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if all that fails, you can shoop your face onto a tyte bod from someoen's facebook pic. dont give up?
jk jk thats bad karma
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I look hideous in photos like reallly bad
is that only in photos with flash and/or under bright light or every photo (like outdoors)
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no TLK i have a couple of good shots from a park BBQ
The only photos that come out good of me is where I am NOT posing so when i dont know a photo is being taken of me or when I am in a totally happy relaxed environment.
So at an event maybe 1 out of 10 come out okay if i am lucky.
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You probably need to have a professional photographer take some pics of yours for prospective rishta shots. They guide people with their pose and facial expressions. Not all of us know how to pose for a camera.
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I wasnt actually looking for photos of for a prospective rishta shot haha ( my baat is almost pakki ) they got a shock when they saw me though the photo that was sent I looked like some alien fish.
I just want photos from events to come out nice so i dont feel CRINGE when i see them!
However the advice for a professional to take them is a good idea just to know what angles i look good in and in what lighting and he will probably tell me how to relax I have painfully fake smile in photos.
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+1
You probably need to have a professional photographer take some pics of yours for prospective rishta shots. They guide people with their pose and facial expressions. Not all of us know how to pose for a camera.
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I had some passport size pics of mine taken 2 days ago. My wife saw and started laughing saying that its so obvious that you are trying to hold your smile.
I told her that I was not trying to hold, I was trying to smile 
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stop trying too hard?
like u may think u look ugly in pics but somone else wud think u look amazing.Just smile and have fun.
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Any tips on how I can change my photos from looking African to European?
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just ask for the negatives of the picture instead.
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My view with all this picture business is have fun and be yourself, the pictures will come out the way they come out, who cares, stop being self conscious, be self aware, be confident and be you. I have good pics I have bad pics, same day same event one pic would be good one pic would be bad, but if I had to strike a pose or be always on my guard for having the right pose with my right side showing for even candid shots, them how on earth would I be having fun?
I have seen enough of the U&Me pics on FB and the really way overdone desi girl pose, god knows when freakin cosmo or redbook noted that hollywood actresses very often strike a certain pose..now every desi chica has to do that.
really ladies, I am being 100% serious, let your true self shine through the pics, you should not obsess over them because it really is unhealthy, and others who may obsess over your pics, they have some real issues.
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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.
i noticed most pro photog change the flash light direction up-ward. always thought camera flash is not good option in snapping.
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Pro photography and using flash/lighting techniques is different than using the built in flash in cameras which throw direct light at your face. When using different lighting set ups and directional lighting, we can achieve different effects. We can change shadows and highlights, we can change how the person or person's face looks. Not even person but object too. Playing with lighting in photography/filmography is a science by itself. The kind of lighting you are referring to, upward direction is most used in chiaroscuro lighting or rembrandt is also what it is called. You can google different lighting techniques and set ups and see what they achieve.
i noticed most pro photog change the flash light direction up-ward. always thought camera flash is not good option in snapping.