A Photographer's Guide To Sexy Selfies - Julia O Test

It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and you know what that means… it’s time to take some sexy selfies! Whether you have a romantic partner or not, taking sexy selfies can be a fun, subversive, body-positive, vulnerable, authentic, self-loving act, especially when you’re sending it off to someone!

[Ready to feel good in your body and grow self love? I’ll teach you how]

Every time I’ve ever hit send on a text containing a sexy selfie, I’ve felt vulnerable and nervous - will they notice that fat lump that I see so clearly? Will they care? Am I sexy enough for them? Is this too graphic? So many fears! But let’s take the sexy selfie back into being something we do for OURSELVES, to love our bodies and to remind ourselves of just how darn sexy we are. In fact, I challenge you to find a friend who will exchange sexy selfies with you so that you can feel the vulnerability of taking and sending it, and then give each other all of the praise and love for each other’s bodies.

In the meantime, I’ve teamed up with Underclub Co., an undies subscription box, to style their super cute undies and teach you a professional photographer’s perspective on taking the best sexy selfies. It is my job to make women look and feel beautiful after all.

Let’s get into some #buttstuff!

Styling tips

You can style a sexy selfie in so many ways, but the most important question is: what makes you feel sexy? Lingerie? Booty shorts? An oversized sweater? Whatever you answered to that question, do that! You don’t have to wear what everyone else says is sexy. This is about your body and your vibes, so wear whatever makes you feel the like you’re dripping with finesse.

Some of my favorite outfit choices for a sexy selfie are:

• a lacy panty and bralette set

• boy short bottoms with nothing on top (just cover up your tatas with your arm to keep it classy - we’ll go over that below!)

• a high-waisted thong with an oversized sweater that you can pull up for a tantalizing peek-a-boo effect

• a feminine dress that you can pull up to show off a cute panty underneath (isn’t that every man’s fantasy?)

My personal outlook on undies is to wear them super high up on the hip - as high as they’ll go! This elongates your legs and accentuates the roundness of your butt (get that thicc booty look even if you don’t got the booty). You’ll see in the pics below that I wear all underwear like this, even if the style of underwear isn’t made for it. Another tip: size up! Underwear don’t have to be super flush against your body, and it’s more comfortable AND sexier to have underwear that doesn’t dig into your flesh and cause unnecessary rolls. Undies should accentuate our good parts, not create painful rolls and dips. Oh, and tip number three: try a thong! If you don’t already wear thongs, try them. I swear, they are life changing. It may take a second to get used to having something up your butt, and girl, don’t get a g-string (there are soft, thick, comfortable thongs out there), but thongs will remove panty lines, accentuate your butt, elongate your body, and will make you feel oh so sexy. Although a good pair of booty shorts never hurt anyone either.

Got your outfit down? Good. Let’s move on to posing!

[Ready to feel good in your body and grow self love? I’ll teach you how]

Sexy poses: break them down and break them out

There are a million ways to pose, but let’s go over some poses to get you started. We’ll start easy, and build up to a couple that are more advanced (get ready for lots of sucking in and arching!).

The hand on hip