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How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by Reggieluv(f): 10:38pm On Jul 08, 2009
why is it that one would look very beautiful in person but when it comes to pictures they'll look somehow?
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by oge4real(f): 11:45am On Jul 09, 2009
Pictures dont lie. grin grin grin
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by iice(f): 3:16pm On Jul 09, 2009
Reggieluv:

why is it that one would look very beautiful in person but when it comes to pictures they'll look somehow?

It's like those who look good in pics but don't look the same in reality undecided

Most times to appear photogenic, you have to understand your face, the lines, the light, strong features. . .
And try to be aware of those things when taking a pic

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Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by mohawkchic(f): 2:56am On Jul 10, 2009
~I strongly agree w/ Iice. . . got a m8 who's beautiful but she always takes bad pics. . .crooked smile ~bad poses ~she hated having her pics taken. . but that was before i became her "Professional Photgrapher" & coached her if you like to be confident in front of the cam! grin There's no stoping her having her pics taken now,she's a natural!!


~I do not only love photography,i love having my pics taken! I've got nicks like "Paparazzi" "Pic Fix" for my love in or behind the cam!Always got a cam on me & will take a pic at any given chance. . . I always say if i cud capture every moment on cam i wud!! Depending on the occasion or mood am in, I know what angles to work,know what facial expressions to work! I picked up lots of tips on ANTM too! Even Mastered The "FIERCE" Look. . . . cheesy


~Having said that,not all my pics are posed,smiles ~I do have some pics that are goofy/blah. . then there some of those "Unexpected Pics" that turn out gr8,some not to gr8 {I cud kill my son for most of those ones}



~Try to be comfy in front of the cam,dont try making or pulling facial expressions you havent tried in front of a mirror,i've noticed for some peeps as soon as you about to take pics they start putting on forced smiles/strained facial expression. . .if you have to smile, smile as you wud if there was no camera in front of you. . same for posture!


~Here's a tip : i usually tell the individual/group to say the word "Sugar" . . . .gives a natural expression. . always works for me. . with Adults & Kids!
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by topup: 4:18am On Jul 10, 2009
I would much rather be a person who looks better in real life than in her pics (and that's what I am).

I've thought about this, and I've realised that I rarely look beautiful when I don't show my teeth - as soon as the teeth are out, the dimple shows in my cheek, my eyes start to glimmer and I just look healthy, happy and energetic. I used to feel that smiling with teeth was forced as I never used to, but I've realised that even though that's true, it makes a huge difference in my pics.
I look more grown too - rather than a cute little smile.

Also, I luckily don't have angles (or I haven't found one) - smiling with my teeth is the biggest thing for me, but I have another friend, she has one stiff angle and expression. When it comes to poses, she sucks it in and crosses her legs to make her look slim, she pops open her eyes too to make them look bigger - the only down point of this is that she appears vain in the process, since it becomes obvious that a lot of effort has gone into 'researching' the perfect pose. When all of us are goofing about, she'll be the one remaining completely fixed and will a doll-facedexpression - it's funny tongue
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by mohawkchic(f): 4:35am On Jul 10, 2009
topup:


she has one stiff angle and expression. When it comes to poses, she sucks it in and crosses her legs to make her look slim, she pops open her eyes too to make them look bigger-







~That bit got me Laffing so hard  cheesy So  it's always the same pose. . . . Cud be thats how she likes to see herself in pics . . .prolly need to work on it being effortless!
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by oyinda3(f): 4:58am On Jul 10, 2009
i dun really kno. i wonder the same sometimes when i see someone in real life and think to myself that they look sooo much better than in the pics. lol i don't kno.
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by iice(f): 5:02am On Jul 10, 2009
MC, i love photography too but behind the camera.  Don't taking pics whether i look good or not, just not my thing.  My sis is into photography too, both behind and in front.

The mayor of my city looks better in person (younger too) than in his pics (looks older) undecided
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by Nobody: 6:58pm On Jul 10, 2009
know which angle is your best one and experiment until you find it.

Check your expression when taking pictures.
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by mamag3: 7:07pm On Aug 04, 2009
you can't be when you're ugly. grin
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by Amigoz(f): 1:06pm On Aug 06, 2009
All these angles and pangles tongue

Cant one just be REAL wen taking pictures as MHC adviced cheesy

Except of course u are doing a portfolio where all this pangles and angles are required wink
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by Junee(f): 1:26pm On Aug 06, 2009
I've so far gathered that pics taken unawares are usually/always better than those taken conciously with enough preparation.

I remember a pic i took that keeps me laughing, even by the thought alone. I had smiled so hard waiting for the photographer to take the shot, he kept checking one thing or the other on the camera, & my chicks were starting to ache by the feigned smile, He said my pose was great & the smile was lovely so i had to stay put. I was already sweating hard when he eventually snapped. I happily went to collect the pic days later but behold I was like a scarecrow in the pic. My face strictly showed that someone was punishing me with hard labour. Even i would snap myself better.
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by gent2ken(m): 2:00pm On Aug 06, 2009
Picture is about make-up, Most people snap pic when they make-up or during their good mood whether on location or delibrately. I believe been photogenic is all about our Imagination or believing. Can a Mad man be Photogenic? Talking about the celebrities some are naturally beautyful while some is about make-up but my point is,no matter what make-up give to you it still about something in you,neither the urgly in you or beuty in you. You sleep on your bed as layed,can urgly soul be photogenic and look so awesome in his/her pic? Can a black turn to be photogenic and show as white in the Picture beccause he/she is photogenic?

  The point still remains that people look real in the pix as they are in their real life,only they take pic at their pick period and show to be nice in the pic beccause no one move in the sun for 3hrs and after the stress and  sweat he/she now go to studio for some shot,but we meet each other most at this point on the street and maybe you have shared his/her pic with one and your first meeting with him/her was after this stress mention above,though the beauty will be there but ther's something you dont see which is the attention.

 You cant have his/her attention because they are not at their state of mind,the celebrities give you all the best attention on screen beccause they knew they will be with crowd or seeing by million of people by magzine so they give enough attention to their look and steps. Believe me or not if you are urgly you will see it in the pic and if awesome you will see it. Only if picture lie and turn white to black,if not postal given a background, lol
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by Nobody: 2:10pm On Aug 06, 2009
Powder ur face often.
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by oludashmi(f): 2:13pm On Aug 06, 2009
I think being photogenic should not be the question but looking good all the time because the image in the picture is like a mirror, there is nothing you do about it.

Except in cases whereby the photographer didn't snap well but if this happens repeatedly from different paparazzis, then work on yourself first and then take pictures.
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by emyah(m): 2:17pm On Aug 06, 2009
why do we call it picture? because it look alike not 100% original[color=#006600][/color]
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by candylips(m): 2:31pm On Aug 06, 2009
Anybody can be Photogenic in the hands of a good photographer

Composition, Lighting and some makeup is the key in talking good Portrait shots. Complex poses are irrelevant
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by maedan(f): 2:58pm On Aug 06, 2009
There's no harm in wanting to look good in pictures - and in real life! wink.

However, since it's not in our power to change what we naturally look like(unless you want to take the MJ route cheesy), with effort and with time, you can influence how you come out in pictures. Experts have advised people who are not so confident about how they look in pix, to find out, from any previous pix they have taken, which angle flatters them most, and work with that.

This might mean using the mirror a lot to find your best face( undecided tongue) or asking friends to take your pic and while they do, ask them to advise you which "face" suits you "in camera".

No one is saying you should turn into an automatic, stiff person with the same pose all the time, but you should have a special pose for pictures that never let you down! wink
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by frijos(m): 4:02pm On Aug 06, 2009
thru' your mind.
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by spikedcylinder: 4:44pm On Aug 06, 2009
No, not me. I look horrible in photos.
I don't have ONE photo that is a true representation of what I look like. angry
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by JeSoul(f): 5:32pm On Aug 06, 2009
spikedcylinder:

No, not me. I look horrible in photos.
I don't have ONE photo that is a true representation of what I look like. angry


  lol, how could that be. Not even one?

@Topic,
      Nobody, I repeat nobody looks good in every picture they take. The paparazzi has proven it time after time with some hideous celebrity pics. I would say just be natural. I have this friend who puts on her "sexy pose" before every picture, it is hilarious and the pictures come out looking like she's about to pass gas or has something stuck in her eyes and mouth lipsrsealed  grin but she still insists on doing it everytime undecided
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by anobscase(m): 5:34pm On Aug 06, 2009
Just be yourself.No need to be over nervous.
Wear a smilling and simple face.
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by spikedcylinder: 5:37pm On Aug 06, 2009
JeSoul:

  lol, how could that be. Not even one?

Not even one o. Either my eyes look like a frog's or my mouth looks like a monkey's butt.
I'd hate to believe I look anywhere as crude as my pictures portray. angry
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by JeSoul(f): 5:50pm On Aug 06, 2009
spikedcylinder:

Not even one o. Either my eyes look like a frog's or my mouth looks like a monkey's butt.
I'd hate to believe I look anywhere as crude as my pictures portray. angry

ROTFLOL cheesy aww poor you. I think the wrong person has been taking your pictures, I have some photography skills, I will do you justice should the opportunity ever present itself kiss
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by chamotex(m): 6:19pm On Aug 06, 2009
Pikin wey no fine no fine whether in real life or in pictures
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by wakagirl: 6:38pm On Aug 06, 2009
One can really really really be photogenic if they get made up by Nollywood make up artistes grin
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by shesi(m): 8:59pm On Aug 06, 2009
why is it that one would look very beautiful in person but when it comes to pictures they'll look somehow?

i'm with the poster who said pictures dont lie. lol. guys lie, people lie to themselves, but pictures always show u what it is. lol.
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by hotteju(f): 10:16pm On Aug 06, 2009
Pictures don't lie grin grin grin
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by latch(m): 10:25pm On Aug 06, 2009
The simple answer to the question is: yes , some people are more photogenic than others. I don't quite know how or why its like that, but talking from experience (I'm a photographer on weekends), its a bit to do with the facial or body angles, its a bit to do with the camera and lenses, and a couple of other little things.

Having said that, a good photographer can make almost anyone look great. Its simply a matter of studying the persons face and knowing the best angles to light, and shoot the person from.
Re: How Can One Be Really Photogenic? by PurestBoy(m): 10:49pm On Aug 06, 2009
wakagirl:

One can really really really be photogenic if they get made up by Nollywood make up artistes grin

Are u selling Nollywood actors/actresses are not that pretty

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