11 One-Second Tricks to Look Instantly Thinner in Photos

Stand at an angle

Facing the camera straight-on shows you at your widest point. Stand at a bit of an angle instead for a more flattering angle, say Jenn and Shawn Moreau, wedding photographers with Moreau & Company. “If you angle your body at a 45-degree angle with one leg toward the camera, it lengthens your body instead,” says Jenn.