The main secret is to trick the camera to see your best
features. If you stand there and smile you may get an image of yourself
you love, but it'll probably be more for its candid nature than for the
way your body looks. For that, you have to follow the general guidelines
that the camera will enlarge, and it will enlarge more anything that it
"sees" first, meaning anything that protruding towards it.
1) Your stance: get that hourglass
To show the camera you have a waist, the secret is to create a bend on it. For that, spread your legs a little and put your weight on one leg, bending the knee on the other leg. If you are slim, face the camera and choose either leg. If you are curvy place one leg in front of the other and put your weight on your back leg. For extra shape, stand 45 degrees to the camera, to present a thinner slice of yourself.
To show the camera you have a waist, the secret is to create a bend on it. For that, spread your legs a little and put your weight on one leg, bending the knee on the other leg. If you are slim, face the camera and choose either leg. If you are curvy place one leg in front of the other and put your weight on your back leg. For extra shape, stand 45 degrees to the camera, to present a thinner slice of yourself.
Why does this work? It makes your hip stick out either to the
side (creating curves if you don't have them) or behind you (minimizing
your curves).
2) Your torso: bring your head closer to the camera and open the neck
If you are heavier on top, bend at the waist a little. Make sure to bend and not hunch. If you are standing at 45 degrees, add lowering your front shoulder.
If you are heavier on top, bend at the waist a little. Make sure to bend and not hunch. If you are standing at 45 degrees, add lowering your front shoulder.
Why does this work? When you bend at the waist you are
sending your hips even further away from the camera and also getting
your head closer to it, minimizing the size of your breasts. When you
lower your front shoulder you create space between it and the chin,
elongating the neck.
3) Your arms: either follow your body line or create open space
If you are slim, you can choose either of these. If you are heavier on the hips, place your hands on the front of your legs and slowly slide them up and around towards your hips, all along imaging you are trying to pin the elbows behind you. This is perhaps the hardest of all the poses.
If you are trying to accentuate your waist, place your hands on it. Make sure to place your hands on your actual waist (which is the narrowest part of your torso), as opposed to the hips, where our hands naturally go. And for an even more dramatic effect, bring your hands closer together in the front.
If you are slim, you can choose either of these. If you are heavier on the hips, place your hands on the front of your legs and slowly slide them up and around towards your hips, all along imaging you are trying to pin the elbows behind you. This is perhaps the hardest of all the poses.
If you are trying to accentuate your waist, place your hands on it. Make sure to place your hands on your actual waist (which is the narrowest part of your torso), as opposed to the hips, where our hands naturally go. And for an even more dramatic effect, bring your hands closer together in the front.
Why does this work? When we place our arms by our sides,
the eye follows their line which is "mocking" an hourglass.
Additionally, the hands cover that spot at the top of our legs where it
is hard to realistically have a smooth hourglass shape. When we put our hands on our waist we create space between our body and our arms; which emphasizes the idea of space.
4) Your hands: face them away
You may have noticed a pattern here, and the hands are no exception. Try to always have the hands sideways or turned 45 degrees away from the camera.
You may have noticed a pattern here, and the hands are no exception. Try to always have the hands sideways or turned 45 degrees away from the camera.
Why does this work? The hands will look slimmer and more
slender when they are not facing the camera because the general widening
effects of the lens ate minimized. One extra tip about hands? Relax
them! Fists, claws, and stiff hands all make you look older and/or less
flattering.
5) Your chin: forward and down
After making sure you are standing nice and tall, and relaxing your shoulders, elongate the neck towards the camera. Yup. Just like a turtle. Make sure to not lift your chin as you do it; simply stretch it out. Then bring your chin slightly down. If you have a full face, bring it down even further. One exception: if you are going for that supermodel look, lift that chin up. But not all can get away with this one (I can't)!
After making sure you are standing nice and tall, and relaxing your shoulders, elongate the neck towards the camera. Yup. Just like a turtle. Make sure to not lift your chin as you do it; simply stretch it out. Then bring your chin slightly down. If you have a full face, bring it down even further. One exception: if you are going for that supermodel look, lift that chin up. But not all can get away with this one (I can't)!
Why does this work? Elongating your neck takes care of your
double chin. If you go too far out or fail to relax your shoulders, it
won't work. It will still look a little awkward until you bring your
chin down, and it will dreadful from the side, but that's not where the
camera is so don't worry! Bringing the chin down had the added benefit
to open your eyes and allow you to connect with the camera. You will
have to practice in the mirror to see how far to go: it is different for
every face.
That's it. No plastic surgery, no Photoshoping, no magic. Well, yes, try it and you'll see that there is a little bit of magic taking place.
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