woman who worries about weight will automatically choose to take every-
thing from the waist up.
With carefully chosen words, clients can easily be led in the proper direc-
tion. As I’ve noted previously, I demonstrate poses and posing variations for
my clients. If I know one of the poses would be best suited for the client, I
use the same tactic described above. When I get to the pose that will slim
their hips, I simply say, “Most women worry about their hips and thighs look-
ing as thin as possible. Posingthisway, the hips and thighs look thinner. Now,
which pose would you like to do?” Without exception, the slimming pose is
the one that all but the thinnest clients will select.
Standing Poses.The first basic rule is never to square off the hips to the
camera. This is obviously the widest view. In standing posing, rotate the hips
to show a side view, turning them toward the shadow side of the frame if
weight is at all an issue. Photographers often shift the weight of the hip to ac-
cent the one closest to the camera. This works with a very thin or very curvyIn standing or seated poses, placing the sub-
ject’s body at an angle to the camera pro-
duces a slim look.
With carefully chosen words,clients can easily be led inthe proper direction.