Look Thin In Photos the Easy Way

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Super Easy Option 1 - HIDE!

(hide your body, that is)

Hide out behind a brick wall.

Hide behind a chair during a photo.

Hopefully you are tall and then you can be in the back row and hide behind other people.

For various reasons, though, you might not be able to hide in your next photos. In that case, there are still several other ways to help your photos look better.

Option 2 - Look "better than" someone else.

For example, if you feel a bit overweight, then look around the group and identify someone who is even more overweight than yourself. Strike up a conversation and meet a new friend, and then it will feel quite natural to stand near your new friend during photos. You'll look great, in comparison. And who knows? Perhaps the two of you will become exercise buddies together, too!

Option 3 - Use strategic body positioning.

Just like professional swimwear models use strategic body positioning to appear starvation thin even when they are not, (though sometimes they are), you too can use careful body positioning to look thinner in your photos.

Try standing with your body angled a bit sideways.

Try standing, rather than sitting.

Try standing near something that will draw the viewer's eye away from you, such as a statue or flower bed or other focal point.

Option 4 - Choose clothing carefully.

Darker colors are usually more slimming, and tastefully fitted and styled clothing actually makes you appear thinner than if you wear a huge tent dress or big baggy t-shirt. If you are unsure about what styles or colors are most flattering for you, then some sessions with a fashion-aware friend, or even a professional, can be very helpful.

Option 5 - The Hard Way

The more difficult way to look thin in photos is to lose your extra weight and maintain yourself at a healthy weight. Depending on your weight loss goals, this might be a project that could take awhile and could even feel a bit difficult to achieve. However, with good support and well-defined goals, you can do it! I'd recommend you try Spark People, for a great weight-loss and health-living website that is all FREE!.

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Other suggestions?

  • vallain May 17, 2011 @ 8:28 am | delete
    Ah, some good ideas here. Remember to smile, as the photo viewers will focus on that and maybe not so much on the body.

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