A guide to posing subjects for flattering portraits.
Great portrait photography is so much more than just about knowing how to work a camera. You can memorize your camera’s entire manual and still not be confident in a portrait shoot because most portraits require posing. Luckily, this is the right place to learn how to pose and become a better portrait photographer.
As the photographer, your job isn’t necessarily to tell your model exactly what you want them to do with every part of their body. If you do that, chances are good you’ll get a fairly unnatural-looking shot after lots of tedious adjustments. Instead, it’s important to learn how to give general directions to your subject, ask them how it feels and looks after you take your shots, and make adjustments from there. Portrait photography is a dynamic process made possible by communication.
This gives your model a chance to tell you if they have a certain pose in mind or a certain body position where they think they look most natural. Sometimes, people think they are most relaxed when they’re sitting, and starting the shoot by sitting will help you establish some communication when they’re in their most relaxed position. It also helps you establish some communication by asking your model what they would like to do, and you can direct them from there.
On a similar note, your model doesn’t always have to be looking directly at the camera. Especially after lots of shots looking at the camera, try a few with your model looking somewhere else. It seems simple, but it’s easy to forget that you can try lots of different ideas.Especially for outdoor shoots, find things for your model to lean against, sit on, and interact with. This could be as simple as your model putting their foot up on a rock or log.
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