Henry Anderson | Sep 14, 2021
Nothing is worse for a portrait than a subject who looks irritated or angry when they're supposed to be relaxed. Unless that's the angle you're going for, and even then, you still need your model to look engaged in a photo. Otherwise, the image will look awkward.
The worst expression of all for a portrait, according to photographer Brett Seeley, is an expression known by the acronym RBF, aka Resting B*tch Face. In the humorous but instructive video below, Seeley explains "how to overcome RBF," while photographing model Kamalei Nemoto on a beach in Maui, Hawaii.
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