I confess, I am a bit embarrassed by my WIW photos. I'm a professional photographer, but I never pull out the DSLR and tripod for my WIWs -- that would be a sure path to my spending an hour trying out various poses, lighting, etc. It may not make sense to anyone else, but I would go into "pro mode" and my perfectionist tendencies would take over, and I wouldn't get anything else done all day!
So, I simply set my iPhone on a table with the self timer and take a couple of quick snaps. I like to post outfit pics but I don't want to spend a lot of time on the effort, between the photographing, editing, uploading, and writing a post, so I keep it simple, even if the result is not very creative. I'm simply documenting my outfits.
I'm not a model, never have been and never will be. I'm frequently self-conscious in front of a camera (I much prefer to be behind it!), so I have not experimented much with poses. I imagine this is true of most YLFers. I admire those of you who can and do pose well, but I have no problem viewing the pics of those of you who are more pose-challenged like me.
As long as a picture is relatively sharp and not too dark (enough to see important detail), and I can see the full body, I enjoy WIW pictures of all types! I don't care much about seeing seven slightly different artfully shot poses of the same outfit in WIWs, even though I do obviously appreciate good photography.
Like Angie, I much prefer to see a face and head. I really, really don't like headless shots -- I'd rather see a blurred face or something else obscuring the features for those who wish anonymity. And I prefer to see photos taken from enough of a distance (whether in a mirror or with a self-timer) that the viewer can get a true sense of the wearer's proportions.
Michelle, I will try to include good verbal descriptions for you!