Tuesday, September 29, 2009

How to Take a Good Picture


This is a great shot of model Han Jin. She has rather quirky features, and sometimes makeup artists slap on too much shiny eyeshadow, distorting her features even further...but as long as the picture is taken from a lower angle... she looks great! (Or, just tilt your head back so it WILL be from a low angle)

If you are Asian, DON'T have people take pictures from above you. And don't tilt your head down -- that erases all definition, and makes your face look half-melted. Tilt it back so you are slightly looking down your nose because that will create definition in your nose and cheeks. Plus, your eyes look WAY bigger AND sultrier because they are half-closed and you can see all that lovely eyeshadow you took the trouble to put on.

In fact, I was looking for a picture of a model posed with her head down,
just to prove my point...and was not able to find any. Smart girls.
They know what's good for them!

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A twenty-something who refuses to waste 4 years of training as a Comparative Literature-ist just because it is now time to be a Landscape Architect. Old books were recycled as door stops and wall insulation. Delightfully obtuse philological arguments were dusted off and re-used as noveau swear words. Now it's time to put that skill of connecting ridiculously different ideas together and making them fizz. Feel free to comment and join in on the fun!