How To Look Your Best In Pictures

Carson Kressley, Formerly Of "Queer Eye For The Straight Guy," Offers Pointers

(CBS)  Some of us hate to have our picture taken. Maybe we feel like pictures make us look too heavy, too old, too whatever!

But Carson Kressley, one of the originals in "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," says there's pleny you can do to look as good as you can in front of the camera, if you know what to do!

He hosts a Web series called "Look Good in Pictures: Nikon's How To Series." And on The Early Show Thursday, the actor and fashion guru shared advice. No need to be camera shy anymore! Whether you want to look thinner, younger, authoritative, fun, whatever, Kressley had words to the wise.

On The Early Show, four volunteers had "before" pictures taken of them, then "afters," once they'd followed Kressley's suggestions:



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by hmazzenga October 23, 2008 4:32 PM EDT

I would think you simply need a great photographer who knows how to direct you.

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by bdvpa October 23, 2008 4:16 PM EDT

I am amazed how from this article, you can make a comment about the election. You all need to get a life and stop being a bitter person. How can you go through LIFE Hating? This article was about how to look good in a picture.

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by Gary Kempf October 23, 2008 3:57 PM EDT

How To Look Your Best In Pictures

That''s easy if you are the Palin Family, Have the RNC spend $150grand, so they can dress you and all the rug rats to make mommy look intelligent....

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[hmazzenga]

I would think you simply need a great photographer who knows how to direct you.

[bdvpa]

I am amazed how from this article, you can make a comment about the election. You all need to get a life and stop being a bitter person. How can you go through LIFE Hating? This article was about how to look good in a picture.

[Gary Kempf]

How To Look Your Best In Pictures

That''s easy if you are the Palin Family, Have the RNC spend $150grand, so they can dress you and all the rug rats to make mommy look intelligent....