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• To step
• Tips
• Warnings
• Necessities

Smizen is the key to a great photo, according to Tyra Banks. Smize means that you not only smile with your mouth, but also with your eyes - smile (smile) with your eyes - hence the term, "smize". The term was first mentioned by world-renowned top model Tyra Banks on the 13th installment of America’s Top Model and has since made a huge mark on model photography. If you'd like to smack, or if you'd like the people you photograph to smile, learn how to get there below.

To step

1. Relax. A wooden appearance in photos is often caused by a tense posture, which in turn is caused by shyness or nerves. Try to get the tension out of your body by taking a deep breath in and out (if you like pilates, yoga, meditation, or martial arts, you already know how to take a deep breath to relax). Shake your body a little to loosen up; if this is impossible because of the clothing or make-up, do some light stretching exercises and move as freely as possible. Visualize peaceful scenes and keep your thoughts calm and positive. Remember that the photo shoot is just one of many experiences in your life, and it will work out fine.
   • Then try to learn how to make the so-called "Duchenne Smile" in front of the mirror, a spontaneous smile that reaches your eyes. In addition, you also try to smile with your eyes when you may not really feel that way, and that is a lot more difficult to do. So you will have to relax a lot and feel great when the camera is on!
2. Pick a point to focus on. It is important that you keep your eyes fixed on a fixed point so that your eyes don't dart back and forth. Because that can make you look worried or insecure. By choosing a point to focus on, you can hold your gaze. These are a few things and people you can focus on: the photographer, the camera, the one who motivates you and who is behind the photographer, an object at the correct height that you were asked to look at, or food that you really crave.
3. Laugh. If the photo is one that makes you smile, do it. Think of something funny, even if it has to do with the photographer's clothes, or something fun that you experienced in the past. If you can't laugh openly, laugh to yourself. What other funny things can you think of to bring your body to life, without laugh with your mouth?
   • When you smile, it results in a more natural pose, because laughter helps to relax and calm you.
4. Keep your chin down a little bit. Because of this, you have to peek a little under your eyelids to get a good look. And that in turn helps to be able to hiss.
   • Don't keep your chin down too much. Because that makes your neck less visible and you look down too much, instead of with a smoldering look at all those people who will look at your photo.
   • Tyra Banks also recommends keeping your shoulders down and your head straight, as if your head were being pulled up with a string, and then looking straight ahead.
5. Focus on your mouth. In this phase, the photographer's guidance is necessary. Do you smile with your mouth, give only a hint of a smile, or do you look way too serious? It gets more difficult if you have to keep your mouth shut, but that makes the hissing all the more important; because you can still convey a smile, even if your mouth doesn't. If you have the opportunity, practice the smize when you smile sincerely, with an acted-out smile, a smile with a slightly open mouth, and with closed lips. Your jaw should be slightly open, so that only the tip of your tongue fits between your teeth. Practice this in front of the mirror so you can see what your face looks like with each smize, until you find the best look for your photos (unless you are a model and you need to perfect all mouth positions).
   • Try not to pout your lips (pout or the so-called duckface). This is reminiscent of the behavior of goats during mating season, and the pout doesn't look that sexy on most people unless they are really good at getting the right angle of the face photographed, covering the whole body. fits well with it. A pout is for angry rebellious people who want to argue; don't do it in your efforts to get your mouth in position.
6. Get started with your eyes. The first thing to practice is to squeeze your eyes a little, using only the muscles near the eyes, not the other muscles in your face. Practice this in front of the mirror until you find that you can squint your eyes just a little bit without moving the rest of your face.
   • Make sure you don't stare; you will find that your temples move backwards when you squint your eyes, for you are now changing the expression and shape of your eyes. And the only way to achieve that is to move the upper muscles in the face just a little while smiling with your eyes, and then stop moving! Just keep practicing - and watch Tyra Banks videos to see how she does it. For example, in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZhRz6DZSrM, you can see how the top part of Tyra Banks' face moves just a little bit as she puts her face in a smize position, after the position of the smile comes with your eyes.
7. Smize. Once you've practiced moving the different parts of your face separately, you can connect the parts together and start smiting. Again, it is best to use a mirror, so that you can see what you are doing (or not doing). Just squint your eyes slightly (a lot less than in the step above), show the hungry look in your eyes, and look with as much craving as possible at the point you have chosen.
   • Try to radiate heat with your eyes. Without heat, your eyes seem soulless and empty.
   • Don't think "cheese" - think "smize".
   • Try to feel positive. Even though you may look like a Barbie doll, try to look natural no matter how many layers of makeup you are wearing.
8. Be seductive and playful. You may not look exactly like a kitten playing with a ball of wool - but you can enjoy the moment. This brings you back to the first step, which is to relax. Feel relaxed, and at the same time energized, because of your playfulness and because you like what you are doing. If you enjoy because you have determined for yourself that you like it, you will see that in the photos. The camera does not lie, even if the photo has been airbrushed; your pleasure will be visible if you have done your best to show it and feel it.
   • If you have fun and get great results in a photo that is natural and also seductive, you show that you have guts, can control your own destiny, and have confidence, and that is sexy. Make sure that having fun suits the photographer's wishes.

Tips

• Check your teeth before taking pictures; there's nothing worse than eating between your teeth during a photo shoot!
• Keep practicing!
• If you have eyeliner on your upper lids, your eyes will appear larger. Make sure to curl your lashes too so they look longer; then your eyes look bigger.
• For the photographer - if possible, avoid using a flash. Because then the chance is smaller that there are imperfections on the face of the model.
• Make sure you look well-groomed: hair, make-up, clothing, your posture, etc. A well-groomed appearance and good posture ensure that you have more self-confidence and that you can better go along with the situation.
• Close your eyes beforehand and visualize beautiful things. Think of nice things that make you smile, and you will see that you are smiling naturally, without looking posed.
• Take a look at the videos and photos of Tyra Banks, where she demonstrates the smizzing. You can also check out some profile pictures on Twitter if you are looking for a variety of examples of smizen. Emma Robert's Twitter profile photo shows an example of a natural-looking shot, and Kim Kardashian's looks airbrushed and artificial.
• Concentrate on your makeup. If you are a model and there are makeup artists, then you don't have to worry about this. But if you apply your own makeup, then properly chosen and applied makeup can maximize the smize. Do not try to choose shiny make-up, as this will show imperfections in the photo. Apply clear powder or blot your made-up face with blotting paper to minimize shine. Avoid make-up that is too dark; Light make-up can help you achieve the effect that makes your eyes appear to smile more quickly, while dark make-up can create an overly intense and threatening appearance, which is by no means always sexy. If you want to know more, you can search the internet for information about applying the right make-up during photo shoots.

Warnings

• Keep in mind that taking an impressive profile picture can mislead people and cause disappointment if they run into you in person. On the other hand, people nowadays expect an extremely beautiful profile picture, so go for it!

Necessities

• Mirror
• Patient photographer
• Photos that serve as an example