I am having my senior pictures done, and not sure how to pose?

Question

I am a attractive girl, but for some reason I am not photogenic unless I myself take the picture.

I don't know how to pose, how to smile, anything to try and make my pictures better.

help?

I am buying a new outfit, so that should help a bit. but I dont know what to do with my body or face.

Answer 1

Nude is always a good idea.

Answer 2

Usually the photographer will suggest poses for you; it's part of their job to make you look the best you can.  I had ideas in mind when I went (years ago) and the photographer took it from there.  My brother always had a hard time making his smile look "real" so he would pretend something was funny & do a sort of "fake laugh" --it was kind of stupid, but the pictures where he was doing it are 10 times better than the ones where he has a cheesy fake smile plastered across his face.

If you have trouble smiling, take a few "serious" poses & close ups.  Turn them sepia tone or black & white.  Those are hard to mess up & look very artsy.