Yesterday was \u201cphoto shoot day.\u201d It\u2019s one of my least favorite days, trumped only by \u201croot canal day\u201d and \u201cproctocolectomy day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019d much rather be behind the camera than in front of it. But since it\u2019s time to update the website, I reached out to a well-known photographer to help me look semi-presentable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And while the shoot was a certainty a miserable experience for me, it was far more exhausting for HER, since she\u2019s not used to working with anyone who\u2019s not a legit model or celeb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About an hour in, the poor, exasperated women tried her darnedest to coach me in her broken English, which sounded something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJay\u2026 smile or no smile. No in-between. No, that\u2019s too much smile. Too sweet. You look like girl. Change your face. No, that look too serious. Your face stupid again. I don\u2019t like. Fix face.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And on it went for hours until I started pouting like an infant being force-fed strained peas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But regardless of whether or not I get any usable pics, the knowledge bomb she eventually dropped made it all worthwhile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJay, you need to send energy with your eyes. When I shot Brody (the actor Adrien Brody) in Turkey, I will tell you that he is not nice-looking man. Not good looking at all. But when he looks at you with eyes, he sends energy that captivates. All you see is that beauty shining from them. You don\u2019t notice nothing else.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m not sure what Brody does exactly, but I would guess that he puts himself in a playful state and imagines he\u2019s looking at the most fascinating person (or camera lens) in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And this will make the person in front of him feel appreciated and desired, which can be intoxicating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It makes senses that A-list actors have the ability to captivate anyone who looks in their direction, even if they\u2019re not particularly good looking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But this is something anyone can learn and master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We know from our hypnosis studies that we can easily transmit emotions to our subjects by first going into the state we want to elicit ourselves. When you\u2019re in a rapport with someone, they will often start to sense and feel whatever you\u2019re feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s much easier to do this when you have a willing subject already in trance. But with a little practice, you\u2019ll be able to have the same captivating effect outside of your hypnosis sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And if you\u2019d rather leapfrog over the learning curve, why not offer to show a sexy female your Mindvana magic and then \u201ccheat\u201d your way to similar results by dropping suggestions like\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n