Jeff Smith. Posing Techniques for Location Portrait Photography. 2008

A

Ankles, 60
Arms, 47–48, 83, 95
in head-and-shoulders poses, 95
in seated poses, 83
long sleeves, 47
posing, 47–48
using to conceal problem areas,
48

B
Background,seeSetting
selection
Boudoir photography, 19
Bustline, 51–52

C
Chin, 44–45
Clothing, 17–19, 47, 64, 88–89,
94, 99–101
avoiding distractions, 18–19
group portraits, 99–101
in head-and-shoulders poses, 94
in standing poses, 88–89
long sleeves, 47
matching pose to, 17–18
shoes, 64
Controlling the session, 106–18
problems, causes of, 106–11
problems, preventing, 112–17

D

Details, observing, 31–32

E

Expression, 40, 96–97

Eyes, posing, 35–39

catchlights, 39

eye contact, 36–38

position of, 35–36

reflective poses, 38–39

F

Feet, 63–64

bare, 63

minimizing apparent size, 64

shoe selection, 64

toes, 64

G

Glamour photography, 19

Ground, posing on, 66–75

camera height, 75

clothing selection, 66–67

group portraits, 71–74

lens selection, 70

lighting, 71

location selection, 66–67

posing aids, 70

problem areas, disguising,

67–68

resting poses, 68

(Ground, posing on, cont’d)

trashbags, packing for shoot, 75

Group portraits, 99–105

depth of field, 104–5

clothing selection, 99–101

grounding the pose, 103

head heights, 104

posing structure, 102–3

sharpness, 105

subject proximity, 104

subject relationships, 99

H

Hair, 34, 40–42

Hands, 48–51, 95

bending joints, 48–50

fists, 51

holding something, 50–51

in head-and-shoulders poses, 95

resting on something, 50–51

Head-and-shoulders poses, 92–98

arms, 95

body, 94, 96

client expectations, 93

close-ups, 95–96

clothing selection, 94

composition, 97–98

expression, 96–97

face, 94–95

foreground, including, 94

hands, 95

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