Kenya, by JJ Tiziou

Philly photog and Studio 34 friend JJ Tiziou offers a manifesto/advice/instructions about being “photogenic.” (Hint: you already are.) Snip:

“The beauty in people is there all the time even when a camera’s not around. People are beautiful when they’re finding joy in life, being kind to others, and enjoying themselves. Of course the photo will be stronger if you’ve nailed the lighting, composition, focus etc… but people look beautiful in pictures if they are comfortable and happy, and if you’ve caught them at just the right moment. That’s all there is to it. It’s certainly tricky to catch real emotion in a photograph. And it’s a lot harder if your subject isn’t comfortable. But those are challenges for the photographer to deal with, not the subject.”

Read it all at http://www.everyoneisphotogenic.com/