{"id":238,"date":"2016-05-13T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lifeofcosplay.com\/?p=238"},"modified":"2016-05-13T20:32:25","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T20:32:25","slug":"3-steps-to-get-over-awkward-cosplay-posing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeofcosplay.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/13\/3-steps-to-get-over-awkward-cosplay-posing\/","title":{"rendered":"3 steps to get over awkward cosplay posing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Modeling is not as easy as it looks, and if you&#8217;re a cosplayer who is just jumping into the wayward waters of the posing profession, it might be intimidating and awkward to get started. Here\u2019s how you can get over the initiation jitters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Don\u2019t put yourself down!<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mentality is a huge part of the battle, so if you\u2019re thinking about apologizing to the photographer for everything you\u2019re doing wrong\u2026 don\u2019t! Explain that you are new, and then laugh it off and enjoy yourself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lifeofcosplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/12814474_514810475374627_4110169990686718925_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-251 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeofcosplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/12814474_514810475374627_4110169990686718925_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"12814474_514810475374627_4110169990686718925_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeofcosplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/12814474_514810475374627_4110169990686718925_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeofcosplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/12814474_514810475374627_4110169990686718925_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/lifeofcosplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/12814474_514810475374627_4110169990686718925_n-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Fake that confidence<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It helps to practice your poses in a mirror or have some references with you, too, but rolling your shoulders back, sticking that chest out, and holding your head high can make you feel less awkward. Fake it \u2018till you make it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lifeofcosplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/993538_1033862526676972_2837619138242844043_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-242 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeofcosplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/993538_1033862526676972_2837619138242844043_n-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"993538_1033862526676972_2837619138242844043_n\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeofcosplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/993538_1033862526676972_2837619138242844043_n-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lifeofcosplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/993538_1033862526676972_2837619138242844043_n.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. You are a chameleon<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Okay, so you\u2019re in a crowded convention when you strike your pose. Okay, so people might be looking at you weird. It doesn\u2019t matter. Who is going to know what you look like on a normal day?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lifeofcosplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/11377355_823696617683880_9156756673477226771_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-245\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeofcosplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/11377355_823696617683880_9156756673477226771_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"11377355_823696617683880_9156756673477226771_n\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeofcosplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/11377355_823696617683880_9156756673477226771_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/lifeofcosplay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/11377355_823696617683880_9156756673477226771_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modeling is not as easy as it looks, and if you&#8217;re a cosplayer who is just jumping into the wayward waters of the posing profession, it might be intimidating and awkward to get started. 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