How to look good in photos
My goal is to have any person being photographed, using any type of camera look good in any photo so here is the beginning of my series on how YOU can look good in photos.
So it took me..oh…THREE years to finally buckle down and make a facebook business page for my photography. Will you please like my page? So I thought it would be fun, that in addition to my images from my recent shoots, I would give my facebook subscribers tips on how they themselves can look good in photos. Whether it be a professional photo to a cell phone photo.
My first tip: Wear lip color!
It seems so obvious, but you wouldn’t believe how many women get in front of my camera with no lip color on! In a photo, if you don’t have anything on your lips, sometimes they can disappear into your face (photo left). Balm or clear gloss won’t cut it. Put some color on your lips!
Now since you have traveled all the way across the interwebs to land here on my blog, here’s my next tip. (Shhh! I haven’t even posted this on my facebook page yet!)
Want to know how to lose ten pounds in a photo, instead of having the camera add ten pounds?
Tip 2: Long neck, chin forward, & chin down
There you have it! My first of many tips to come on how YOU can look good in your photos! Please like my facebook photography page to see more!
Lostylady
November 14, 2012at8:03 amBrilliant! Thanks for the great tips!
-Laura
p.s. I love your hair, by the way 😉
megan
March 22, 2013at10:41 amLove it! Thank you! I SO need these. I’ve been working on losing weight and my face still seems chubby to me in pictures.
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Melane
March 22, 2013at1:57 pmThanks for the Tips!!!
Lori Danieski-Bellotti
March 22, 2013at3:08 pmAwesome Thanks so much and LOVE your blog will be following 🙂
Denise
March 22, 2013at4:09 pmThanks for these 2 tips. I always take horrible pictures so I will try your tips and maybe I will like the next picture of myself.
Marcie
March 22, 2013at4:09 pmHi Katie,
These are some great tips. If you don’t mind I would love to share a part of this post on my blog with a link back here to see the rest.
Since you are into photography I thought I would let you know about a photo prop giveaway I am having that ends at midnight. Just go to the link below.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151418152068392&set=a.46625603391.58393.503043391&type=1&theater
Have a great weekend.
Hugs,
Marcie
michelle
March 22, 2013at4:18 pmI generally don’t make comments but I felt I had to this time. I love this tip! I immediately had my 11 yr old take my picture using your tips; it does make a huge difference and we ended up laughing so hard because as he was taking the picture he kept saying, “Mom, what are you doing? You look really weird! lol
Lori
March 22, 2013at4:30 pmThanks.. I will be looking forward to more tips. I am never happy with the way I look in photographs.
Carmen Lucero
March 22, 2013at8:46 pmI went to your facebook page and liked you! Thanks for the photo tips!
Hugs,
Carmen L
Sarah A
March 22, 2013at10:07 pmWhat do you mean by “long neck” and “chin forward”? As I need to not show the double chin in photos, I really need help with this!
admin
March 23, 2013at7:19 pmHi Sarah! When I say “long neck”, that just means to act tall, then bring your chin away from your neck, and dip it down just a little bit. Practice in the mirror, or take a couple self portraits and see the difference! It does indeed hide the double chin for those of us (myself included) who are jawline challenged!
Terri
August 10, 2016at6:41 pmI thought the same thing Sara…Thanks Kate… I’m practicing with selfies!lol
Imelda
March 23, 2013at3:43 amThank you for your advice…this is really helpfull..
Lori Vee
April 4, 2013at7:08 pmMy mother (84 years young) has done this in all of her photos since I can remember, and she always looks so amazing in photos! People can never believe her age. I can never remember to do it! lol
Love your site and pics. Good luck!
Marta
June 7, 2013at11:11 pmGreat and awesome tips!
Thanks from Spain.
Marta
Ezia Gladstone
June 9, 2013at4:13 amYou are si right!! I have been thinking lately why I have a double chin in all my pictures?….. And I am only 115 pounds…. And 37 years old… I’m not 20 anymore!!! 😉 thank you for the tip… I will definitely try!!
Toni Adkins
July 24, 2013at6:59 pmGreat! Thanks for the tips! I am notorious for looking like I have a double chin if I’m not careful in photos. I’ll try to keep your pointers in mind!
Jo
April 23, 2014at5:42 pmAwesome and thank you.