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

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[teamtreehouse.com]

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

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

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and more about how you appear to look.

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Your profile picture should not be seen as just one photo

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

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well-rounded than you really are in real life.

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

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wealthier, and more popular than you actually are.

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

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

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Hey, y'all.

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Next up is my party dress.

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

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I'm always the prettiest girl in the room.

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

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

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

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G, E, D, C.

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They will love this down at the coffee shop.

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

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

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

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

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

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First, apply your protractor the shoulder.

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

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

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but that's when bad things happen.

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

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but we're going to flip the protractor over, 

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

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

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

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No duck faces.

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

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