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10 Cheats to Help You Look Better in Photos

rd.com — [#2] Put your tongue behind your teeth and smile, which will relax your face....

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  • Lykil, on 07/19/2009, -12/+432#11: for women: take off your clothes.
  • DVmaker, on 07/20/2009, -5/+24511. Wear 3 wolf moon tee.
  • inactive, on 07/20/2009, -7/+22811. don't be ugly.
  • anxdiety, on 07/20/2009, -2/+202Hold the camera above your head and aim down at your cleavage. This hides double chins and makes you look skinny. Also known as the Myspace angle. See http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Fat_girl_angle_sh ... for details.

    Here's a demonstration: http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Image:FGAS_plus_C ...
  • Mexrocker, on 07/20/2009, -4/+159unless you're fat...
  • natpatben, on 07/19/2009, -13/+1511. Focus your eyes just slightly above the camera lens, move your face forward a bit, and tip down your chin.

    2. Put your tongue behind your teeth and smile, which will relax your face.

    3. Keep your arms by your side—but not glued there. To look natural, they should be a little away from your body.

    4. Test-drive clothing against a white wall, with an indirect, natural light source (under a tree, indoors near a window)—it will show whether blue really is your best color.

    5. As a rule, avoid patterns.

    6. Photos exaggerate everything, so go easy on the makeup. For women under 30, a little mascara and lip gloss; over 30, add a touch of concealer.

    7. Practice the classic model pose: Turn your body three quarters of the way toward the camera, with one foot in front of the other and one shoulder closer to the photographer. When you face forward, your body tends to look wider.

    8. For standing photos, belly in, buttocks tight, shoulders back, spine straight.

    9. Study photogenic people as well as photos in which you think you looked best. Look at your best angle. You’ll probably see that you were laughing or having a good time. Capturing someone when they’re relaxed or most animated usually makes for the best results.

    10. To feel at ease, try closing your eyes, then opening them slowly just before the photo is taken.
  • robdiggity, on 07/20/2009, -4/+12211. Bronzuh!
    12. Hair gel baby!
    13. Wife beatuh!
    14. Pouty face!
  • ColinApocalypse, on 07/20/2009, -7/+119No fat chicks.
  • 55Test55, on 07/20/2009, -1/+98im not sure whats worse, the fact that there needs to be an article about this, or the fact that i just read it.
  • FreddieD, on 07/20/2009, -7/+92Hey, fat chicks need love too. But they gotta pay.
  • asgardshill, on 07/20/2009, -0/+78"2. Put your tongue behind your teeth and smile, which will relax your face."

    Doesn't work for me - nobody's ever been able to get a good picture of me. I look like I'm modeling for an iodine bottle and my face looks like I'm trying to ***** out a '62 Buick.
  • masterkenobi, on 07/20/2009, -2/+75Blue Steel normally works for me.
  • DaviDTC, on 07/20/2009, -1/+702. Put your tongue behind your teeth and smile, which will relax your face.

    Maybe I'm not getting it, but isn't that where your tongue is at when smiling anyways? Well that is where it is at at all times unless you are sticking it out. Someone explain this better please.
  • TaeKwonDonkey, on 07/20/2009, -1/+67This is great for people like me. I'm as photogenic as jabba the hut
  • Skurt, on 07/20/2009, -2/+5612. If you are fat, lay flat on the ground and have someone take your picture from a ladder above you.

  • johndatserakis, on 07/20/2009, -0/+46or the fact that you will use these tips next time you're being photographed.
  • passedoutghost, on 07/20/2009, -0/+45holy crap that page is disturbing.
  • punkcat, on 07/20/2009, -3/+4513. Don't be fat.
  • Patzer111, on 07/20/2009, -1/+42Take a Shiat before the picture... this will relax your bowels and help you look more natural
  • spriggig, on 07/19/2009, -1/+42Always smile with your mouth wide open. Always.
  • octopusorgans, on 07/20/2009, -2/+42i don't know WHY you're being dugg down. mocking jersey guidos is always funny and you may just have posted the most appropriate and hilarious comment ever on the subject. kudos to you, sir.
  • ka0tic, on 07/20/2009, -1/+37Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A,....oh wait.
  • Elranzer, on 07/20/2009, -1/+33Every time a Jersey guido makes a kissy/pouty face, God kills a a kitten.
  • chaos7, on 07/20/2009, -1/+32photogenic people look good in pictures because they're good looking
  • jba68, on 07/20/2009, -1/+3113. Stunt *****
  • aramova, on 07/20/2009, -0/+29Pucker up like you're serving 15 to life baby...
  • asgardshill, on 07/20/2009, -1/+25Yes.
  • immatellyouwhat, on 07/20/2009, -1/+24 Is that the "here's what I look like if I were to suck your wiener" pick?
  • inactive, on 07/20/2009, -1/+24A genuine smile is the key in my opinion. So many people have awful, fake smiles when they take a photo. Find some happiness within yourself before you commit your expression to eternal memory!
  • DelSolMan, on 07/20/2009, -0/+23#11 photoshop
  • justdru, on 07/20/2009, -0/+22I like how the model photo they picked has people in it who follow NONE of these rules.
  • inactive, on 07/20/2009, -6/+27smile with your tongue in front of your teeth like most people do. wtf is this a lame joke?
  • ATL, on 07/20/2009, -0/+20is this because of bad tongue placement or bad face-parts placement?
  • passedoutghost, on 07/20/2009, -1/+20aww *****.
  • greenlight2001, on 07/20/2009, -1/+2015. JAGER!
  • SchrodingersCar, on 07/20/2009, -0/+16Spriggig is the snorg tees girl!
  • inactive, on 07/20/2009, -2/+17It was on one page anyway...
  • Kornstalx, on 07/20/2009, -0/+14http://www.fugly.com/media/IMAGES/Random/no-fat-ch ...
  • topgigmedia, on 07/20/2009, -0/+14This is all well and good, but what if you are just plain U-G-L-Y? What then? I'm listening.
  • palehorse864, on 07/20/2009, -2/+16That would have been very useful for Chandler.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxvw_q8niVQ#t=1m00s
  • riolio11, on 07/20/2009, -0/+13Maybe pressed up against them, and not holding it at the back of your mou- that's what she said. Maybe not. Hope I helped.
  • whatthefu, on 07/20/2009, -0/+13Not always. I've seen good looking people that aren't very photogenic and vice versa.
  • allothersnsused, on 07/20/2009, -0/+12I'm more of a Le Tigra person, but that's just me.
  • inactive, on 07/20/2009, -0/+12When you see something gay, your first response is to ***** it?
  • NeddieSeagoon, on 07/20/2009, -0/+12Also try changing the direction of the light source. It makes an amazing difference to how you look in the photo.
  • badqat, on 07/19/2009, -3/+15Works for me, but as always, ymmv...
  • t0x2c, on 07/20/2009, -0/+11:-P
  • mrpunman, on 07/20/2009, -4/+15That's not a cheat. That's an FAQ
  • merdiesel, on 07/20/2009, -1/+12dick.
  • inactive, on 07/20/2009, -0/+11Just to be safe.
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