How To Look Confident On Camera — Even If You Hate Photos of Yourself with Bori Bojthe

In this practical, confidence-boosting session, Bori Bojthe explains why so many capable women hate photos of themselves — and why it’s rarely about confidence or how you look. It’s about how cameras work.She breaks down the most common reasons we don’t like our photos: phone cameras flatten depth, exaggerate whatever is closest to the lens, mirror images feel “wrong,” and small technical mistakes (distance, angle, lighting) can completely distort how we appear. When no one explains this, we assume the problem is us.Bori then shows how to fix it, step by step. She covers simple but powerful tweaks: cleaning the lens, looking into the camera (not at yourself on the screen), increasing distance from the camera, using eye-level angles, tilting the camera slightly toward you, managing background clutter, and using natural light instead of flash. She also explains why positioning and framing can instantly make you look more like you do in real life — not bigger, flatter, or harsher.The takeaway is reassuring and empowering: you’re not “unphotogenic.” With a few adjustments and some practice, anyone can show up confidently on camera — for photos, video, lives, and business content — without dreading it.Slides for this presentation can be found in the resources sectionDownload Bori's free guide Say Goodbye to Double Chins hereAbout BoriBori Bojthe is an award-winning portrait and personal brand photographer with over 14 years of experience, specialising in helping women reconnect with their confidence through photography. She teaches women how to take control of their own image using simple, realistic techniques that work in real life.Known for her honest approach to camera confidence, Bori helps women work with the camera’s limitations so their photos and videos reflect how they look and feel in real life — not a filtered or perfected version of themselves.Through her workshops and online programmes, she supports women in overcoming camera avoidance, building confidence, and showing up consistently, without relying on heavy editing, filters, or perfection.www.boribojthe.co.ukhttps://www.linkedi.com/in/boribojthe