Posing for Portrait Photography

BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER 105

My assistant explains the ideas to me, then I start working with the client.
I demonstrate a variety of poses and let the client pick the pose they
like the best.

With the client in the pose, the lights are adjusted and the camera posi-

tion selected. Then my assistant and I make sure the client looks per-

fect—checking the pose, smoothing the hair, adjusting the clothes, etc.

Once the client’s hair and clothing are perfect, we start photographing.
We check our monitors once the first shot is taken to make sure that
everything in the frame is the way we want it.

Sales also start during the session. For every full-length image we take,

we also create a closer shot of the same (or a similar) idea to appeal

to older family members.