Our inability to countenance any desert whatsoever (not even a few berries) would be a flattering way of sending out a message that we were in the company of someone with a power maybe to alter our lives.
If anything, it's nice to have a couple photo poses that are flattering and you know you look good from that angle because it is really annoying when your friend wants to retake the photo like thirty times.
Well, a good translation would be " flattering photos." Here, flattering is used as an adjective that means making someone look or seem better or more attractive than usual.