always look good in selfies and in any photo

Do you love taking pictures of yourself, but sometimes you take the same picture too many times and you feel that you don't look the way you want, that you should use a filter or you don't feel satisfied with the results?

1. Choose your good side

Everyone has a good side. Find yours and enhance it. Here's a hint, most people claim that their good side is their left side. Start doing some research...

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1. Use natural light and avoid non-frontal light.

Natural light is the light we can get from the sun or even the moon, and if you want your photo or selfie to look nice without having to use a set of lights, it is the best light you can opt for. Also, in this type of photography it is important to avoid direct light unless it is frontal.

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1. If you have the opportunity, choose the golden hour or the blue hour.

Before the sun sets, a golden hue floods the landscape. This is one of the lights preferred by photographers and filmmakers and it is no coincidence, because during these moments the colors are brighter and more intense and the sky takes on a blue color that contrasts very well with the other elements.

On the other hand, you can also opt for the blue hour. Just after the sun sets, the sky usually takes on a blue hue that also looks great in photographs. Of course, if you wait until the sun goes down, it is best to take your photos with a tripod, as any movement can sneak into your image and spoil it.

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1. Avoid facial shine

In all photos it is important, but in selfies, it is vital. If you want to avoid a shiny face, the best thing to do is to put a little powder on your face just before the photo is taken (or you take the photo) or use a handkerchief to remove the shine from your skin.

1. Better without flash

If you can opt for natural light and avoid flash, it will be easier for you to look your best.

1. Try closing your eyes slightly

If you are taking a selfie and you are one of those who open your eyes wide for photos, when you see the result it will look like you are scared. A very common technique is to soften your eyes a little to soften the look and appear more relaxed. However, it must be a very, very light gesture so as not to look a bit sleepy. Do it if you can, but if you see that it doesn't suit you, leave your look natural. The point is to make it look as if the photo is not prepared. The more natural, the more you will like the result.

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1. If you are not convinced, try not looking at the camera.

If you have tried the above and you don't like the result, you can try not looking directly at the camera. The easiest option is to divert your gaze a little to the ground, but always going out like that can end up being very boring. Try to look at any point on the horizon before shooting and see if you like the result.

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1. The mouth, also relaxed

The important thing to look good is to appear relaxed and natural, so forced smiles will be your worst enemy in this case. A good trick to get a natural smile -if it doesn't come out by itself, of course- is to place your tongue behind your incisors or on the roof of your mouth.

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1. Enhance what you like best and hide what you don't.

Although it may seem basic, this is something we often forget. If we want to take a selfie or any photo and we don't like the way our ears look, the best thing to do is to position or comb our hair so that they don't occupy the foreground, while if we love our lips, the best thing to do is to enhance them with gloss or paint them so that they are what attracts the most attention.

1. Keep your body relaxed

Don't stiffen up when you're having your picture taken and don't crane your neck too much. You have to come out naturally but not show your attitude. The best thing to do is to keep your body straight and separate your arms a little from your torso and your legs from each other. Just a little bit.

Another option is to stand sideways and turn only your face towards the camera.

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1. Place one shoulder closer to the camera than the other.

A trick to look your best is to never stand 100% in front of the camera. To look slimmer, it's best to stand with one shoulder closer to the camera and the other farther away.

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1. No to legs together

If there's one thing we've learned from all the influencers, it's that pretending to walk, or in other words, putting one leg a little bit ahead of the other -even if you're sitting down-, is very, very flattering. If you can, do it and you'll see the results.

Another option is to stand slightly on tiptoe with one or both feet. You can even combine tiptoes with the forward leg or walking posture. Like everything else, it's a matter of trying it out and seeing what you like best.

Another very flattering and very recurrent posture among influencers is to place the weight of the body on the knees. In this case, it is very important to separate the legs. This posture is very flattering, you'll see.

1. Hands, in your pockets or holding something

If you do not know what to do with your hands, some tricks that help a lot are: hold something with one of them, put at least one behind the body or put one, or both, in the pockets of your pants or coat.

1. If no pose convinces you: act normal

If you've tried posing in the above pose but still don't like the result, try setting the timer and moving naturally so the camera can capture your movement. You can touch your hair, put it in a ponytail, take off your sunglasses or put them on, put on your earrings, or a thousand other things.

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1. Everything still wrong? Try changing your hairstyle

Often the hairstyle breaks the monotonous composition of the photo and suddenly, letting your ponytail down turns your selfie into a great photo or the other way around. If you see that with the hairstyle you had in mind, you still can't get the harmony in your photo, open yourself to make changes.

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