Glasses, closed eyes, one eye closed more than the other, hat, bright cosmetics, hand propping up the head, covering the face, part of the head behind the scenes, processed photo, dark shadows on the face, hairstyle covering part of the face, night shooting, a set of photos taken in different years.
Do not try to make the photo samples beautiful.
Any background, any clothes and hairstyle.
What will be taken from the photo sample is highlighted in green. Only portraits are needed.
1. Take 3 photos with a calm expression, do not squint your eyes. Example above (3 photos).
2. Repeat everything with a slight smile (3 more photos).
3. Take 4 more random photos.
In total, you need 10 photos taken in one photo shoot (in one day).
Cosmetics
You can use foundation cream and/or shine control powder. No bright cosmetics. The best results are obtained without the use of cosmetics.
Smile
If you have a good smile, smile in a couple of additional photos so that the teeth are visible and the tooth/gums defects are retouched.
Selfie
Avoid distortion and turn your face at different angles towards the light to avoid shadows on your face in the same places. Here are examples of distortions of a selfie and a wide-angle lens, this is spoiled: