Chris Nelson. Master Guide for Glamour Photography: Digital Techniques and Images. 2007

in an arc a little less than 90 degrees. That foot will be placed in different po-

sitions along the arc depending on the look you want.

At this point, her shoulders will also be at an angle to the camera. This

will make the far shoulder appear lower, because it is receding optically. You

can have her relax and drop that shoulder and/or raise the near shoulder for

emphasis. Having the subject tilt her head toward her high shoulder com-

pletes the classic C pose.

The S Pose.The S pose is all about accentuating a woman’s curves. As

in the C pose, the subject’s weight is still on her back leg, but her front foot

is placed almost directly in front of the back foot (this doesn’t have to be

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The S pose is all about accentuating a woman’s
curves.