Jeff Smith. Posing Techniques for Location Portrait Photography. 2008

tom is now behind you, so it doesn’t mushroom out widening the hips. So

that’s our second rule: pose your clients on their hip closest to the camera or

make sure that this area will be blocked from the view of the camera.

Waistline.One last thing, look at your waistline. I don’t care how many

situps you do every morning—in a seated pose, your waistband or belt will

cut in and cause a “belly” to form over the top of it. The only cure for this

problem is to hide the area from view. If that is impossible, have the client sit

up as straight as possible to stretch out and flatten the stomach area, mini-

mizing the problem.

Ground the Pose.

The second rule of sitting a client deals with the feet and legs. Never have a

client sit without being able to touch the ground. A foot must be grounded.

In a seated pose, the subject should have at
least one foot on the ground.

In a seated pose, your waistband

or belt will cut in and cause a

“belly” to form over the top of it.