I saw this on AOL today so I borrowed it.....
1. Use flashes in sunlight. Flashes are good because they override the shadows that overhead sunlight might cast on your face, making for pronounced under-eye and chin shadows.
2. Lean in towards the camera."Think of having a long neck like a gazelle, and tilt your chin down just a bit to avoid the appearance of a double chin," the site suggests.
3. Stand like a ballerina. No, we're not kidding. The most flattering (read slimming) pose: Face front and cross one leg in front of the other, then turn your body at a 45-degree angle away from the camera and turn head and shoulders toward the camera. Place feet in ballet third position (one foot angled in front of the other)."
4. Put your hands on your hips. your soulders might look less rounded this way.
5. Get a shot from below, as if you were on the runway. For long legs, point one leg into the center of the frame and get the photographer to shoot looking up your body.
6. Get a shot from above. The best way to hide that double chin is to have someone shoot your face from a few inches above your head. Just find someone who's taller than you. Either you'll look up at them, which makes double chins disappear, or the area below your chin will be in shadow, and won't show up in the picture at all. For a group picture where you want everyone to look good, stand on a chair and have everyone look up at you: We've been using this technique at parties for years. It works!
7. Forget about looking thin and just relax.
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Thanks for sharing.