Portrait Photography

photographingpeople;afterallitistheexpressionthatis mostlikely tocreateanemotion intheviewer,far more than a perfect pose. Const ...

with lookingin otherdirections can helpto mixup the atmosphere. Ifphotographing agroupof peoplethereshould alsobe interaction be ...

Fig. 3.15 The eyes are the most expressive feature of the face. Even though the viewer is not able to see the little girl’s mout ...

brighter light in order to return the pupil to a more acceptable size. CLASSIC PORTRAITURE POSES Male Posing Masculineposesforpo ...

Fig. 3.16 Male posing should be strong and powerful to enhance their masculinity. Here are a variety of good male poses. Female ...

This will automatically slim the subject by lighting a smaller portion of the body and face. Goodstrongposingalways startsatthef ...

delicate silhouettes. Here are some successful feminine poses. The S Pose The S pose will give your client a flattering line and ...

with the simple placement of the feet in this position. Fig. 3.19 S pose diagram, demonstrating the placement of the feet. Weigh ...

Fig. 3.20 C pose. Notice the graceful silhouette within this portrait and how the model’s body shape creates interesting and ele ...

Fig. 3.21 C pose diagram, showing the placement of the feet for the female. The majority of the weight should be on the right fo ...

awonderfulwaytoaccentuateandillustratethequalities and traits of the two differing body shapes. Fig. 3.22 T pose, a fantastic st ...

Fig. 3.23 T pose diagram, showing feet and their placement. Again with this particular pose the majority of the weight should be ...

Initiallythekeyto deliveringa goodsolidgroupshot is planningand forward thinking.Thephotographer should ensurethateverythingisre ...

Quiteoftenthemostdifficultaspectofalarger groupis morelogistical,thechallengebeingtofindenoughspaceto accommodateit.Onlocationan ...

this can create some lovely natural and spontaneous expressions. Heads should be posed in such a way that theyare on differingle ...

handsandusingthisknowledgeinourcompositionwecan include them to heighten meaning. Handsinportraitscanquiteoftenbehardtopositioni ...

Malesubjectscanbeputateasebyaskingthemtoplace theirhandsintrouserorjacketpockets,tofoldtheirarms, ortoclasptheirhandstogether.In ...

slimmingdownthesilhouetteofawomanasitcreates spacebetweenthearmandthe body,addingshape and curve to the body. Fig. 3.24 Multi ni ...

Masterclass READING BODY LANGUAGE I t is to a pointinherent in humannatureto read body language.Weareconditionedfromchildhoodtor ...

Subtlechangesintheclient’sbodylanguagearepowerful visualcuesthatthephotographershoulduseasa toolto conducttheirwaythroughasucces ...