better pic tips photographer’S tIp ‘An overcast day is the most flattering light for selfies,’ says photographer Matt Lever.

Don’t SmIle wIDely unleSS you are JulIa roBertS If you look at the pros they perfect the half-smile. a massive grin distorts the face.

ChIn Down, eyeS up (think Princess Diana) makes a big nose look smaller. gIve your BoDy Some tenSIon It makes you look sleeker, more defined. Keep ShoulDerS Down – it elongates your neck.

DISguISe a not-so-firm jaw with a hand under the chin or face-framing hair. holD your armS away from your body to make them look slimmer.

In a group Shot turn slightly sideways and avoid being at the end – you always end up looking like an oompa-loompa.

leave poutIng to the under twenties – a natural smile is best.