0. Take many. Try method acting, not posing: feel/think the impression you want to give off.

1. Take at arm’s length. Lens distortion makes faces rounder (worse for men!). Too close makes chins smaller and noses / foreheads bigger:

Light is everything. Try pointing in different directions.

Catchlights in the eyes! (Looks dead otherwise.)

For deep-set eyes, this can be challenging. Try tilting more towards the light. Windows can be helpful because of their large area (larger catchlight).

Face-on looks unnatural. Tilt head up or down, or slightly to the side, or some dynamic combination.

In real life, looking so directly like that is rare. This is because we always have body language when we’re interacting with someone, even if it’s subtle.

💛 your 👃:

Thicc neck trick:

Slender neck? Bring camera down and pull head back. 😉

Power jaw / no double-chin trick:

Eyebrows naturally sit closer to the eyes on a man’s face. (Women pluck to give them space.) Raised eyebrows can look nervous.

Let them drop. To exaggerate the effect, tilt your head down slightly. (See pic from # 5, bottom-left angle.)

Acne is normal. Don't let something like that stop you. You're allowed to photoshop it.

(Guys can wear light concealer IRL too and no one would notice or care, btw.)

📲 App to remove blemishes: Snapseed (TOOLS → Healing)

People love looking at people. Especially their friends. It doesn't matter if you've had a rough day. Your friends are just happy to see you.

The beauty of selfies is not receiving validation or Likes (though both of these are fine!), but connection. 💕

This thread was inspired by @QiaochuYuan 's male selfie thread.

Feel free to reply here or DM for respectful/professional feedback — whether you want a serious headshot, or pics for dating apps, or natural portraits.

(I'm a photographer & it's fun to apply these skill 🙂)