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Bridal Posing Tips.
Any red-carpet regular will tell you that the secret to making the most of what you have is to perfect your pose. Whist the super-models have had years of learning and experience, there are a few basic tips everyone can employ to make yourself look better in pictures, whether they are holiday snaps or professionally taken portraits.
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Most of these tips and tricks rely on the fact that unlike our own binocular vision cameras are monocular, so certain poses create optical illusions that help slim you down in print.
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I recommend to all my brides to look through the fashion and bridal magazines to study just how the professionals pose in pictures. This Daily Mail article is very good at demonstrating and explaining simple posing technique; Hannah Sandling; Strike a pose drop a dress size!
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By knowing these ‘secrets’, and even spending some time in front of a mirror practicing them before the big day, they can help look your best on your wedding day. As Hannah Sandling, stylist to the stars, puts it “learn how to strike the right pose and the pounds will simply vanish from your body”.
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General Posing Tips:
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Stand up straight;
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Standing straight can do wonders for your image; you should ensure you’re standing upright at all times as nothing ruins a good pose than slouching. To achieve good posture image your head is being pulled upwards by an invisible string.
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Hannah Sandling warns though; “Holding your stomach in will give a more toned appearance to the abdomen, even if you are in great shape, but it is important to remember not to hold your breath, as the concentration will usually show in the picture and you will look more frozen than gorgeous.”
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Stand at an angle to the camera;
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Unless you are fashion model skinny you should turn your body slightly from the camera which is always slimming. Generally speaking, your entire body should never be square with the camera, always be at some angle, usually 45° or so.
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If you stand square to the camera you are always going to look wider, but by simply twisting your body a little you can shave off a good few inches.
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Relax Your Shoulders;
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People have a tendency to tighten and raise their shoulders when they get nervous. This causes a few problems as it makes your shoulders appear narrower than they really are and your neck seems shorter. More importantly however, it creates a feeling and look of tenseness. Let your shoulders fall naturally to create a natural and relaxed look.
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Put one leg in front of the other, putting the entire weight of our body on your back leg, furthest from the camera and by pointing your toe on your front foot to the camera, you shift your weight to your back foot, you should see that your photo looks more streamlined.
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Feminine Curves;
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With the invisible thread tugging at the top of your head arch your back a little. The slight curve in the back is the result of standing up straight and pulling the shoulders back which, in turn, thrusts the bust out. Then keep your chin slightly down and your eyes up a little avoiding double chins and wrinkled foreheads.
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To reduce the look of a potential double chin, lean forward slightly at the waist and then tilt your head slightly backward. This keeps your face in its normal position, and the tilt at the waist cancels the backward tilt of your head.
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Placing a hand, a clutch bag or a bouquet on your hip, you create the illusion of a smaller waist and smaller hips. The hand on the hip also creates a curve that holds your arm away from the body and highlights any muscle definition.
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If it bends, bend it;
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Avoid straight dangling arms, not only does this ungainly it also adds width and adds weight to your image. A hand on the hip not only makes the hips look smaller but it accentuates the curves of your waist.
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Hannah tells us that “When striking a pose, the professionals rarely keep their arms straight, just look at any glossy magazine to see what I mean. An arm squashed up against your rib cage can make it look wider and flabbier. So, when you are having your photo taken, try bending one or both arms, even if only a little, to make the pose look less artificial and mannequin like. Likewise, do not keep both legs entirely straight and welded together. Always leave a gap and keep legs slightly bent.”
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Smile;
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You also do not have to use a big smile for every pose. Sometimes trying a small smile, a pout, a laugh, a scowl, or even a frown, can give some variety to your facial expressions and help you stand out. Many celebrities will mouth the alphabet’s vowels to create a natural looking smile on the red carpet.
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Glasses and contacts;
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If you wear glasses and want to wear contacts for your wedding make sure try them out before the wedding day, red eyes and tears should be from the emotion not the contacts!
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If you do wear glasses avoid wearing the reactalight ones as they darken out doors but also appear dark indoors.
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Bouquets;
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When choosing a bouquet keep in mind the size of flowers and the bouquet itself, an overly large bouquet for a petite bride, or a very small bouquet for a full-figured bride, can create an imbalanced look.
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Less is more;
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All the suggestions and little tips and tricks about posing should be used sparingly, moving in fractions of a centimetre. Tilting your head right down with your eyes open wide will give a crazed look, where a little tilt and a small lean won’t turn you into Kate Moss but will with each one improve your presented image a little bit and the end result should add up to a noticeable change in your pose, confidence and photographs.
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