How I Became Photogenic (THE TRUTH)
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Hey guys, I'm super excited to share this RUclips video with you all, because I know firsthand how frustrating it can be to feel unphotogenic. But here's the thing: being photogenic is a skill that you can actually develop over time, and it has nothing to do with genetics. In this video, I'm going to take you on a personal journey of my own struggles and triumphs on the road to becoming photogenic and give you some tips and insights that will help you discover your own unique style and taste. Trust me, I've learned that curiosity and a willingness to try new things are absolutely essential when it comes to finding what works for you. So if you're ready to expand your horizons and truly shine in front of the camera, then let's go on this exciting journey together!
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WHO AM I:
Hey, I’m David! A portrait photographer, educator, and content creator. Together, we inspire people to discover their true power and identity through the art of posing, photography, and storytelling. Join this journey as we explore the world of self-discovery and unleash your inner confidence.
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I’m so glad i followed at the beginning of the pandemic, it’s awesome to see your confidence grow. Confidence has always been something i struggle with and no fully believing that I’m beautiful, even when random strangers will go out of their way to tell me i am. It’s definitely a tough journey
I agree that it is definitly a tough journey. Especially if you start and aren't yet used to get out of your comfort zone. It does get easier with time tho. I sometimes have moments where I take a second and realize how far I've actually come. For me it sometimes feels like that now I am at a point in life, that me a year ago wouldnt have believed to be generally possible. And I think those moments are beatiful, especially since I know it's only the beginning
Take care of yourself and enjoy the journey
It feels so refreshing to see that the art of photography can help people grow confident and become their more beautiful selves. David Suh, you are such a gem. You showed us that the art of photography can be used to benefit ourselves and others. My mind is kind of blown.
Sometimes I feel like I'm confident, I feel pretty, handsome and powerful. But the moment the camera is in front of me, it just drops. That's what I'm learning to change. I'm learning to feel it first and so I can show it
I just realized that it's not just your personality and your physical appearance, but even your soul is beautiful. I hope someday I can be as great as you are, showing people how beautiful they are.
Good old Halo effect at work.
Man, your story resonates with me so much because I just went through a divorce after a 10-year relationship. All my photos were either couple photos or group photos, but I have no selfies/pictures of myself so I just turned off social media. I don't even know how to take good pictures of myself so looking forward to learning from your channel! Everyone can really feel how much you care for your viewers :)))). Thanks for helping me feel inspired to one day take pictures by myself lol.
I feel you. I’m not a social media person either or instagram but the compromise I made with myself is to get ready and take pictures of myself but I don’t need to post them necessarily 😂 just for the confidence boost
Take the pictures, you'll be glad you did. I'm only 29 and took many selfies as a teen. Not so many during my 20's even though I'm highly skilled in photoshop and 3d modeling, and can make myself look nice, I just don't.
Take the pictures. They'll be nice to look back on. Wish I had more memories of my 20's
What I take from that is that I need to start experimenting!
Also, in a past video you said that as a photographer, it is important to give positive affirmations to the one being photographed and this is extremely true. When it's my best friend who is taking the picture, I always end up looking good because I feel confident with her, while if it's my family taking the picture, I will always look awful. The difference is shocking!
This is super motivational, not just applying to or limited to photography, but overall self confidence etc
Thank you for sharing your journey with us, David!! I still struggle with confidence (much of it had to do with my upbringing) but it has gotten better. I enjoyed this and appreciate your words of wisdom. Sending you lots of love. 💕💕
Dear David, what I found attractive about you is your personality, that unique light that emanates through you and that you sprinkle through your craft and the interactions and work you do with other people, what you pour into their lives per se.
I believe that it is so important that we know ourselves, see the good in us, our strengths and weaknesses whilst building on our strengths... so we give our very best to ourselves and others ❤ THAT cannot be photographed, but it speaks through your persona and your work.
Much love to you from my heart to yours ❤❤
Not only have you grown in self confidence and self image but you have also grown by helping others grow in theirs. You are connecting with other people and lifting us all up. Thank you for doing it. Love makes the world go round.
Your story about everything you went through after your relationship is what I'm going through right now - I was simply looking for posing tips before my next shoot but this video is so inspiring and powerful ❤️
I'm a hobby photographer and when I do a session I use to take warm up photos to help people be aware of their expressions. After that I talk to them while hooting to help them relax. I keep taking photos until I manage to capture what I see in reality. The focal length plays a key roll as well. A good photographer can help you get good results in no time.
I'm forever awkward posing in pictures. I have no confidence. Until I discovered your channel, I got interested. Thanks for sharing your journey.
I like that you've been very helpful to many in finding their confidence. I found you on tiktok and am glad to find you making youtube videos as well. I wish you a lot of success.
Been waiting for a longer video of you explaining the ways of being Photogenic in photography!~ 🥰😇
I was watching at the side, i loved your vision board video too, ive recently broke off someone who has been draining me for very long, and i too am building my confidence loop as well.
I'm glad many people have you as a friend :)
you are so extra but i’m living for it!! i love how much effort you put in to do what you love
This has been a seriously big help in my personal journey with self image and self worth. Please don't ever stop!
Thank you so much, I fell in love with your reels and this video is so amazing! It reminds about how important to take care of yourself and make the things you love and passionate about ❤ and that we all should just make small steps each time but consistently and regularly no matter what
Wow, what a fantastic video! When he said, "Its not because I want to become attractive, I want to keep growing and seeking.", it's really almost a spiritual pursuit to elevate on every level. I love his intellect,; vibes on high! 💫
Ahhhh the progression was so huge! ^-^ this reminded me a bit of Sorelle Amore's journey. She also started trying on clothes that made her uncomfortable. And then started a selfie movement, inspired by her personal growth. The fake plants was GENIUS. I need to set up an area for myself in the house to work on this. Thank you for your inspiration 😊
I've learnt so much from David and his videos. I think he is a beautiful person and I loved this video most finding out he uncovered who he truly is. Love him.
Im so happy for you!! Thanks for inspiring us
Also gotta compliment you as an artist for encouraging us to realise that a photo isn't just the person in the photo, its the mood we wanna convey, the story we wanna share and the fun we are having. so thank you for that.
Thank you so much for this video! As a junior software engineer I feel INCREDIBLY unconfident in my programming skills. I just started my journey of doing coding streams on Twitch and I could already see the confidence loop taking its effect on me. Even though I feel like my skills aren't quite there yet, when people compliment me for my code, it's a huge confidence booster and motivates me to want to keep growing
This resonates so much with me! I'm currently working really hard to focus on myself, to create the person I want to be and do the things I love. Most importantly I'm trying to have fun and just enjoy life. The last two years I focused all my energy on the relationship with my now ex and when we finally broke up, I felt so insecure. I kind of lost myself in that relationship, it's crazy
Thanks for sharing and helping others find their confidence in themselves, that's such a great thing we can do for each other. 🌻
Long Time Fan! The quality of the information and overall presentation of this video is very satisfying to watch! Great work David and DASU team 🥺👏🏼
Your sincerity is unmatched. Watching you speak about your journey felt healing !
A wonderful message from a personal story.
This is so helpful ... sometimes the goal post changes so much that we lose our motivation to take another action. Remembering this loop teaches us we can pivot, create our own goal post.
I've struggled with my self confidence and appearance in front of a camera for as long as I can remember.. After finding you on tiktok a few years ago, I've started to finally grow more confident in not being the one behind the camera all the time. I still find myself being shy posing for photos in public or with others, but the photos I've been able to take even DIY at home have really helped me to start believing in myself again and seeing myself in a new light. So thank you for making all the content that you do.
Amazing! Love your videos. Definitely helping me on my content journey. Keep shining ❤
What a journey it has been so far! Also you mentioning that the eboi shot was the first time getting thirst comments and then thinking about how several of my friends call you Daddy Suh 😅
Im on a journey to find myself and i love beauty. And your story hit every nail on the head about finding yourself as a person. Keep it up and thank you for sharing your story
I love that this advice applicable to many aspects in life especially if we want to improve ourselves
Sometimes I feel like the RUclips algorithm is magic because it will push up a video that hits so much harder for reasons that I have no idea how RUclips knows. But somehow they send me one when I need it most and it changes my whole perspective. And I was just trying to figure out how to make my face look less gross on camera and now I’ve got an authentic life to create and start living. WTF. 🤯🤯🤯
Thank you for sharing this!
What a great video...please keep creating content for youtube.
You're really something David ❤. It was kinda like a liiiitle bit of a therapy session but a needed one. Not for you but for the ones on the other end watching this video ❤.
I've been seeing your Shorts and learned alot from it. And seeing this video, I feel like I wasn't alone all this time. You inspire me❤
Your growth is beautiful, it surely inspired me ❤
David, you’re so inspiring. I’m just going into college as a super insecure and shy person, and I’ve felt really bad about it until I came across this video.
Thank you for sharing your courage and journey with us!
Thanks David! 43 & just beginning to find myself! Have been in relationships since I was 14, am in a 23 yr old relationship with 3 children but we are now long distance and the changes I am making are so different to the life I used to live. Am caring more about myself, meditating, working out, eating well, better skin care, starting my own business and raising children cmng to their teens. Am loving your tips and feeling the best I’ve ever felt because my own perception of me is far more valuable than I ever realized! Thanks for sharing your experience and skills ☺️
Insightful. Blessings on your journey and keep up the great work!
Your positivity and generosity towards others is really charismatic
I love your videos! Your energy and positivity just raidates out of my screen! It's great to see how using social media helped you build your confidence and self-esteem! Quite the contrary of what we normally hear!
You are such a beautiful person, both from the in and outside. Thank you for making all of us feel beautiful too!
I only first started liking photos of myself when I realized I didn't have to smile everytime. Taking selfies, where I had "permission" not to smile - as opposed to a stranger or relative shouting "OK BIG SMILE NOW!" (whether I felt like it or not) - allowed me to feel more confident and comfortable with the camera. Like, I don't have just a singular emotion (forced happiness), so why can't I show a range of emotions in pictures? Or even just chill in pics? That realization didn't come about until I was older.
Plus I have a really unattractive smile, I'm just not blessed with good bone structure. A full smile makes my cheeks and jaw look huge (even though they aren't), which in turn literally makes me look 20 lbs heavier; my eyes look much smaller from the cheek fat pushing up; and my jaw is crooked so my smile is asymmetrical; and smiling pushes my nostrils upward, totally changing the shape of my nose into an unattractive arrow.
Smiling for all those damn school and family pictures just always left me feeling disappointed and unattractive. Like, I'll remember I looked really good at that event, everyone told me I looked slamming... then the pics come back and I looked awful. Which made me feel awful.
Now I just do a partial smile or a close lipped kinda smirk, or sometimes dont smile at all, and I feel so much better about my pics. Not to mention more fun posing.
❤❤❤... thanks for sharing. Hope to see more from you ✌️
@David I find you so smart and stylish. I love your tips and have been watching your shorts. You are inspiring me and helping me to be more confident about my appearance and creating my own style/brand. This video about your background was especially nice to see. Thanks for sharing
Thank you for your content! You make the world better ❤
Just found your channel. So much is here - thank you❣️
Fr David ur one of the most sympathic persons i’ve ever seen ❤ Keep it up, i’ll try too
Love your energy! Great editing and tips ✨
I just love David's smile ❤
And thankuuuu sooo much for sharing this with us
It definitely motivated me and I am going to start the action now
Confidence and authenticity - ain't nothing more attractive than that
Man, this is the sorta video I wish I had when I was growing up and trying to figure myself out. If only I knew that being photogenic is something that can be learned and isnt purely based on what you're given at birth. Thanks for your insight and content :D
Bro gained XP’s and leveled up ⬆️🙌🏽🔥
I clicked on the video expecting tip and tricks but what I received is more inspiring. Thank you.
as much as I understand how these tips can help boost confidence in the short term, I do find it somewhat short-sighted :/ In the end, you begin to rely on outside validation to feel good and it leads to the fakeness of social media we see today (basically everyone living behind the internet). If anything, I think the title of this video should be along the lines of "how to pose and look good in photos" rather than be "photogenic" since the definition of photogenic is looking good while being candid, NOT in a staged over-produced and labored photoshoot. If it was titled that, I think his advice makes a lot more sense
Thank you for saying this. The part where the positive feedback aka the “validation” seems to be a necessary step in the photogenic loop felt icky to me.
I kinda wish he just stuck with tips on how to how to pose but that’s just me. His shorts are much more helpful than this.
This should be required viewing for all high school kids right now in our current era where internet presence is basically required to optimize success. Great video 🙏💪🙌
Thank you for sharing yourself ....this was precious and powerful.....
Thank you for the inspiring story. For someone who's always been awkward in front of the camera with the exact same smile, it's really comforting to know that that can be changed.
I hope you have a fun journey discovering yourself in front of the camera
I absolutely loved this video! It was great hearing your story and how we can get there too!
Thanks for your existence. I want to experience having a boost of self confidence as well. Thank you for your contents. You deserve millions of subs. Love from PH. 💖💖💖
I love all your videos and shorts. Inspire me to do more. I used to be considered photogenic but not after I have kids. I can’t be in front of camera anymore
What u said in this video is so true, we can only get attractive if we find ourselves attractive... So that's what I too find out exploring myself... This indeed helps,I mean a lot... Great video 👍 peace out
7 minutes ago. Dang I really am addicted to your content
This is awesome! You’ve got gorgeous facial features! That said, I’m motivated to expand beyond my one usual, go-to pose. Thanks! ❤
I totally related to finding who I was and trying to grow who I am❤❤ still lost, but still trying my best to gaining back the confidence
Im currently starting to learn about myself n starting to try to discover my confidence n self through photography n dance. Thank you for sharing your experience. I love all your videos n shorts in utube n tiktok .
Love your sense of humor and thank you for all those tips
I like how candid this is.
I'm really glad i found you ❤️😭
So glad you popped up here for me. I follow your TT
How to be a model:
Step 1 get dental work.
Step 2 lose weight.
Step 3 make up POWAAAAAHHH!!! /henshin
Srsly nice video and glad to see you are building your confidence and sharing with others. :)
This was so sentimental. I could relate a lot and I learned a lot. Thank you for this video!
I love Youre vidios, feeling Lucky that I found youre content.
YASSSS I'm loving your energy!! Subscribed!!
David, as photographer extraordinaire, you could also use the title of Professor Positive. I am a PhD level psychologist and life-long photography buff; beginning my journey in 7th grade. As I listen and re-listen to your positive outreach to "real human beings", I see in you human warmth and talent, and a damn good photographer. Blessings!
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You really did become photogenic. Well done I love the looks.
you are amazing David
Just yesterday I was saying how awkward I feel when someone takes a photo of me, because I don't know how to pose, because I'm not entirely comfortable in my clothes and in my skin. Maybe I should try out new things. I don't have a lot of money to buy new clothes and experiment with my style, but maybe I can use what I have and start taking self-portraits or something as well.
I've been seeing your content all over the internet and draw a lot of inspiration from it. Thank you for doing what you do!
Great TEdTalk David 👍
Dont know if you still read comments but would love to see styling tips/ how to find you style type of videos! love your content and keep up the good work :)
Great story! I appretiate it as a psychology student and photography lover.
First of all .. woww on your progress! 🤩 I want to learn how to take a good LinkedIn photo by myself 😅
Love this! Glad you made this video
This is a good video, David. Keeping it really real, man, I dig that. Peace.
I need this, i literally panic more when i see myself in a photo than i would if i was attacked by a lion.
I'm glad I found your RUclips channel. Totally love what you do. I really don't feel confident when I take pictures, I'm like, "oh God, I look like a fish in this pose", "is this fine?", and so on. And I end feeling unsatisfied with the results.
I also think low self esteem plays a part in this.
So, how can one build their self esteem through photography?
Can you explain more the thought process of why you tried on the outfits you did, and what you felt like wearing them? I've recently been trying to wear more skater girl outfits, and I feel so not feminine. Which made me realize that my femininity is from within, not externally.
Thank you soo much. What you say is very uplifting. You are such an inspiration and booster of confidence. I hope you get noticed by the public more and gets a lot more subscriber. Bless your heart! Stay the same.
Thanks for sharing, you are always so nice and wise :)
I look best in photos that someone takes secretly; without me knowing I was photographed at the moment. Then I look most natural and most attractive, not awkward ot strained. I like these photos the most, but I have just a few of them. I don’t like to take selfies and I don’t enjoy being photographed in general.
I wish I could bring this same nonchalant vibe into all photos of me, but I often feel a bit restricted when photographed. It’s because I immediately start to think about my posture, pose, face expression etc. and try to make it all good-looking purposefully. The thing is, I don’t need it. I am good-looking in real life without overthinking it too much; and I can see it clearly on photos which took me by surprise. 😂 Maybe I need to ask a friend or family to follow me during the day and take photos of me almost in paparazzi style. Maybe having more photos like that will convince my brain to let go and don’t try to “fix” anything.
I love this video! thanks David
Great video thanks 🙏
My biggest problem is that I'm not comfortable in my skin. The idea that no one would be interested in me has been ingrained in my mind since childhood. The weird thing is I'm actually decent looking. But even being confident in my looks isn't enough to overcome my low self worth, because more than your looks it's whats inside that counts.
Awesome. You go, stunning man.