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(Head-and-shoulders poses, cont’d)
lighting, 98
shoulders, 94
Head tilt, 32–35
female subjects, 33–34
male subjects, 34–35
with long hair, 34
Hips, 53–59, 78–79
discussing with clients, 54–55
overweight subjects, 54–55
seated poses, 56–59, 78–79
standing poses, 55–56

L
Legs, posing, 60–63
accent leg, 60–62
ankles, 60
common problems, 62
individualized approach, 62–63
muscle tone, 60
nylons, 60
seated poses, 60–62
standing poses, 60–62
support leg, 60–62
very pale skin, 60
Lighting selection, 21–22
Location selection,seeSetting
selection

M
Mouth, posing, 40

N

Neck, 44–45

O

Overweight subjects, 9–11, 12,

30–31, 54–55, 84–86

P

Portrait process overview, 119–21

Posing styles, 22–26

casual, 24

glamorous, 24–25

journalistic, 24

traditional, 23–24

Posing variations, 26–28

Posture, 45

Problems, explaining to client,

30–31, 54–55, 84–86

Purpose of the image, 8, 15–17

R

Retouching, avoiding need for, 32

S

Salability of images, 11–12

Seated poses, 60–62, 77–83

angling the body, 81–83

arms in, 83

composition, 83

finding seating areas, 77–78

grounding the pose, 79–81

hips and thighs, 78–79

(Seated poses, cont’d)

leaning forward, 81–83

legs in, 60–62

waistline, 79

Setting, selection, 19–21, 66–67

ground poses, 66–67

lines in, 19–20

multiple uses for one scene, 20

outdoor vs. indoor, 20–21

Shoulders, 45–47, 94

Smiling, 40

Standing poses, 84–91

clothing considerations, 88–89

common problems, 84–86

corrective techniques, 91

full-length, 84–86

style, determining, 87–88

three-quarter-length, 86–87

Style of the image, 9

T

Thighs, 53–59, 78–79

discussing with clients, 54–55

overweight subjects, 54–55

seated poses, 56–59, 78–79

standing poses, 55–56

“Turkey neck” pose, 45

W

Waistline, 52–53, 79

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