Inhale confidence, exhale doubt. Afraid of the camera? A few things that have actually helped me: practice early and often, film multiple takes, take deep breaths before the shot, make it a habit instead of a one-off event, wear a favorite outfit, spend time behind the camera too, and focus your gaze instead of letting your eyes wander.

Roopsi Bansal in a hot pink two-piece satin gown, skirt swept mid-twirl, glancing back over her shoulder in a Gothic stone colonnade at Bethesda-by-the-Sea

A hot pink two-piece gown, skirt caught mid-swing, under the Gothic stone arches at Bethesda-by-the-Sea in West Palm Beach — the favorite-outfit rule doing exactly what it's supposed to.

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