Before we get started, there are few things that I will explain. First
off, I will do each pose for you and then I will help you into the
pose. I will make sure you look perfect in every way. The hardest
part of the whole thing is your expression, because that’s the one
thing I can’t fix for you. Guys worry about smiling at all, girls and
their mothers want “the perfect smile” or “their smile.” The aver-
age person smiles 150 times a day, and when you smile like that, it’s
perfect—because you are not thinking about it, you are simply re-
acting to what someone has said or done. That’s what I want you
to do. I would much rather you burst out laughing and let me take
the portrait when it looks good, rather than worry about whether
your smile is too big or too small. So if you relax and don’t think
about it, you will look beautiful.
The next thing is about the posing. I have designed poses that
make a person look their best. For women, beauty isn’t just about
the face, it’s also looking as thin as possible. There isn’t a woman
alive who wants her hips and thighs to look any larger than they re-
ally are or to see the waistband of her jeans start to cut into her
waistline as she sits down. So, these poses aren’t alwayscomfort-
able,but they will hide or soften these problem areas and make you
look your best.One of the positive comments we always get from our clients is that our im-
ages make people look relaxed and natural—and how relaxed the people in
the session felt while I was photographing them. In order for me to accom-
plish this, they have to understand why I pose them the way I do. I want the
client to know I will take care of everything, fix any problems, and both show
and explain everything I want them to do.OVERVIEW 121For women, beauty isn’t justabout the face, it’s also looking
as thin as possible.