Jeff Smith. Posing Techniques for Location Portrait Photography. 2008

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Introduction. The Goals of Posing.. Suit the Purpose of the Image. Enhance the Style of the Image. Flatter the Subject. Yie ...

T he human form can be shaped and proportioned to be one of the most beautiful subjects on earth. Conversely, it can be arranged ...

what the scene has given you. Even at indoor locations, you will not have the total flexibility that you would in your studio. I ...

O ther than lighting and expression, nothing is more important to a pro- fessional portrait than posing. Careful, thoughtful pos ...

Enhance the Style of the Image. Selecting the right clothing and setting goes hand in hand with posing; it is only when the righ ...

and hair to cover the areas I knew she wouldn’t want to see. When I was done I was exhausted. This was in the days of film, so t ...

people experience a great deal of frustration about their personal appear- ance—and we are inthe appearance business. Yield More ...

photographer, you will have to learn to listen to your clients and give them what they want. Like most photographers, I learned ...

T here comes a time in the career of every photographer when they get past askinghowand start askingwhy.As a beginning photograp ...

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ground? Once you starts to ask these questions, your talent is ready to grow exponentially, because you are moving toward being ...

bride, her mother, and her mother-in-law (create one photo that satisfiesthose three woman, and I will say you are a genius!). M ...

the end in mind.” If you do that, you will almost always reach your intended destination. When you begin with the final portrait ...

I should note that getting clients to bring in the types of clothing that are generally best for portraiture (classic styles, da ...

full-length pose. (Note:The exception is in boudoir and glamour photogra- phy, where the emphasis may be more on the person’s ph ...