what makes someone photogenic or unphotogenic?
I look hideous in photos like reallly bad and have been told so by many people from family/friends to rishtas who get shocked so does one of my friends and she is beauiful in real life- she looks like an alien in photos
but some people arent great in real life but super hot in photos.
why? what is it? and how can i improve how i look in photos?
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practice in front of the mirror!
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everyone have their best side, find your best side, and always stand in that position when photographed :D works for me!
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may be those who look better in photos get their photographs photo-shopped :D i hate to see those photographs.
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In America's Next Top Model their advise to getting a good photo is always find the light and smize (smile with your eyes).
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Contouring your face makes a huge difference. I am one of the not so photogenic girls but I have found ways to overcome that. Usually it's the bigger nose, double chin, acne that make someone feel very conscious taking pictures. You can hide all of those things. If you have a specific feature you are unhappy about, tell us about it maybe we can give you some tips!
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I hate my pictchas...I always hated them.
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Practise alot with photo's! and find your flattering angle. Im yet to find one of them! Im not really bothered. and i find it hilarious when i ever take a photo with my friends and theyre all rushing around to find their better side :s HAHA
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Okay I have the same problem, most of my pictures are crap. I figured out that I have a good and bad side. When exposing my right side my nose looks crooked and my face looks deformed, I feel I look better from my left side. So when taking a picture figure out what your "good side" is, make sure you have good posture...make sure your face isn't a grease ball (something I always need to make sure of) and practice your smile in front of a mirror. Infact, you can even take a bunch of pictures that are for your eyes only with different smiles, different sides, your hair made a certain way, and see what looks best on you, i'm sure you'll find something you'll like :)
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everyone have their best side, find your best side, and always stand in that position when photographed :D works for me!
exacyly u r rite..explore urself with diff poses my right side of face looks much better than left side...u shud try diff poses
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WOW! Thats so me! nose appearing crooked from right and looking better from left side :k:
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^I'm the opposite, my "better" side is m right but I hate that b/c you cant see my nose stud, lol.
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I've been told that I'm photogenic, but I'm not sure how true that is....its funny, on days I htink I look totally awesome, I look awful in pix and when I look like ish in real, I look good in the pix....go figure!
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I do photography and on many occasions, people have told me that they are not photogenic however, with proper lighting and angle, you can make them look good. You need to photograph that person from a specific angle. I am not photogenic myself but a friend of mine uses a specific angel to take my picture which always turns out to be right! Practice and patience is the key to success!
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simple solution .. stop posing and stop taking pictures for your facebook profile ..
at least thats what i do ..
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Eurgh I'm not photogenic at all but I stopped caring so long ago.
I think it's just one of those that people are born with, you either got it or you don't, of course with enough practice you could become photogenic but who could be so shallow as to stand in front of a mirror for hours on end posing?
Solution: Stop caring.
:)
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mm all girls think they look better than their pics. end of story.
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what makes someone photogenic or unphotogenic?
I look hideous in photos like reallly bad and have been told so by many people from family/friends to rishtas who get shocked so does one of my friends and she is beauiful in real life- she looks like an alien in photos
but some people arent great in real life but super hot in photos.
why? what is it? and how can i improve how i look in photos?
acha wala photographer hire karo.
photoshped...:D
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mm all girls think they look better than their pics. end of story.
hehe.
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Okay I have some tips for you. I also always repeat these to my best friend who has the same issue about not being photogenic.
1) If you are going to use your iPhone or Blackberry to take your picture, do not use your flash. Do not take a picture of you at night, indoors with minimal lighting. The picture will come out grainy and you won't look good. Also if you are going to take a picture in a dark room, with just light enough to glow your face, in that case use flash. Otherwise your picture will come out ghostly white and faded.
2) It is always best to take pictures of one's self using natural lighting, without flash. (I am speaking in non-professional terms. In professional terms, best would be studio lighting. 3 point lighting system and stuff.) However, since studio equipment and fancy cameras are not available to everyone, best alternative is to not use flash, but sunlight.
3) Do not take photos of yourself in extreme sunlight areas. Like outside where there's no shade. Use objects outside to bounce sunlight on your face to take pictures and this way your photos will come out good and there won't be any shadows around your eyes on the face. The picture won't be overexposed as well. Find a spot which has light enough, but not too much. I am sure you will be able to figure it out.
4) Every one person has this one particular pose that suits them really well. It seems like a mundane and boring thing to do, but take lots of pictures of you in different poses and angles. Find that one pose/angle which suits your face really well.
5) Whenever taking pictures of yourself, do not just take one picture. Take at least ten and then select whichever you think came out the best. Do not ever rely on just one photograph. If it didn't come out good, chances are you will be disappointed and would be too lazy to take out the camera and take your picture again and then upload it to the computer to view it.
6) Believe it or not, what camera you have does make a huge difference on how photographs turn out. A general rule of thumb is to avoid Panasonic etc. Stick to Sony and Canon for Point and Shoots or if you want to go for a DSLR, then recommendation is Nikon. Although Nikon also makes really good point and shoots.
7) Do not just instantly take your picture. Find the few seconds to hold the camera steady while doing a self portrait or photograph, or if your friend is taking a picture of you, tell them to hold the camera steady up to 20 seconds after they have pressed the shutter button, to stop the photographs from becoming blurry.
8) Do not use high intensity flash in an already well lit area. Like a wedding or a party or outside. What will this do? This will cause Red Eye. In your photos your corneas will look bloody red and that doesn't look that good.
9) Avoid taking pictures of yourself at night. The flash causes the face to look unnatural. The face is illuminated too much, while the background becomes completely dark.
10) Compose your photographs. Do not just take them at random. If you properly photograph yourself, even if there's some thing slightly wrong, it will be easier to edit later.
11) See what kind of makeup you are wearing when taking a picture. Some kinds of foundations look ghostly white when a flash is used on them at night. Some kinds of foundations highlight your facial pimples and acne even more in a photograph. Use photo ready makeup. Do some googling. When wearing makeup, it is generally a good idea to not use a flash. (Again i am not talking about a professional flash that camera men use, but a flash in a normal commercial camera).
Finally for now, the last point I would liek to give is, invest in Adobe Lightroom or Paintshop Pro Photo X2. Slightly edit your photos. If there is red eye, you can do red eye reduction, you can correct the lighting in the pictures, sharpen them up a bit, crop them etc. Even the pro-photographers always shoot in raw and then process their photos, so no harm in doing this. Hope these tips help.