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I Thought My Arms Were Huge Until I Learned This Camera Hack

I Thought My Arms Were Huge Until I Learned This Camera Hack

This is part two of this photo series, this time, we’re talking about what the camera is doing behind your back.

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Bonnie RzM
Jun 06, 2025
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Last week’s workshop was all about how your pose can make your arms look bigger in photos. But instead of just tossing a bunch of poses at you like spaghetti at the wall, we focused on the principle behind it. The root issue. Because once you understand why it happens, you can actually fix it.

Today, we’re diving into the second half of that equation: the camera.

Once you understand this second principle, you’ll know how to adjust based on your body, your angles, and your goals, with more confidence and less guesswork.

Because yes, your posture matters, but so does the little device in your hand that’s somehow capable of making you look like a goddess or a gremlin, depending on the angle. Once you understand how the camera sees you, you’ll be able to adjust with more intention.

And when you get to that point, when you're not dreading the group shot or the birthday candids because you're learning how to control how you show up in photos, it takes the stress out of being seen. It gives you the power to shape your own narrative. And that? That’s priceless.


Before we start, a few housekeeping things:

🥂 Welcome to all the new members! I’m thrilled you're here. I’ve reorganized all the links to make things easier to find:

  • Workshops for paid subscribers are HERE

  • Challenges are HERE, and the subtitles will tell you what’s what so you don’t click blindfolded

  • Part one of this workshop is HERE

  • You can always ask me anything in the chat HERE

We’ve been deep in individual workshops like this as a build-up to the next phase, but get ready. Our next full challenge drops mid-month. If you just upgraded, you made a great call.


Now let’s get into today’s Friday workshop. We’ll break down the principles, give you real steps to practice, and help you start improving your photos today.

🧠 THE PRINCIPLE

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