Hey There, Good Lookin'

This could, quite possibly, be one of the worst photos ever taken of me. So naturally, I want to share it with you, dear Internet.

I'm giving a little photography presentation for the young women of the ward tomorrow.  This is the photograph I'm going to use to show what happens when you break all the posing rules.  In case you're wondering just what photographic calamities came together to cause this perfect storm, here's what's happening: (i.e. what not to do)

1. I'm standing straight on... doing nothing.

2. Rory (the photographer) is shooting a full-body portrait from above eye-level, thus making a relatively tall, thin woman look both short AND squatty.

3. I stuck out my hips a bit so they are the closest thing to the camera (whatever is closest to the camera looks the biggest)

4. Rory shot at a low millimeter (28mm) which always causes distortion.  In this case, it makes it look like my upper body is the same length as my lower body. 

5. Of course all of those things could possibly be excused and the photograph saved IF I had a really fantastically great expression to distract from all those other elements.  I don't.  I'm not exactly sure what expression is on my face (maybe a cross between looking like I'm stuck in traffic and looking like someone around me just passed gas).

You have now both laughed and been educated with this post.  Your welcome.