m happy with my appearance. But when it comes to family photos, it’s a different story. I’m sure I’m not alone in being self-critical but, in a photo taken a few months ago, I was shocked at how unnatural I looked.”

Mrs. Simmonds asked John Godwin, a London-based photographer specialising in headshots, to show how to look stunning in pictures.

1. Find your best side.

“If you have one eye bigger than the other, which many people do, have that side towards the camera, as we expect things closer to us to look larger,” John Godwin says. “Not everyone has a best side. But almost everyone’s face is slightly asymmetric. People tend to turn the side they sleep on away from the camera as that’s often more wrinkled.”

2. Perfect your ‘squinch.’

Squinching creates the impression you’re concentrating on the viewer.

“Basically, it’s about narrowing the eyes by bringing up the lower lids – as if you’re staring at something in the distance. Only the lower lids move, though – not the eyebrows or any other part of the face,” John explains.

3. Don’t smile too hard.

When we smile, we’re try to convey happiness, but we should be trying to look friendly. A toothy grin won’t do you any favours. You should to find what’s natural for you.

4. Slim your face.

Turn so your best side is at a 30-degree angle from the lens, then slightly drop the shoulder nearest to the camera. Put your tongue on the roof of your mouth towards the back. This will help to tighten the area underneath the chin.

5. Don’t pout like a teen.

John’s tips for the lips: “Pretend you want to be saying the “T” of the word “Two” – as if you’re about to kiss someone, with a tiny bit of air between your lips so they’re slightly pursed, but not pouting.”

6. Raise the camera angle.

If you’re looming over the camera, you can appear aggressive and masculine. Looking up totally changes the way your features are perceived.

7. Keep your chin up.

“Having the chin pointing down creates wrinkles in the neck,” says John. “Instead, create as much separation between your chin and neck as possible. Start by elongating the neck and jut your chin slightly forward. Also place your tongue on the roof of your mouth to tighten the area underneath your chin.”

Source: Dailymail

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