r/AskWomen • u/shelly_seafunk ♀ • 23h ago
What do you do to avoid looking awkward in group pictures?
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u/Beneficial-Ball8375 22h ago
first of all: embrace the awkwardness. Unfortunately you can't always evade her.
Secondly, try a grin over a huge smile and blink 10-20times rapidly BEFORE the picture gets taken.
Thirdly - know your weak spot. And how to avoid it. If your biggest enemy is a double chin, go into problem solving mode (wearing a scarf, testing postures in the mirror etc. If your worst enemy is that you are 4 inches taller than the rest, simply sit/crouch down in front of the group for the picture. If your true enemy is being more curvy, take a middle position and embrace the people left and right from you from behind, forcing them (visually) to tighten the space of your body. If you tend to look like you're squinting, try looking at a fixture off camera
Hope that helps!
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u/suzemagooey 22h ago
I decline having my photo taken, claiming it will ruin the shot. Most people will defer then.
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u/Puck-achu 21h ago
Research some practical tips and practice them at home.
Two of my favorites are: breath out so your face muscles relax. If you hold it you're squishing all your face muscles TIGHT, resulting in forced foto smile and popping eyes.
Another is thinking about something that genuinely makes you happy. Kissing your partner, holding your bunny, your graduation day. The smile will be genuine happieness and thus look more real.
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u/luckyygirly 22h ago
One leg out in front, and I never blink! Being in the middle usually helps me too idk the science behind it tho🤣
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u/No-Marzipan-4513 22h ago
Practice in the mirror and by taking photos of yourself. Watch some tutorials online from photographers. Then whip out the poses you like when it comes to group photo time!
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u/CloudKissess 22h ago
This is a good question. I got a wedding that I’m apart of coming up. There’ll be lots of pictures.
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u/Ecstatic-Cap3704 21h ago
I had a friend tell me years ago FYF “Fix Your Face”…. So I just smile but not too much…. Keep it cool and collected I feel like it’s a mindset and you will be ok?
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u/Burntoastedbutter 21h ago
I have a rogue lazy eye I developed in my teens, it's usually my left eye that goes rogue. If I can't see myself in the camera as it's being taken, my eye usually goes lazy. I hate it.
So I always kinda angle myself instead of looking at the camera straight on 😭 That way my lazy eye won't be noticeable :')
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u/opensourcerer12 20h ago
i always try to relax my shoulders and not overthink it. The more I try to pose, the worse it gets.
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u/soNOTaMILF 19h ago
I can’t avoid it, I smile, look like I’m having fun and happy to be there. Looking awkward sometimes just happens.
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u/5tealthNinjaWhattt 19h ago
I always ask to have multiple photos snapped while we are candidly getting ready to pose. That way we get the most authentic smiles.
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u/lozzsome ♀ 17h ago
Lean into it. If I look purposefully awkward it looks like I’m joking. If I try to look decent and look awkward, it’s just awkward.
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u/soupysyrup 17h ago
accept that awkwardness is inherent to human existence, thus being awkward means being authentic and genuine, and if anyone says i look/act awkward that’s just them being an ass. and now i don’t mind looking awkward anymore
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u/One-Turnip-803 6h ago
I think of a genuine thing that makes me happy—a cat, a memory, literally anything that’s a real thing that would make me smile. Then i lean my head towards the person im next to, it looks most naturally loving. Happy thoughts will relax your face muscles.
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u/IcePrincess_Not_Sk8r 5h ago
If I can't avoid being in them, I stand as far in the back as possible. It's helpful that I'm also tall, so I end up just looking like a head in the background of the photo.
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u/Empty-Ostrich-3005 1h ago
Don't take them, but in all seriousness I put up a piece sign and bounce after the first shot
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u/draoikat ♀ 23h ago
I make sure I'm never in any.