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10 Tips on How To be Photogenic
40 Comments | Posted by Kelvin Servigon in Photography, Thoughts
Kelvin Servigon | Photo by Marvin Maning
I’d been taking pictures of others for sometime. But for sometime, too, I’d been the model for other photographers. Being a model is a lot of fun. Especially when your photographer has a good sense of humor. Friendship is instant here.
But there’s always sad moment. When you saw the results of your photos–unpleasant, not appropriate, HORRIBLE. But you can avoid this depressing moment if you are PHOTOGENIC (yeah).
Being photogenic is very important in taking photos of humans (like us). Some says that it’s a gift from God, but for me, it’s not a gift, it’s a skill. You can learn how yourself to be photogenic in pictures. You can practice many things to achieve your photogenic looks. And there are several ways to do this.
Based from my little experience, and from some google research, I found 10 ways on how to be photogenic. Yeah, brace yourself for these ways–very simple.
- Know your angle. Everytime you face the mirror, try looking for the best angle where you are looking good. Is it at the left side of your face? Right side? Front? Look for it.
- Practice smiling. Before facing the camera, face first your best buddy, the mirror. Practice smiling, know your perfect smile. In some case, when your smiling in front of a camera, you believe that your smile is nice, but when you look yourself at the mirror, it’s unpleasant. This happens because you don’t give your best smile. Hey, you’re beautiful right? C’mon, give ‘em your best SMILE!
- Can’t smile that much? Saying some words while smiling will help you, a little. The word cheese will give you the ordinary smile. But saying “A”, pronounced as “ey” not “ah”, while smiling will open your mouth a little bit which will give you some spice in your face. Sexy looking thing.
- Think yourself as the most handsome/beautiful living creature in the world. This will help you. It will boost your confidence in front of the camera. BELIEVE YOURSELF.
- Choose appropriate clothes when taking yourself. Choose the clothes that will fit not only you but also the background. (This is applicable only for self-portraits. Being a model doesn’t need this, because other staffs will do this for them )
- Give yourself some facial treatment. I mean, wear some make-up. If necessary, wear heavier make-up, or light ones if not. It will extremely help you, especially to those who have acne.
- Always straight, but not all the time. While in front of camera, if you are standing, stand straight. Always do the good posture. But always obey what the photographer said for your pose. But if you think something’s wrong, try to tell it to him. It’s not bad to express your feelings, right?
- Play with your eyes. Your eye is your key to good expression, especially in not-smiling poses. Fierce eyes–very great!
- Relax. Relax yourself man. Don’t be nervous or afraid in front of the camera, it will not eat you! Being relax will help you be good in photos, but being nervous will be reflected in the photos. You choose.
- Enjoy the shoot. Being comfortable with your co-workers will boost some confidence, and enjoying the shoot will give you more perfect smiles and relaxing poses.
I hope these ten tips helped you to be photogenic, or confident in facing the camera. And I know, there are other ways on how to be photogenic in photos. Do you have one tip? Share it below.
40 Comments for 10 Tips on How To be Photogenic
Joni Rei | June 7, 2009 at 7:07 am
orphicpixel | June 7, 2009 at 7:13 am
absolutely i cant practice smiling, i dont even want to smile in front of the camera, left or right, i agree with that, because sometimes or maybe often and i dont know, that the face of the subject is not proportion in some angle.
Author comment by Kelvin | June 7, 2009 at 7:28 am
@joni rei
^__^
@orchipixel
yeah, malaking part din ang photographer ang paghahanap ng appropriate angle ng kanyang modelo… 
bugITs - technology news and updates | June 7, 2009 at 8:48 pm
wow! galing ni master kelvin… hmm parang nakuha mo talaga ang lahat ng points..very well said master! keep it up!
Bryan Karl | June 8, 2009 at 12:19 am
Smile and confidence are the key! Kung wala yun, ede ‘wala lang’ din yung pic… :P
Author comment by Kelvin | June 8, 2009 at 1:30 am
@Dencio
yey!
@Donald Serrano
ty din… 
@antoni
thank you too, guys… LOL
@bugITs
LOL, bkit master kelvin tawag mo sken, hahaha
@Bryan Karl
ur right! ^__^
Badong | June 8, 2009 at 2:09 am
hehe! nice one! masubukan ko nga yan. basta ako always smile lang palagi!
Earthling Chic | June 8, 2009 at 9:50 am
This is so true, though it’s easier said than done by most hehehe 
Dapat din kasi may confidence ka talaga sa sarili mo eh
Jhanna | June 8, 2009 at 1:24 pm
nice topic. really interesting haha. anyway, i couldnt find your chatbox. i got a new blog and i already linked you.
Jamie | June 8, 2009 at 3:50 pm
In my case, from 500+ photos of myself, only 20 photos will be published. Those 20 best photos of myself is still subject for humiliation… BTW, I featured this blog in my site…
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fatherlyours | June 8, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Ganun pala? Pwede na kaya akong model? model ng slipper! hehehe.
Author comment by Kelvin | June 9, 2009 at 5:10 am
@Earthling Chic
ur right, confidence is very essential… ^__^
@Jhanna
my chatbox is at Guestbook page. I linked you na.
@Jamie
talaga?? tnx!!!
@fatherlyours
Haha, pwedeng pwede! ^__^
@Snow
malupit ba? hahaha, thank you po ate Snow… ^__^
Chris Astadan | Crisiboy.com | June 9, 2009 at 10:40 am
nice blog post bro..may natutunan ako kahit papaano..pero minsan di na kelangan magpaphotogenic it will come naturally..hehehe
Joliber Mapiles | June 9, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Photogenic ka naman bro so the tips compliments, ehehe..
I love this line
“Think yourself as the most handsome/beautiful living creature in the world. This will help you. It will boost your confidence in front of the camera. BELIEVE YOURSELF.”
Kailangan ko i master ito, ehehehe..anyway I submitted this post on my article submission site..
- joliber
Author comment by Kelvin | June 9, 2009 at 12:55 pm
@Chris Astadan
yeah, madami talagang natural na photogenic.. hehe
@Joliber Mapiles
wow, hehe, thank you!
cge lng, i-master mo yan!
toxic boi | June 10, 2009 at 3:35 am
haha. tuwa ako sa post na to. but according to my model friends, when modeling there’s no time to think. just werk! 
TheWeblogZone | June 12, 2009 at 6:23 am
jdGONEMAD | June 26, 2009 at 12:07 am
Amor | August 4, 2009 at 9:32 am
Kaaliw. kaya pala yung iba isang pose lang ang nakikita ko sa pic nila. Masubukan nga hehe. Mukhang effective. Thanks for the tips.
Author comment by Kelvin | August 4, 2009 at 1:38 pm
@ONLY IN THE PHILIPPINES
hehe, cge subukan mo..
@jdGONEMAD
thanks..
@Amor
hehe, thanks for the visit din.
earthlingorgeous | August 18, 2009 at 2:06 pm
aliw! kamukha mo talaga ung nephew ko! kaya malamang kahit without effort photogenic ka rin! nasa lahi eh lolz.
Author comment by Kelvin | August 18, 2009 at 2:14 pm
@earthlingorgeous
ahaha, sana makita ko nephew mo para malaman ko kung kamukha ko talaga… haha
nasa lahi ba? hehe, pero lagi ko ginagamit tong tips na to.. kaya photogenic minsan… :P
thank you!
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John Carl | September 12, 2009 at 4:24 pm
One of the best blog posts i’ve read!
Pero qualified ang pa-cute pose kapag photography? Nyaha!
Tyrone | September 13, 2009 at 1:32 am
Nice tips Kelvin, coming from a model! Naks!
Were you able to attend VTRs too for commercial modeling stints? Mas nakakakaba yun. I remember the first time that I had one before, my face is too nervous to smile. Ramdam ko naginginig mukha ko.
Anyway, I think that the most important is to believe in yourself and have confidence.
Ching Ya | November 20, 2009 at 1:31 am
Think I’ll be needing some advise here since I’m currently on a family trip,heavy snapshots definitely present. Finding the angle that works for you is important, that’s so true. Practice in front of the mirror if need be.
Thanks for sharing some tips here.
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wow.nice post!!
ayos.maitry nga minsan mga tips n yan.
LOL.haha.^_^
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