Posing for Portrait Photography

H

Hair, long, 47–48
Hands, 52–55, 63–65
bending joints, 63–64
fists, 64
in pockets, 63
something to hold, 64
Head tilt, 22–23, 46–49
Hips, 17, 78–84
effect of clothing on
appearance of, 80
full-length poses, avoiding,
78–79
obstructions, using to
conceal, 82–85
seated poses, 80–82
slimming, 79–82
standing poses, 79–80
talking to clients about, 79

J

Journalistic posing, 27

L

Lasting value of portraits,
76–77
Learning posing, 11–12
Legs, 94–100
accent leg, 97–99
ankles, 94
common problems, 99–100
length of, 96–97
muscle tone, 94–95
nylons, 95
pants, 94
weight-bearing leg, 97–99
Lighting, 36–40

M

Men
concealing crotch area, 82
general guidelines, 9
hands, 64
head tilt, 48–49

(Men, cont’d)

shoes, 93

shoulders, 56–57

N

Neck, 49–50

O

Outdoor images, 83–84

P

Pose book, updating, 12–13

Poses

lines in, 101–2

new, 13

types of, 24–34

unusual, 87–88

Practicing posing, 65–67

variations, 114–20

Problems, discussing with

clients, 59, 72–74

Profiles, 46

R

Reflective poses, 46

Retouching, digital 57–59

S

Salability, 6–11

obstacles to, 6–10

Setting, 29–33

Shoulders, 17, 19–20, 52–57

Spine, 19–20

T

Tact, importance of, 59, 72–74

Thighs, 78–84

effect of clothing on

appearance of, 80

full-length poses, avoiding,

78–79

obstructions, using to

conceal, 82–85

seated poses, 80–82

(Thighs, cont’d)

slimming, 79–82

standing poses, 79–80

talking to clients about, 79

Traditional posing, 7–10,

24–25, 46, 63–64

V

Variations, 114–20

demonstrating variations,

119

helping your client relax,

120

keeping poses in your mind,

119–20

practicing with, 114–15

W

Waistline, 17, 68–72

angle to camera, 17, 71

effect of clothing on

appearance of, 71–72

enhance or conceal, 68–71

seated subjects, 71–72

Women

general guidelines, 8–9

hands, 65

head tilt, 46–48

long hair, 47–48

shoes, 91–94

shoulders, 56–57

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