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How to look better in pictures (at any age)
The other day I shared three hacks for managing your age in pictures. Here are three more, this time for selfies or content creation: I hope these techniques help put some light on the dark art of photography.
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How to look younger in pictures
If you’re over 40, your profile picture is a tightrope. You need to own your age… and maybe look younger… but no surprises in person. Here’s how I pull that off: These will work any time, anywhere. Happy shooting!
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What makes a great headshot
Here’s what separates a great headshot from a shitty one. The obvious: Without a genuine smile and presence in the eyes, a viewer can’t connect with you. They move on. It’s why the session pays for itself: Actors cover the shoot with their first booking; office workers get it back hundreds of times over with…
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The fastest way to sort photos
You did it right and made too many pictures. Which ones are good? Glad you asked. Here’s the easiest way to sort your photos Folders work for this, but star rating is easier and more flexible, so you’ll want an app that does that (such as Lightroom). This works equally well for five or 5000…
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Limit your options
If your photographer sent you home with hundreds of pictures, they failed. They’re making you do their job. Staring at that many pictures is paralyzing. That’s why I developed systems to sort them. Staring at that many pictures of YOURSELF is even harder. How do you know what to choose? It’s tempting to think more…
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Accepting my strengths
I’m casually obsessed with Liquid Death. At first I was mildly horrified. It’s water in a can. That costs more than water in a bottle. Then I got it. They’re not selling water with world-class marketing. They’re selling world-class irony… with water inside. No matter how big they go, the message is the same. It’s…
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Failure is the best sauce
You have to live with being wrong. In my life, there’s a Before and After realizing what being wrong could do for me. It was a journey. Failure wasn’t just embarrassing, it was like a spark on a gasoline fuse. If I screw this up, I’ll never work again. (I may have had some imposter…
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How I make photoshoot booking easy
Between school photos, the DMV, and passports, we’ve been trained. Picture time sucks. Of COURSE it does: You wait an hour to be immortalized looking—and feeling—like a pigeon just shat in your sandwich. Awesome. Here’s how I redesigned the photoshoot booking process so it’s easy as trying and buying clothes at a luxe boutique: Decide…
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Photography is empathy
When you’re out of your comfort zone and relying on someone else, how good are they at reading your needs? Doctors, mechanics, bartenders, physical therapists, plumbers, call center reps; everyone. Do they explain the how and why? Too much or too little? Are they kind? Do they even bother? Anyone can point a camera or…
