Posing Techniques for Glamour Photography

subject is tall, leggy, and slender, you can shoot from a higher angle, which will normally balance the subject out for a more a ...

Playboy Playmate Holley Dorrough is featured in this series of full- length poses. By turning her body to the left, dead-on, the ...

but shadowing is critical here to create the illusion of depth and separate the subject from whatever surface she may be reclini ...

Lengthening Shorter Legs.If your model has shorter legs, try hav- ing her sit on the corner of a couch. Then, ask her to hike up ...

Of course, high heels also tend to add sex appeal to the image. Avoid Distortion.One of the things to avoid when posing the feet ...

The Torso. Once you have the feet, legs, thighs, and waist in a flattering position, you can carefully study the torso before mo ...

When the body must turn, walk around your subject and shoot from an angle that shows less curvature. If a model has a flat-stoma ...

Clothing Marks.Along with tan lines, keep an eye open for red marks or indentations caused by clothing (such as bra straps). If ...

Natural Breasts.Do the subject’s breasts need uplifting or support? This can be the case with any subject, but is especially com ...

subject has a larger gap between her breasts, you must utilize clothing, such as tight-fitting lingerie and/or a bustier, to hel ...

small turn away from the camera. Or have the model lean forward to help relax the final pose. This will make her appear more app ...

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choosing poses that do not point the bare shoulder closest to the camera toward the main light dead-on. Instead, keep your main ...

forearm horizontally across her lap, placing the hand on her other knee. Hands crossed at the waist with the model slightly lean ...

Notice how Hillary’s arms are posed to create a series of diagonal lines that frame her face. (Camera:Leica R-9 with the Leica D ...

THETORSO,ARMS,ANDHANDS55 The Hands. Well, we’ve covered some basics, now we’ll cover something that can kill an image outright w ...

hands, or to highlight her diamond bracelet. In these cases, you would want to light the hands with more dramatic shadows and pr ...

between the hand and the body. Instead, have the model place her hands flat against her body in the natural pocket of her upper ...

I also try to cast a shadow on this area. By producing a natural shadow from the middle of the thigh down, running from the uppe ...

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