Then, ask her to hike up her skirt past her knees while bending her legs at
the knees. Presto! You have long legs again.
Short Subjects.With a shorter model, have her wear heels and place
one foot up on a rock, step stool, etc. Pair this with a low shooting angle
and you’ll make the model appear taller. Some shorter models appear to
have longer legs if you simply sit them in the car with the door open (legs
to the side) while wearing shorts. You can even frame the model in the
darker area of the vehicle (the outside of the vehicle will naturally be
lighter, since the light strikes that area first).
Another simple pose for shorter models is to have them in lingerie or
a bikini while resting on their hands and knees. This works great at the
beach with a model in swimwear and for models in lingerie on top of a
bed. Carefully explain this pose to the model, too. If need be, demon-
strate it or show her some images that employ the same pose from your
portfolio.
You can modify this same hands-and-knees pose by having the model
go down more on her arms. This will naturally prop her buttocks higher,
Using the same car and lighting setup as
with Niki, Playboy Playmate Holley Dor-
rough was captured from a level camera
position in a pose that forms diagonals
with her body and arm—lines that lead
the viewer to her face. (Camera:Olym-
pus E-500;Lens:effective focal length
100mm;ISO:100;Shutter speed:^1 / 125
second;Aperture:f/8;Lighting:Hensel
Integra Pro Plus 500 monolights fitted
with 7-inch reflectors and 10- to 30-
degree grids, one Hensel beauty dish to
fill the entire image with soft light;White
balance:6000K)