In the age of social media, photos are everything. Unfortunately, not everyone is gifted with a photographer's eye and can take great photos with a click of the phone shutter.
Enter: David Suh, an American posing coach and portrait photographer. After posting an Instagram reel on his 4-step formula for shooting great photos, the comment section in his well-articulated instructions for taking photos blew up with comments like "thank you" and "I'm sending this to my partner." Plus, to prove just how easy his formula is, David used his dad as an example and asked him to shoot a bunch of OOTDs.
The results? Thumb-stopping pics that show a clear improvement in the before and after shots.
Without further ado, here's David Suh's 4-step formula for taking great pictures!
How to Have Anyone Take Great Photos of You
1. Shoot from the hip.
The most natural photo-taking stance we take on is holding the phone right up at face level to shoot. While this may work for shooting landscapes and locations, this isn't the best angle to capture a person with. Instead, have your photographer lower the phone and shoot from their hip. That way, you get a taller, leaner silhouette that will help keep you as the focus of the photo.
2. Take three steps back.
Three steps is the optimum distance from your subject. It's far away enough to capture a full body pic, but near enough to still be able to see all the finer details.
3. Shoot from a low angle.
If holding the phone at your hip is making it difficult to see the screen, get low and shoot from a low angle. That way, your eyes can easily see the screen while still getting that shot from an angle that helps lengthen the body.
4. Tilt the phone towards the sky.
By angling the phone upwards and getting as little of the floor as possible, you're creating more headroom at the top to keep your subject as the focus of the photo.
BONUS: Ask them to continuously take photos of you.
If you are confident with your posing skills and want options for your post, have your photographer spam the shutter button. That way, you get a few captures of those candid in-action, in-between moments, too.
And that's it! Just four easy steps to taking better photos. Go ahead and send this to your personal photographer-in-training (like your partner!) and never worry about taking a bad photo again.
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