A How To Blog On: Taking a good picture of yourself.
There's nothing I like more than a good cam whore session, what can I say, I'm a bit vain.
But, there's nothing more cringe-worthy than a horrible generic picture or a 'OmGzzz I'm sOO seXci *pushes boobs together*' picture. I'm going to give you beautiful GSBians a lesson on a way to produce a good 20 comments Myspace default.
Let's start with the Poses and Faces to avoid:
I don't really think I need to explain each face/pose, as it's pretty self explanitory. They look a bit silly and some even a bit skanky. They're ok if you're mucking around with a friend, but if you'd really like to tell the whole of Myspace 'This Is Me!' with your boobs half exposed or your tongue poking out...
I find that the best way to take a picture is to rest or lean it up against something and put it on a timer, then pose and wait. Try your hardest to avoid any of the above poses. Also, be creative, don't pull the same pose every time.
Don't copy someone elses picture so it's identical. Mix up your outfits, try to not wear the same top in every single snap (it makes you look like you don't have a laundry day). Don't stack on the eyeliner and red lippy and take photos, that's not you, that's someone with a cheesecake face pretending to be you.
Try not to get all of your arms in when taking a picture, makes you look gooberish.
Angle wise, I find the portrait straight up and down it best. Landscape can make you look wider than you are and holding the camera slightly titled is just plain silly looking.
Look natural, look a bit cute and sometimes look silly. Be as silly and crazy as you want if your with a bunch of friends, though.
Find an angle of your body and face that suits you, eg: side profile, tilted up, front on etc.
Find a style like.. lookimg angry, innocent, serious etc to help you get the kind of compliment you're striving for.
NEVER TAKE PICTURES IN YOUR KNICKERS OR IN A BIKINI (unless you're actually at the beach or in a pool.)
So, there's the basics to a good Myspace picture. I hope I was helpful and not rude.
Thankyou!
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''NEVER TAKE PICTURES IN YOUR KNICKERS'' screw that, it's the best thing ever :D
paper shoes, January 7th, 2008 at 11:51:56am
haha I love the first picture in the second row.
but yeah, this is useful stuff. good blog
i am amanda, January 6th, 2008 at 05:24:29pm
haha geez the pose in the second pic second row, i use way to much!
Thanks I really needed this!
Great blog
*gives you two thumbs up*
SaveThePain, January 6th, 2008 at 03:14:04pm
you make good blogs
o_o
omgadwsh
Emo Orange Bunneh Ears, January 5th, 2008 at 12:02:52pm
haha i needed this ^^
Awesome Blogggg yet again :)
Brian May, January 4th, 2008 at 11:33:55pm
Niceblog. :]
I like the No! picture when you look all.. rawrr.
ROSLYNN, January 4th, 2008 at 01:35:52pm
Ahah, great blog. XD
dramamine;, January 4th, 2008 at 04:02:23am
fab. blog, gem. :]
i love the photo where you have a side ponytail and you're pushing out your lips.
so cute.
eifhakdjsfh, January 3rd, 2008 at 11:34:51pm
Haha, this made me laugh...cool blog.
...
Aaaand now I'm analyzing my default pic, even though people say they like it and I happen to think it's pretty cool too....XD
vivalarorya, January 3rd, 2008 at 11:01:53pm
This is very useful information for me. I can never take good pics of myself. =)
neen bean, January 3rd, 2008 at 10:40:47pm
Heh.
I don't really care if I look good in a photo or not, as long as it's not a false representation of myself.
waiting_a_long_time, January 3rd, 2008 at 09:55:46pm
Yeah, do what you feel when you take a picture have fun with it! But, It just makes me shake me head when I see some of the generic poses.
This is not a 'YOU MUST OR OBLIVION' blog, just friendly suggestions.
And thankyou everyone.
:D
germma margaret!, January 3rd, 2008 at 08:17:49pm
Thanks for this, I hate that pose taken from straight above with their shaded on half of their face and their arm awkwardly sticking out... everyone does it, gah.
Miley Cyrus, January 3rd, 2008 at 07:57:33pm
cool blog.
I like the pictures you take of yourself. =)
threeam., January 3rd, 2008 at 04:49:11pm
I love being a picture hor3.
And I'm pretty sure I don't do these no-no things.
Cute blog though :]
Jessie.Tastic!, January 3rd, 2008 at 04:31:23pm