It’s been over a week since the presidential elections in France, and after a very tight race between the two opposing candidates, the politics here will take on a very, very different perspective.

Which is exactly what Terry Richardson was aiming for in his shot of Candice Swanepoel for Vogue Japan’s June issue - getting a different point of view. It seemed he wanted to shake things up a bit, something he carried on this image for American Harper’s Bazaar of Kate Upton and himself, relaxing by the pool with some appropriate summer literature.

Photographer Max Farago likes to keep his head on the ground, in this image where he gets model Lindsey Wixon to do just that, for the latest issue of Dazed and Confused, while Eric Guillemain keeps it centered for Above Live magazine in this shot of Anne Marie van Dijk.

In Foam magazine’s June/July issue, Alexander Wagner gets models Sadie Newman and Victoria Tuaz to go both left and right, keeping their heads steady above water. And moving ahead with conviction in black and white, photographer Enrique Badulescu captures model Gwen Loos for British ELLE’s June issue.

Sergi Pons throws a curve in his frame, in this image of model Katrin Thormann for El Pais, while photographer Seiji Fujimori gets decidedly aggressive for The Ground’s recent issue #2 featuring model Tabea Koebach.

Though sometimes keeping things in the middle is convenient too, as Matthew Brookes clearly illustrates for Numero’s issue 133, with model Anne V. But when Paul Schmidt focuses on what’s truly important, it does help to get back on track, especially with model Heather Marks in this image for Marie Claire Italy’s May issue.

Having a clear perspective on what is ahead of you can be difficult in these times, but it seems that Alexi Lubormirski helped model Carolyn Murphy attain just that for Vogue Germany’s June issue, as did photographer Martin Lidell for Martha Streck in this shot for Styleby’s Spring issue.

Who’s to say that a good pair of glasses can’t help get things a bit sharper, especially in Kai Z. Feng’s image of model Shu Pei for the latest issue of Stockholm S/S/A/W. Or perhaps simply a good head on one’s shoulder, as the photographic duo Sofia Sanchez and Mauro Mongiello illustrate with model Valerija Kelava in the Spring issue of Tar, is good enough.

Sensuality always wins over spirits, especially in these very sultry, grainy shots by Jurij Treskow published in Contributor #5 of Tania Onishchenko. But even a simple, picture perfect gaze can do the trick as well, as Signe Vilstrup shows us in this image of model Amanda Norgaard for ELLE Denmark’s May issue.

It’s equally important to maintain a good focus, especially when you’re model Malgosia Bela playing the performer for Greg Kadel in i-D’s summer issue. Or, if you’re one of the three Chinese models posing for Daniel Jackson in these beautifully orchestrated shots for Vogue China’s May issue.

In a different type of orchestration, Greg Kadel gets graphic in this shot of model Abbey Lee Kershaw also for Numero’s issue 133, while Marcus Ohlsson mixes a visual graphical element with the sex appeal of model Emily Senko for Velvet’s May issue.

But it is crucial to constantly maintain a good sense of humor, which photographers Sean & Seng bring to light with model Ginta Lapina, also for Numero’s issue 133. And a bit of mystery thrown in isn’t a bad idea either.

Stephen Shore shoots a confident yet somewhat paranoid mood with model Jamie King in these shots for the recent issue #23 of WSJ Magazine, a feeling that many perhaps have tried to overcome in the world of politics! Though Alice Rosati illustrates that sometimes you just have to turn your head and continue on, in these images for Gioia Italy’s recent issue of Sofya Titova.

But above all, communication is key in these times. And why not look good doing it? Andreas Larsson gives us some lessons in his perfectly exhibited shots for Ponystep’s S/S issue, certainly not hesitating to take a little “smoke break” after such intense times...