RE: Member Photos
February 1, 2016 at 7:07 pm
(This post was last modified: February 1, 2016 at 7:12 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(February 1, 2016 at 11:04 am)thesummerqueen Wrote: So yesterday, despite a sore throat, I went out with my two photographer friends to practice posing and lighting techniques that they learned at a large photo conference recently.
While most people seem stuck on their own physical appearance as being the reason they don't feel photogenic, they often forget to factor in a couple things: 1) you are 3d. A photo is 2d. When you're seen in 3d space, everyone can see the shades and nuances of your build and musculature and bone structure. The camera doesn't translate that as well, which is why it seems it adds that famous "10 lbs". What you often have to do instead is pose in rather uncomfortable positions to keep yourself from looking like you have double chins and all that. Or, contouring make up. 2) People are so familiar with their own faces they almost forget what they actually look like.
What I learned from the session is that regardless of how I stick my chin out, I'm always scrunching it and my mouth up in a half-way ironic smile, because I don't know how to relax my face when someone else is taking the photo...especially if I enjoy being a brat to them. But the rest of the session was cool - I learned how to pose people's arms and bodies for both men and women, and how to use a reflector and diffused flash in the shade.
SummerQueen, I like that first picture of you a lot. I have a very similar one that my husband took of me one year ago. Side glance head shot with hair kinda blowing in the breeze. Classic!
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