Looking good in pictures...

[blueerica]

OK, so I'm not a super model. Or even a model. But I know I'm not ugly, maybe pretty, and I wanna look good in pictures...

Looking back on the pictures I have of myself, even the ones on myspace, I've come to realize that I just don't know how to do it... or I'm missing some element. I pretty much gave up trying to look good for photos until I met a friend's roommate. That night, he called me and said "Yeah, she was surprised to meet you, and actually more surprised at how pretty you are. Your myspace pictures don't show that." Then he said something about I need to have better pictures taken of myself, but to be honest, those are about the best I've had taken of me, which is probably pretty sad. I've never considered myself to be photogenic.

Now, I know some of you have to have some tips and suggestions on taking good pictures. I shouldn't have to settle for taking bad pictures, right?

Please help me!