AS ALWAYS this stuff takes practice. You get more comfortable the more you do it, but there are tips and shortcuts to help you achieve something more in your control then just smiling and hoping you look right. 

My favorite tips are the, “MMMM”  “me” “haha” and “you” tricks! And what they are, are words to say to yourself during your pose to help train your face into specific structures. For smiling for example, specifically with your mouth closed, practice saying “MMM” when you pose! It creates a really natural curve to your mouth, without making your cheeks ache and contract when you force yourself into a fake smile. I know this all sounds stupid, but seriously try it. Try it in some selfies, practice agnling your head. Say it out loud if you need to!Here’s me saying “MMMM” to make a closed lipped smile! 

For an open mouthed, natural, teeth smile, say “Me” when you pose!! You can either say “Me” as you smile for a prounouced smile, or simply say it as the shutter goes off to catch a more candid looking, happy state of your face. 

These are all “me” poses, where im literally saying the word under my breath to train my face. 

Saying “You” so youself as you exhale through your lips, creates a very neutral, easy, UN TENSE, looking face. Its my go to for everything. YOU poses are awesome for static poses, where you just need your face to look normal, natural, and pretty. Lol. It’s great cause if you dont do this and keep your mouth closed, you often look boring or too stiff. Sayng “you” activates your muscles and livens your face enough that you dont look dead or lifeless. 

These are all You poses. I’m literally saying that word a I pose. And some of these I say YOU while putting a little smile in there by thinking happy thoughts.

I don’t use “HAHA” as much, but it really is just like you might think. Saying HAHA out loud as you pose creates that easy going, natural look of laughing. 

As you might tell, Posing is a lot about ACTING as well as knowing your body. 

SO GET LOOSE. In between photos im CONSTANTLY moving around. And after a few shots im cosntantly stretching my mouth wide, making fish faces, puffing my cheeks, RELAXING my muscles so they don’t do that horrendous School Day smile that we all dread. 

And again PRACTICE. Get in front of that mirror and try out a bunch of stuff. Try DIFFERENT WORDS to see what saying them dos to your expression. Try angles and poses at home, so when the camers in front of you, your ready. 

Then youll be able to do more complicated stuff too. 

“Windranger, at your service!”

Cosplay, props, and makeup by me! 

Hi! I’m so sorry for the late reply >.<The world needs more Hinata cosplayers  so yayyy :DThank you so much! I’m really flattered but I think I’m one of the worst people when it comes to posing... *sweats*

There is a list of various links to tips & videos on posing for cosplay (link). I always tell myself to read them & practice but I leave things to last and...well..finishing my cosplays take priority ^^;

Tbh I feel more comfortable taking photos by myself (or in modern terms, the “selfies”) because I can work out what angle/s I like best & I’m generally more comfortable taking photos with no one around. Maybe you can try with that? I take about 200 photos to get 2-3 good shots. When I first started I notice that I tend to use the same poses and facial expressions...but I’m learning >_<

As for cons, I’m terrible at posing at cons unless my friend/s are next to me. I try to choose characters with props to cosplay at cons because having a prop reduce the anxiety a bit for me xD (I cosplay a lot of Haikyuu!! nowadays, which means I can hold a volleyball haha..ha). 

I think the best advice I can give you is to practice in the mirror, with your camera, by yourself. If you’re more comfortable with someone watching you & giving you tips then go ahead. I think poses look better when you’re relaxed (unless you’re cosplaying a very very anxious character...). Also, it’s important to think about your character when you’re posing I guess. A pose for Kuroko Tetsuya would be different for Hinata  :P