In Modeling It’s All About the Eyes

A Former Model Talks about Posing
One of the most important tips I learned during my eighteen years of modeling has to do with the phrase, ‘The eyes are the window to your soul.’ After dozens of photo shoots and a few jobs, I realized that I could smile for the camera and get some very nice pictures, but if I wanted really amazing shots I needed to reveal my personality through my eyes. What am I talking about, you might ask? Here’s a fun trick you can try that will help to explain what I mean.

First, smile with your mouth, but not your eyes. Make your smile nice and big—show teeth if you want, but keep your eyes still, without expression—don’t even flutter your lashes. Now, smile with your eyes and don’t move your mouth. Flirt, tease, and have fun — with only your eyes. Make sure not a trace of smile appears. Can you do it? No. That’s because the eyes are in control!!! The eyes are what give vitality and energy to every shot.

So, don’t worry about your hair or make-up. Don’t even worry about smiling. As you just discovered, that will happen naturally.

Lori Jones
http://www.growingupbeautiful.com/