Posing for Portrait Photography

Getting New Ideas. When getting new ideas for poses that
include the legs, look at fashion magazines. These are the images
that set the standard of beauty for your clients. Your clients don’t
want to look like mannequins, they want to look like the girls on the
covers of these magazines. If the client doesn’t have legs like those
girls, suggest that she wear pants.
Leg Length.While you can hide large thighs, making legs look
longer isn’t easy. You can digitally lengthen them or use a wide-
angle lens and have the subject extend their legs toward the camera,
but both of these techniques have drawbacks. The problem with
digital work, as was discussed earlier, is that someone has to pay for
the time necessary to make these corrections. The problem with

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Fashion magazines reflect the standard of

beauty for most clients, so ask them to bring

in clippings that show poses they like.

When getting new ideas

for poses that include the legs,

look at fashion magazines.