not seductive enough my nose is not that big I oh dude do me a favor would you take a picture of me the sheer volume of photos that are taken these days is staggering which means it's the amount of photos that are taken of you that are jacked up out there on the web is also incredibly high and there is a direct correlation between the amount of pictures taken and the amount of pictures that are effed up of you out there on the web so in an attempt to keep you from looking like that super slow dude and all your friends pictures today we're going over six tips to be more photogenic no filter needed to take a good photo and to be more photogenic it's all about preparation all right good pictures just don't happen we're not that good-looking right but here's the deal tip number one is all about standing up straight it doesn't matter who you're with it doesn't matter who is taking the picture stand up straight if you're a short dude like me one of my tricks is to raise up just a little bit on the balls of your feet it doesn't look like you're standing on your toes but it just gives you a little extra half an inch I am man enough the minute that when I'm in a picture and I'm taking a photo and I'm with dudes that are all taller than me because most the time all the dudes and taking pictures with are taller than me I might just picture up just a little bit it's not like I'm on my toes but you know sometimes you're not wearing boots and yeah you make the adjustments with me did I really just tell you that and who hasn't been victim of the rogue double chin you look at the picture like gah gah what wha right yeah me too right but there's a simple trick to eliminate this when you're taking your picture stand with your chin slightly elevated and slightly out all right looks like that all right never get you're not like craning it but you're just not back and doing all that you got to pay attention we'll talk about how to make sure that all these things come together later in the video all you need to know focus on right now is your chin up and out there you are getting ready to take a picture right and you're thinking in your head I'm not gonna blink I'm not gonna blink I'm not going to blink in what happens mid blink right lazy eye this is terrible it is a little bit more challenging to actually avoid but here's a little trick if you're somewhere where there are bright lights if you're outside look at the Sun if you're inside and there's a light focus on it for about five seconds all right what's going to happen is this is actually going to dilate your pupils you've just prepped your eyeballs for the flash that is going to potentially happen and so your eyes are almost expecting it all right so when the flash happens you don't actually blink because you are attempting to keep your eyes open as the tip number four which is relax your forehead all right now this takes a little bit of practice if you're like me because me my forehead and eyebrows are so expressive I use them when I talk it's almost like my hands all right you can talk with your hands or you can also talk with your eyebrows and forehead well when taking a successful picture the people that look best are the people that have the most relaxed face except they're smiling all right because when you super like super cheese it upright everything in your face sort of contracts and and sort of raises and goes a little bit crazy but the good pictures the people that are most photogenic just smile right here all right no right that it takes practice but you can get it tip number five is utilizing your tongue to take better pictures yeah this is crazy you're right what am i doing with my tongue this is getting creepy and I can get electrocuted you can actually I've tried it but here's the trick models all right long one of the secrets that models don't tell you the reason why they can smile perfectly every single time is because they're actually taking the tongue and pushing it against their teeth when they smile my guess right yeah you can't really say it but my tongue Foom jammed against the back of my teeth what is happening is because my body is focusing on that act it's actually releasing and relaxing the rest of your face it's nuts but it actually works it's like a photogenic life hack tip number six is get comfortable with your smile and if you're not do something about it it breaks my heart when I hear guys talk about how they don't smile or utilize the number-one communication tool that they have because they're embarrassed about their teeth maybe they're discolored maybe they're crooked maybe you're missing teeth guys there are absolutely a ton of options out there does it cost money yeah is it worth it is it worth getting a second job saving up putting money away that one day you can have a glorious smile that you absolutely love yes I would say that is absolutely worth it I wrote an article all about the various options in terms of corrective dentistry as well as orthodontics and the cost associated with each we're talking veneers we're talking implants braces you name it we talked about it it's listed and linked in the description but a white smile this is something that is a lot easier and less expensive to obtain guys I did a video talking all about how to get a dazzling white smile at home it's also listed and linked in the description along with our advertising partner for that video dazzle Pro which is still offering a 70 percent off all their teeth whitening kits if you enter the code alpha smile that is also listed in the description so those are the basic six tips but the tip that most people don't do or fall down on is actually secret tip number seven practice practice in the bathroom how many of you guys actually practice smiling go into the bathroom and practice your look at yourself you're smiling you're like no I don't really like that and I kind of look ridiculous if you practice and conditioned your face or facial facial muscles practicing repetition the more you practice that perfect smile the more it's going to be like somebody's like hey cheese you're going too much chicken the more you practice the more ready you're going to be the next time a photo opportunity presents itself perfect