🇬🇧 Photography and social media channels

Hey!

I was here thinking about photography, while making contacts to put some ideas I have for November in practice, and I’d like to share a few thoughts about that and the ridiculous idea about “beauty standards” many people have.

I studied advertising and photography was part of the curriculum. More than that I spent some years working as volunteer photographer for an ONG.

I usually don’t edit the pictures I take. I prefer to do the best I can with proper light and makeup. Obviously for many people this is not enough. For models, it usually is.

If you compare a picture on a magazine to your face in the mirror you should know some things about what makes most models and public persons have those looks:

• They take care of what they eat. They eat healthy;
• They drink enough water. To have a good appearance is important for most of them;
• They take care of their skin when proper eating and enough water is not enough. A good dermatologist and good products are part of their routine;
• For pictures they usually wear good makeup brands (the difference comparing to zero makeup or cheap makeup is enormous);
• A good photographer does the best he or she can with light. Proper light makes miracles for a picture.
• Obviously a picture was taken from a bigger distance than the one you see your face in the mirror criticising every pore and every freckle.

I almost wrote they take care of their hair, and this is true for many, but usually women attached to long hair skip this point. They prefer to have long hair than healthy hair. Anyone who had short hair and has an observing eye can notice how fast hair grows when properly cut in short intervals. To keep mine short I cut a little bit every two weeks. To cut once a month or once every two months would cause it to grow healthy.

That said, if you want to compare yourself with some celebrity first you must have a similar lifestyle. If you want to know more about mine, follow my profiles on social media channels and include this blog on your favourite feed reader. 

Nycka, the Nomad