It has also seen me through a number of other weddings too, through a university reunion, and has recently seen a lot of active service at 40th birthday parties. My photo face has seen me through my wedding (or the official shots anyway - nothing to be done about the shots kindly taken by the guests, which caught me snorting with laughter, stuffing my face and, on one occasion, scrunching my features up like an old sourpuss at one of the best man’s jokes. But it has certainly allowed me to up my game.
UN FOTOGENIC GIRLS TRIAL
It remains trial and error of course, with a very fine line between ‘radiant smile’ and ‘taming of the shrew’. This, apparently, minimises a double chin, and keeps the smile reasonably natural - and, coupled with the mantra of my old school dance teacher, who exhorted her pupils to give her ‘wide eyes, like startled deer’, Liz’s approach has become my photo-face ritual. Over-exposure: One girl takes the premeditated pose that’s ready to go whenever a camera is present to a whole new level Thank goodness, then, for an informative interview with Elizabeth Hurley, in which I read that her own fail-safe photo pose is achieved by proffering a half-to-three-quarter smile during which she places her tongue behind her upper front teeth. Furnished with tiny sparrow lips, if I don’t show some teeth then it’s hard to know where my nose ends and my chin begins. Best to keep them out of the picture.’Īlas, for me this was never an option. Too few can be a bit mad-dog, too many can be horse-face.
This, one friend solemnly told me, is the only truly reliable photoface. I note, however, that by far the most popular is the tried and tested ‘lips-closed’ smile, slightly raised at the corners but no teeth showing.
Practised in the art of posing: Elizabeth Hurley has a technique for ensuring she looks her best in picturesĪnother, meanwhile, has gone for the ‘comedy face’ - wide-mouthed, I’m-having-a-laugh, on the basis that if she isn’t taking herself too seriously then neither will anyone else. For another, it’s a cheeky, wide-eyed look with lips-marginally-parted. Careful studying revealed all had found a ‘thing’, a signature if you like.įor one, it’s a slightly Diana–esqe upgaze coupled with a just-slightly-turned-up smile. I decided to peruse my friends’ online albums, celebrity publications being ruled out for inspiration this time for the reasons written above. When I tried that one for myself I looked a little bit like the Joker on Batman. It helps of course that she’s something of a dusky beauty with a thick tumbling set of curls, lovely green eyes and no fillings.
UN FOTOGENIC GIRLS FULL
It involves an instinctive shoulder swivel to the left, eyebrows slightly raised, and a beaming wide smile showing a full set of teeth. To some people it comes naturally - one of my friends has been pulling the same photo face since childhood on the basis that it has never let her down yet. The trouble is, knowing you need a photo-face is one thing, finding it is quite another. 'When even a quick drink is documented and uploaded onto a social networking site, being un-photogenic is a genuine affliction'
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