Hey guys, a lot of you ask me questions about how
I look so damn good in photos.
(crowd whistling and cheering)
And the truth is that normally I look terrible.
(sad trombone)
The fact of the matter is, people who look good in photos
are trying to look good in photos.
It's not that you may or may not be naturally photogenic,
it just may be that you haven't spent as much time
thinking about how you look in photos
as people who literally spend all day, every day
prepping to take pictures, like models,
or actors, or my dog.
(bell dings)
Anyway, here's some tips and tricks
for how to be more photogenic.
(magical harp strumming)
Tip number one I use a lot.
When I'm feeling tired or not feeling my best,
I slap on a pair of sunglasses
and, suddenly, it's a purposeful look.
For instance: slightly fatigued young mother
(baby crying)
or cool guy?
(sexy saxophone)
Or, that one cool guy emoticon?
(bass guitar run)
Tip number two is that it's not
in your best interest to take a photo
with the sun behind you.
Depending on the brightness,
it's usually in your best interest
to take a picture with the light coming from the front.
Right now, however, yeah, this might be a bit much.
But remember that next time you're trying
to take a selfie at an amusement park.
If the sun's behind you, it's never gonna work.
This tip is probably the most important tip of all.
Get angular. Know your face.
There are round faces, oval faces,
heart-shape faces, and long faces.
It's really a good idea to take a picture straight on.
What you want to go for is a three-quarters look.
You might want to try experimenting with tilting your head
along the x-axis or y-axis, depending on your face shape.
Rounder faces, go from left to right.
Longer faces, try up and down.
Here's my photo face.
(applause and shouting)
This is a full look. This is the three-quarters look.
And now I've achieved what I like to call
a Hannah Hart Photo Face,
with additional Hannah Hand.
(bell dings)
So remember, know your angles.
It's okay to experiment with taking pictures
and finding the most flattering angle for your own face.
But don't overdo it.
Raise the camera up a little bit, tilt your chin down,
and slam, now you have a jaw line!
Another great pro tip: always be aware
of the location of your nipples.
Sheer clothing, mesh clothing,
it looks really cool, but it can
get you in a whole lot of trouble.
A great way to make sure that your outfit
is not too revealing is to have a friend
take a photo with the flash on
to make sure you're not getting your flash--
(car honks)
(Hannah laughs)
For instance (sexy club music)
Nope. Sorry guys.
I've never made this mistake, and never will.
Actually, I probably shouldn't jinx myself.
Anyway, it's important to make sure
your outfits aren't too revealing.
Because, remember, once you put something
on the internet, it stays there forever.
Forever.
Moving right along.
Last, but not least, not everybody
wants to take pictures of their face place.
That's okay.
You can still express your artistic,
photo-graphic self by taking pictures
of something you do like, like your knee or your shoes.
I take so many pictures of my feet.
And, frankly, I think that's great.
If you guys wanna practice taking some photos,
try helping some hapless tourists out
who are clearly about to make a terrible,
terrible photographic mistake.
Hey guys, thank you so much for watching.
I hope that this gave you some of you some tips
and tricks and advice and whatnot
on how to be more "photogenic".
Because I think it's ridiculous to tell yourself
a negative thing like "I don't photograph well"
or "I don't take good pictures, so don't ever
put me in the family photo", "Ugh, I hate my face".
Stop. Stop that negative thought dialogue.
And be happy to be documenting
your life permanently, forever.
And if, in the end, you still hate it, that's cool.
I just want to know that you've tried.
Hey guys, thank you so much for watching that video.
It's me, your friendly neighborhood Hannah,
live from the Electra Woman and Dyna Girl set,
where I can show you absolutely nothing
due to not wanting to spoil too much.
Anyway, what I want to let you know
is that I uploaded two videos today.
This one, that you just watched,
and one on my second channel, which you can watch right now.
I participate in YouTube's "Dear Me" campaign,
which uses the hashtag #DearMe and encourages people
to send a letter to their high school or past self.
So if you wanna watch mine, go ahead and click below.
If you guys wanna see any more of my daily adventures,
go ahead and click any of the links below.
I'm all over the internet and social medias.
And that's really it for now.
So subscribe to my channel for new videos
every Tuesday and Thursday and have a great day.
(kiss smack) Bye. Whoah!