How to Find Your Good Side (This is JARRING)

“Make sure you get my good side!”

Here’s the thing…your “good side,” like everything we visually consume, is subjective.

Unfortunately, we are all our own worst critics about how we look in photos and videos.

Often, if you ask a friend to pick which photo you look best in, their opinion will differ from your own.

Maybe your jawline is more defined on one side, or your left eye droops, or there’s a mole on one cheek that you’ve always despised.

Whatever the reason, we all think we have a “good side.”

Sometimes though, our “bad side” could be everyone else’s favorite side.

Julian Wolkenstein did a fascinating portraiture project on facial symmetry.

He took straight-on photos of his subjects, then mirrored each side of their faces and put them side-by-side.

I have a vague idea of what my “good side” is, so given that I own a camera and have a some Photoshop skills, I had to give this a shot:

Right | Left

There have been multiple studies done concluding that the majority of people prefer their left side to their right. I have to say, I’m in the majority.

Why do we prefer our left sides?

In Western culture, we read from left-to-right, but we also read each other from left-to-right.

The right hemisphere of our brain reads & processes emotions, but it primarily works through the left eye. We naturally tend to make eye contact with each other’s left eyes.

The left side of our face is the one that gets the workout, the one that connects with others first.

It’s our social side.

Try this out for yourself, there’s online software you can use to get a general idea of which side is your preference.

The next time you’re in front of the camera, maybe you can use your strong side to your advantage.

Have an ELITE Week,

Hannah

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