Posing Techniques for Glamour Photography

When shooting on location, I’m con-

stantly looking for angles. In this case,

they were found in the trees at Spratz

Bay in the Virgin Islands. Trees, cars,

chairs, tubs, and other objects can help

in posing, because the model can try to

create a pose to match. Here, Tess

leaned into the tree—almost like she

pushed it over. Notice all the beautiful

diagonals she formed with her legs,

arms, and body, while still maintaining a

natural S-curve along her torso. The

wind also helped add a sense of action

to the image. (Camera:Canon 5D;Lens:

Canon 70–200mm f/2.8L IS, USM lens,

effective focal length at 125mm;ISO:

100;Shutter speed:^1 / 200 second;Aper-

ture:f/8;Lighting:Hensel Porty Pre-

mium power pack attached to a Hensel

ring flash fitted with a Hensel OctaHaze;

White balance:6000K)

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jects are not professional models. Instead, your first form of communica-
tion might be an e-mail exchange or telephone conversation. If a poten-
tial client e-mails me, I study the e-mail closely before replying.
Helpful Details.Sometimes subjects give me clues right in their e-
mails that help me understand them. For example, I once received the fol-
lowing e-mail from a client.

I’m 5-foot-5-inches, weigh 110 pounds, blond hair, D-

cup breasts, 41 years of age, have two kids and I want to

give my husband some glamour photos for our fifteenth

wedding anniversary and I’m willing to pay for the best

photos.

Let’s look at what the e-mail states:

1. Marital and family status.


2. Intentions.


3. The subject’s physique.