Jeff Smith. Posing Techniques for Location Portrait Photography. 2008

Today, many of the traditional ideas about what’s feminine and what’s mas- culine just don’t apply. Plus, there are factors beyo ...

areas in your background between the ground and the lower branches of the shrubs and between the tops of the shrubs and the lowe ...

outdoors, the major problem I see is lighting that is too soft and lacks direction. This usually oc- curs when the photographer ...

posing styles to work with: traditional posing, casual posing, journalistic pos- ing, and glamorous posing. Within a single pers ...

ing smiles are definitely not appropriate. But at the same time, serious ex- pressions need to be relaxed. Most people taking tr ...

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tographer would consider traditional. This is because, as human beings, I think we all want to appear attractive. People who say ...

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won’t help you if you can’t remember them! Many times I also think up new poses as I go through the variations. Once the client ...

I n one chapter I am going to tell you how to pose every part of the human body. Isn’t that amazing? Okay, I might be exaggerati ...

have changed. Men still want to look masculine, but they don’t want to look rigid or emotion- less. Women want to look feminine, ...

a nice way of telling your client, without embarrassing her, that her arms are too large for that kind of top. In referring to o ...

photographer who has been with us for some time. He, like most mature men, has no idea what makes one hairstyle look good and an ...

fused about which direction (and how far) to tilt it. How I wish that every college teaching photography would just avoid this o ...

rection, correct it. It’s that simple. (Note:If the subject is nervous, they will instinctively tilt their head toward the high ...

When it comes to how much to tilt the head, less is better than more— especially if you are inexperienced. A little head tilt, e ...

ject’s face. Second, you can have the subject change the direction of their eyes to look higher, lower, or to one side of the ca ...

Usually, I position my face directly over the camera. This puts the eyes in a slightly upward position, increasing the appearanc ...

this is our clients. You need to offer both styles of portraits and discuss with your clients what is right for them. Reflective ...

into a complete profile, showing only one eye, or bring the face back to pro- vide a clear view of both eyes. Catchlights.Outdoo ...