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[Treehouse Lifestyles: The Perfect Profile Picture with Allison Grayce]

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In this badge, we're going to learn how to make the perfect profile picture.

Keep in mind when making a profile picture, it's less about how you really look

and more about how you appear to look.

Your profile picture should not be seen as just one photo

but as a series of photos that make you appear much more

well-rounded than you really are in real life.

They should make you appear more adventerous, more athletic, better looking,

wealthier, and more popular than you actually are.

It all boils down to an illusion. It's a character.

For example, this is my southern dress, and it reminds all my friends that I'm from Kentucky.

Hey, y'all.

Next up is my party dress.

This tells people that I'm in the mood to party.

I'm always the prettiest girl in the room.

Oh my god, is that [bleep] wearing my dress?

It never hurts to have a profile picture with an instrument in it.

Every guy loves a girl who's a little bit of artsy.

G, E, D, C.

They will love this down at the coffee shop.

Lastly, is my I'm-so-much-more-athletic-than-you-ever-knew outfit.

I'm not actually going to run a marathon, but I can fake it.

Speaking of which, let's set up a scene.

The next shot we're going to talk about today is the self-shot.

What we're going to need to achieve the self shot is a protractor and a phone.

First, apply your protractor the shoulder.

Now, move your arm to approximately a 40-degree angle.

It might be tempting to want to go ahead and take the picture at this point,

but that's when bad things happen.

What we're going to do now--it might be a little bit tricky--

but we're going to flip the protractor over,

continue to move your elbow to about a 40-degree angle here--

I like to call this the AAF or "Allison Angle of Flattery."

Go ahead and flash your baby blue eyes and take that picture.

No duck faces.

That's how you take the perfect profile picture. Happy social networking.

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