I’m going to use my baby soapbox to make this one point.
There isn’t enough room in this world for all of the HATE that’s currently circulating.
God says “love thy neighbor.” He doesn’t say love thy neighbor, but only if he’s white or straight or Christian or votes the same way you do. It’s a blanket of love he is asking for.
Hating people because of the color of their skin, the way they love, the way they pray, or the way they vote is like hating natural redheads for the color of their hair. They don’t have anymore control over the color of their hair than a member of the LGBTQ community does the people they’re attracted to. Sure you can dye your hair, but eventually your roots will show and you’ll tire of hiding who you were born to be. The person God made you to be.
We have the right to disagree with a persons religious belief, political view or life style. We don’t have the right to judge, harm (both physically and mentally), or bully someone because they’re different from us. Not everyone is a square peg, some of of are round and some of us are triangles. We aren’t all going to fit into the same metaphorical square hole.
So let’s all make an effort to stop all of this hate & bulling and bigotry. Make an effort to be a part of the solution and not the problem. If you see someone being bullied online, stand up for them, even if that means standing up for a Democrat or a Republican. If you see someone being pushed around and harassed because they’re different, stand up for them. And for the love of God, stop calling people hateful names.
Stand up for the human race, regardless of our differences, because it’s our differences that make us so amazing and beautiful. It would be a very dull world if we lived in a monochromatic society.
The basic way to look good in your images is to feel confident and to consciously think about your carriage (how you hold yourself). When you feel confident in your photos, you will look confident. As for your posture, pretend there is a string attached to the top of your head and someone above is pulling it up. Below, I will bread down some common body concerns for men and women.
This is fairly simple. If you want to accentuate your curves, you need to think about your spine as the “S” that it is. Push your chest out while pushing your butt out at the same time. You should really feel this in your lower back. You can angle your body slightly to the side of the camera to make sure the camera sees your curves. Never face the camera dead on if you want to accentuate your assets. Ladies, it’s also important to pop a knee in your photos. This will help to offset your angles and really accentuate your curves.
To broaden your shoulders, first square yourself with your wedding photographer. You are facing each other head on. Next, straighten your posture and (like in the arm section above) make sure your elbows are not touching anything. This pose also helps to slim your tummy situation.