The Camera: Either use your 1.1 megapixel camera phone that doesn't really focus indoors or use the really expensive digital SLR daddy got you for Christmas. Don't worry about not knowing what any of the buttons are, like always you only need to press the big 'take photo' button.
The Backdrop: When people professionally pose for photos the backdrop is very important. Consider using something simple like a plain white wall or against a blue sky, or just take it in your room where everyone can see your cool Napoleon Dynamite poster. Also indoors you'll have access to a mirror which could come in handy (see next post).
Dress: Don't go for something low cut, that's just for people who use myspace to get attention from boys through their looks. It's far easier to get a boy's attention through listing exactly the same favourite bands as him and complaining about how hard your life is now your mum found out you smoked a joint last weekend. Anyway, wear hip band tops or t-shirts that say witty comments from movies. Ideally the quotes should be relatively obscure to give you that clever art house look. Don't make them too obscure though or everyone will be wondering why you have "Stop Calling Me Warren" written on your t-shirt. A good question to ask is "will the person who I like understand it and think that it's obscure?" Quotes from pre-Mulan Disney cartoons generally work well.
Next, we look at how to get the perfect angle of the photo, how to best use mirrors for effect, and which eye to best stare out of at the camera
(8) Hold on to your Breath - Idlewild
I think you guys had a lot of your teenage-internet-angst quota used up by livejournal. We never really picked up on that fad and so all our quota's been splurging on myspace. "I'm so dark and emotional miserable because my parents never got me a pony" is the cry.
Mark, don't give away the secrets.
They need to be shared. *POSE*
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You guys myspace-it-up differently over there, don't ya?