This is why I relate to my clients now when they tell me they hate being photographed. Who does? Many people feel this way. Some compare it to going to a dentist. It’s something you have to do, it’s good for you, but you still hate doing it.
You know, the funny thing is that the reason for this hate and uncomfortable feeling is that you don’t know how to best stand to look good in photos. That’s it. That’s all of it. Nobody has ever told you how to stand and how to pose yourself to always look good in photos. It is not a skill one is born with either. It takes training and practice. And it takes a professional to direct you on the other side, i.e. a professional portrait photographer.
My main job, aside from controlling the light and capturing the photo, is to direct you to capture the best photo of You. And this, my dear, is why they pay me the big bucks. It literally is my job to make sure you look good in photos.