Posing for Portrait Photography

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tilt will go to the fuller side of the hair and the pose will create a void
on the same side for it to drape into. This means she will sometimes
be tilting toward the lower shoulder.
Guys. Guys typically aren’t gender benders when it comes to
posing. They usually need the classic tilt. Society has taken away
their manhood; the tilt is all they have left—just kidding! However,
men typically dolook better tilting the head toward the lower shoul-
der, or not tilting at all. But again, the pose and the circumstance
dictate the direction the head is tilted or whether it is not tilted at
all.


48 POSING FOR PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY


For women with long hair, tilting the head
toward the hair’s thicker side creates an area
for it to be displayed.

Guys typically aren’t gender

benders when it comes to posing.
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