The important thing to learn from Tyra is that confidence is conveyed through the eyes. Mechanically this is achieved most simply by moving the bottom of your eyelids closer to your pupil.

Sounds impossible right? It’s really not, give it an honest try in front of the mirror. Most people do this in their every day interactions with people and they usually don’t even know it. All you need to do is train your brain to do it consciously.

When I’m first explaining how to do this to my clients I literally find a mirror and have both of us stand in front of it and practice. When you do it right it feels like you’re putting just a little bit of pressure on your eyes, like a hint of a squint WITHOUT actually squinting if that makes sense.

Practice this in front of the mirror until you can internalize what it feels like to do it on command when you can’t see yourself. I’ve yet to photograph someone who can’t do it, and most understand how to do the smize well in under 5 minutes.