The problem with all this self-promotion on Teh Intarwebz nowadays is that people — young women especially — have no clue about how to present themselves to the camera.
Marilyn Monroe, for example, was told early on in her career that she had an unattractive full smile (her teeth were a little too big, and a “big” smile showed her upper gum):
…which is why, in just about every MM pic, you only see half-smiles, or else head-thrown back poses (which foreshorten the teeth and hide the upper gum):
She had someone helping her with her image, you see.
All this came to mind when I saw some nameless Insta-Tok hussy posing as (I think) Mrs. Claus:
…which is fine, I guess — but is completely undone by the next pic, taken from the rear:
Awful. Had the photographer had any idea, he’d have changed the shot — had her bend forward slightly, maybe, to tighten the saggies.
No clue, any of them. Compare and contrast:
…’nuff said.
The bigger problem with Miss Red Lingerie is that she has the “square” hips of a 30-something and not a more feminine rounded look (hourglass). To me the front shot is actually more horrifying than the back shot. Her face says 25, but her hips say 35.
Miss Monroe is a great example of legend versus reality. Stumpy legs, big butt, saggy breasts, gum smile, no muscle-tone, dumb blonde affect. How did this person become an icon of female hotness? I have always been baffled.
She did a Winter USO tour in Korea wearing thin clothes, and no bra; and posed with every G.I. that asked for a shot.
at some point the birds and bees are going to be taught using pictures of someone’s grandma on Only Fans.
JQ
I watch a lot of photography instructional videos on YouTube, and one expert said something along the lines of “Any woman can stand in front of a camera and make a semi-decent pose, or can copy what everyone else is doing. A professional model already knows what poses work best for her body, to accentuate the positives and minimize the negatives, for any given fashion type or selection. The really good ones know how to share that information with the photographer so that they are working in partnership during the photo shoot.” I don’t do any portrait or fashion photography, but that little bit of wisdom stuck with me. I think your examples illustrate the point very effectively.