M
y business has been built on the basis of creating portraits that make
the client look their best and have lasting appeal because they make
sense visually. When you make posing decisions based on these two
factors, you start creating portraits that please your clients and sell well. It also
means you can create a good living for you and your family.
In closing, I hope that you have not only increased the number of poses
that you can offer your clients, but that you also have a better understanding
of when to use them to create portraits that have a sense of style. The pho-
tographers who pose people the best are those who truly empathize with their
clients, trying to deal with their shortcomings and making the best of their
bad decisions.
122 JEFF SMITH’S POSING TECHNIQUES FOR LOCATION PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY