I used to hate the camera.

Every time someone said, “Let’s take a quick pic,” my stomach would twist. I’d smile too hard, stand too stiff, and overthink every inch of myself. Later, I'd scroll through the photos only to delete them in frustration—my arms look weird, why is my posture so awkward, I don't look like me.

I thought something was wrong with me.
I thought confidence was something other women were just born with.

But I was wrong. Confidence isn’t a trait. It’s a skill and every woman deserves to learn it.

I realized that the discomfort I felt in front of the camera wasn’t vanity, it was a lost opportunity to celebrate myself. So I started small. I studied posture, light, angles, movement. I experimented. I messed up. I learned.

And in that journey, I discovered that when you learn how to pose, you don’t just look better. You feel unstoppable.

That’s when Pose Like a Pro came to life, as a tool of self-celebration for women like me and you.

Zyra is for the woman becoming her own muse.

For the woman learning to take up space with grace.

For the woman who’s done dimming herself down for a “good angle.”

This guide isn’t here to change you.

It’s here to help you see yourself clearly, and love what you see.

Because you don’t need to be an influencer to shine.

You don’t need perfect lighting to be powerful.

You don’t need permission to feel confident in your own body.

You just need the right support—and maybe 100 poses to get you started.