How to be MORE PHOTOGENIC and Look Good in EVERY PHOTO

what's up everyone my name is Alex Casas and nowadays as you know we have cameras everywhere on your phone on your computer and even on your doorbell it is crazy and not only that but social media has become one of the most important things ever for our generation so we need to make sure that we look our best when taking photos your Instagram is basically a story of your life it's also a dating app you don't want to post bad photos there right so how do we make sure that you are photogenic and looking incredible in all of your photos well today I have all the tips that you need to know to be more photogenic and look better than ever in all of your photos and of course if you want to see my photos you can see them all or my Instagram page it is Pat Alex Kosta we just passed a million followers there and I'm gonna run a huge giveaway next week so make sure to follow me to enter the giveaway I'll leave a link to my IG in the description below the first thing you need to know to improve your look in photos your posture needs to be better it's funny I never really thought I had bad posture until I started seeing photos and videos of myself what feels like a normal and relaxed pose and posture for you is actually gonna look pretty weird on camera especially if you have bad posture naturally you're gonna have to over exaggerate the way that you stand up straight to make sure that you look good on cam if your shoulders are being pushed forward like this you're gonna look terrible you're gonna have to push them back stick your chest out and then stand out straight your chin can't be all the way down because that creates you know what we call the terrible double chin over here it looks horrible so every time before you take a photo remember chest out shoulders back and chin slightly forward to get that infamous double chin out of your pictures okay this alone will completely change and immediately change the way that you look in photos next you need to find your angles but you're probably asking Alex what does that even mean do to find my angles why do I need that very simple everyone's face everyone's body is different so you need to have a good understanding of what your best features are is it your eyes is it your hair is it your jawline maybe your hi then once you know that you can play them up to your advantage if you have a really strong job make sure that it is visible in the photo you have nice eyes and maybe got a close-up of your face so that people can see them properly and how do you understand your angles well you have to practice get close to a mirror and practice your angles it's gonna be a little weird you know look around see what looks good it looks bad take a bunch of selfies if you have to practice is extremely important for you to know how to take your next photo it's gonna feel weird at first right but every model does it every actor does it they understand exactly what their best angles are and they only show that to the camera for us guys our hair you know is obviously a huge component of taking amazing photos now that my hair is longer it's a lot harder to get good photos because you know I have to spend more time styling it and it falls down and there's a lot going on but as you guys know if your subscribers here on the channel if you're part of our family this group of guys that we have here always learning about style grooming and much more than you know that my hair products my new hair products are now available for pre-order boys if you're ready to take your hairstyle to the next level on these photos then you have to try the new forte series paste we spent so much time developing this product it is crazy how well it holds your hair but also how light it feels in your hair at the same time we also have the new forte argan oil which you apply daily to get your hair to go from dull dry and frizzy to smooth shiny healthy hair gets rid of frizz and it's also a great priests styler to protect your hair from the heat tools like a blow-dry if you're on to look good in photos a hat is just not gonna cut it so click the first link in description below to pre-order the new 40 series products just like thousands of other guys did and get ready for compliments because your hair is going to look awesome the next tip I have for you guys to make sure that you look photogenic is to always always always face the light lighting is the most important thing when it comes to photos and video you want the light coming from your window or from your artificial lighting to fill your face because that's gonna get rid of those horrible dark circles and eye bags that we all have some it'll get rid of shadows and make your face in your skin more smooth and clear right before you take a photo do this one trick that will immediately make you look more attractive ready take out your phone and turn it to selfie mode then do a full 360 to find out what direction you should face to have the best lighting possible then just make sure that you're facing that direction when you're taking your photos a lot of people professionals say that lighting is everything in there absolutely right now good lighting you just don't look as good let me turn these off so you can see the difference crazy right the difference is insane it just doesn't even look like me it's completely different I have top lighting here so it just it just doesn't look good guys all right let's get these lights back on here okay much much better the next advice I have for you will completely change the way that you take photos you have to always think about the purpose of the photo what is the story behind a lot of guys can look good in photos but when you have a story when you're showing people that there is more behind that photo frame then my friend you win the game for example this photo here is just a random mirror selfie when I wrote the caption I talked about wearing sweats all day every day it can be a douchey boring photo but because I'm talking about something that all of us are doing right now staying home in comfy clothes then it's a relatable picture it tells a story as simple as it sounds in this next photo for example I have luggage with me I'm going away so it makes sense to show those props in a photo and this was right before New Year's so I had a notebook with me and we talked about setting goals for 2020 which as we all know has been a weird year so I had to rewrite my goals just a few weeks ago readjust things due to these crazy times either way props are extremely useful to tell a story so learn to use them in your photos a newspaper sunglasses a car another camera it all tells a story next I want you to learn three to five poses and master them alright this is the best way to look great during photoshoots for example if you look at my Instagram the poses are actually quite similar when you break it down of course I might change a few things here and there and experiment but I know my angle I know my poses and I try to stick to them unless I am trying something new and completely different I like the walking pose I like holding my sunglasses out the hands together you know I like running my fingers through my hair that pose always does pretty well don't just take photos facing the camera directly feet side by side because that's boring then it just doesn't look interesting in it now every once in a while I'll do something a little bit different like this and I love when they turn out cool because it basically means that I'm adding a new pose to my toolkit but a lot of times doesn't turn out that great but it's always good to try guys use your smile there are so many IG pages that I see from dudes who are never ever smiling what do you angry at all the time are you sad no show a little bit more personality let it shine through I used to be pretty self-conscious about my smile and I just thought I didn't look good when I smile for whatever reason so I went for so long without taking photos smiling boring here's a couple of tips you for feeling that way first whiten your teeth with white strips or professionally or whatever you want to do to actually improve your smell not gonna get too much into it because that's not the point of the video it's definitely try to improve your smile physically and visibly as much as possible next look down when you smile in photos at first that way you can slowly get more comfortable with how you look when you smile in photos start looking down and smiling then slowly bring your chin up until you're happy with how that looks and 3 practice smiling in front of a mirror for 10 minutes I learn what your smile looks like do you show your bottom or your top teeth do you smell too big or too small do your eyes close up when you smile practice until you have perfected it then use it in photos once in a while to show people that no you're not mad you're not boring you're not sad you're a happy dude and people want to be around you and your smile because of that another tip that I picked up taking photos for Instagram is be very careful when taking photos sitting down do not slouch because that looks really sleazy make sure that you're always sitting with your back straight and shoulders back unless you're trying a different moody pose those might work but most of the time you need to make sure that your back is super straight and probably one the most important tips here in today's video learn to edit your photos whether it's on your phone or laptop get apps like phase 2 and Lightroom Snapseed and learn to play around with colors and brightness and contrast so you can take your photos to the next level it's crazy because sometimes I'll take a photo and now absolutely hate it but then I get home I plug it into one of these editing apps and man the photo looks completely different now it is just insane how much of a difference good editing makes so learn to use these editing apps to your advantage if you think all these super hot Instagram models are posting photos that aren't edited and my man you are living under a wrong everyone nowadays edits their photos the secret is not to make you look like someone else just the best version of yourself so don't go overboard don't change your appearance your physical appearance it's easy to spot people who over edit their photos if you liked today's video then go ahead and hit that subscribe button below we're on our way to 3 million subscribers 3 million family members here on the channel and I would love to have you as part of this family and of course follow me on Instagram so you can see all of these tips and tricks in action it's Alex Kosta and I'll link it below for you guys thank you so much for watching and I'll see you again very very soon peace

Channel: Alex Costa

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Length: 10min 8sec (608 seconds)

Published: Thu Jul 23 2020