Posing for Portrait Photography

gy is to pose the eyes (which would of course include the face) and

then adjust the lighting to the pose.

Position of the Eyes.There are two ways to control the posi-

tion of the eyes in a portrait. First, you can change the pose of the

eyes by turning the subject’s face. Second, you can have the subject

change the direction of their eyes to look higher, lower, or to one

side of the camera.

Typically, the center of the eye is positioned toward the corner

of the eye opening. This enlarges the appearance of the eye and gives

the eye more impact. This is achieved by turning the face toward the

main light while the eyes come back to the camera. This works well

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The point at which you ask the subject to
focus their gaze in respect to the position of
the camera’s lens also, in essence, poses the
eye.

This enlarges the

appearance of the eye

and gives the eye more impact.