Real life is movement. No one sits like a stone. We breathe, express, look at things, think, laugh, stretch, stand, sit, rock.
Just do what feels natural and comfortable, and you can add this movement to your photographs—without posing.
Take a lot of pictures!
All those magazine covers you see of models and celebrities are the result of hundreds of shots.
You don’t see the number of shots they take before they get the right one. Once they choose the best shot, hours of retouching comes next.
Odds are you won’t have a professional photographer, hundreds of shots, or retouching for all your pictures. So give yourself a break. Relax and have fun with it.
Every shot does not have to be the one. Stick your tongue out, shake off the tension, growl, play peek-a-boo. Loosen up.
Let the camera snap one after another. Eventually you will calm down and not care so much. That’s when the photos will start looking better. Practice practice practice!
Before you shoot, remember this.
A photograph is one split second in time.
We all have hundreds of muscles that are always moving, and changing our expressions slightly.
One blink and you can look like you’re asleep! One forced smile, and you no longer look like yourself.
So it’s only natural that you would need to take a lot of shots to get that one fabulous photograph where everything lines up just right.
Take your time, take many shots, and know that’s what is involved in getting a good shot, even for the pros.
Yes, you can be photogenic too! Give it a try.
Ask a friend to be part of a “photo session” and have fun. Take turns being the photographer and the model.
Let us know how it goes!