--- title: 4 Secrets That Make You More Attractive in Photographs description: Tell a funny story canonical: https://time.com/3841230/4-secrets-that-make-you-more-attractive-in-photographs/ author: Eric Barker article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-29T23:47:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T08:23:24.688Z article:section: Ideas og:title: 4 Secrets That Make You More Attractive in Photographs og:description: Tell a funny story og:url: https://time.com/3841230/4-secrets-that-make-you-more-attractive-in-photographs/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt28d3668914ee45cf/6987eda68e0601795945e635/camera.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Camera og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 4 Secrets That Make You More Attractive in Photographs twitter:description: Tell a funny story twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt28d3668914ee45cf/6987eda68e0601795945e635/camera.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 4 Secrets That Make You More Attractive in Photographs by [Eric Barker](https://time.com/author/eric-barker/) ## Eric Barker Apr 29, 2015 11:47 PM UTC  Toy Camera Toy CameraGetty Images by [Eric Barker](https://time.com/author/eric-barker/) ## Eric Barker Apr 29, 2015 11:47 PM UTC ## 1) Ladies: have a guy take the photo. Via [In Your Face: The New Science of Human Attraction](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0230201296/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=spacforrent-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0230201296): --- > “” --- ## 2) Guys: talk with a friendly girl before the picture is taken. Via [In Your Face: The New Science of Human Attraction](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0230201296/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=spacforrent-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0230201296): --- > “” --- ## 3) Have a picture taken of you while telling a fun story and you’ll display more natural emotion. Via [In Your Face: The New Science of Human Attraction](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0230201296/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=spacforrent-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0230201296): --- > “” --- ## 4) Women rated men more positively in photos where girls were smiling at them. (Other men rated these guys as less attractive — that’s jealousy for you.) Via [In Your Face: The New Science of Human Attraction](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0230201296/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=spacforrent-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0230201296): --- > “” --- For more on how to look sexier according to science, click [here](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2012/05/10-things-science-can-teach-us-about-being-se/). **Join over 180,000 readers. 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