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Five Simple Photography Poses To Perk Up Your Shots
Creating a beautiful portrait is about more than just snapping the shutter or even getting the correct exposure and composition.In order to create a pleasing picture, you need to be adept at posing your subjects so they look their best, as well. You particularly want to pose to minimize flaws, whether real or perceived by the person, and to bring out the subjects best features.
There are dozens of great photography poses, but the best ones appear natural and relaxed. Here are five fast and easy photography poses for a wide variety of subjects:
Hands In Pockets
Hands in pockets, with fingers in and thumbs out or thumbs in and fingers out. This pose is best done with the subject in a standing position and is a nice casual pose.It works well for guys and girls of all ages and gives awkward subjects something to do with their hands when they don't know what to do.
Have the subject put his or her weight on one foot and bend the other leg just slightly for the best appearance. Just be sure the subject doesn't cram his or her entire hand down into the pocket, as that looks awkward.
Both Hands On Hips
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| Photo by Steve Emberton |
Steve says, "The image was taken in my London studio in the mid 70's. I was working in London as a freelance photographer and while most of my work came from the music and entertainment industry, I did some work for model agencies. This was taken using a Nikon F2 camera on Ilford B&W film. The image you see is from a scanned print".
This pose works particularly well for women, and if they happen to be a bit overweight, it's even better because it shows separation between the torso and arms, making the person appear more slender.
Again, have the subject stand with her weight on one foot and bend the other leg slightly at the knee. It works even more effectively to shave a few pounds off the model's appearance if you shoot the photo from slightly higher than floor level such as when standing on a short stepstool.
Laying On Tummy
A laying-on-the tummy photography pose is another great way to make someone who is a bit overweight seem a bit slimmer because the tummy itself is never seen at all.This works particularly well for women, girls, and children. It can also work effectively for a man with a wife and small children if you pose him like this as the center of the composition and then pile the wife and kids around him for a casual family portrait.
For an individual woman, girl, or child, this pose usually involves having the subject bring their legs up behind them and cross them at the mid calf area. Then the photo can be shot from either a normal camera height or it can be shot from down low at about the subject's head height near the floor.
Backwards On A Chair
A great pose for young guys and girls is to seat them on a chair backwards so they are straddling the chair and leaning forward onto the chair back with arms folded.They can rest their arms on the chair back comfortably and it's a great looking pose. Just be sure the subject keeps a straight back so they don't looked hunched over.
Leaning Forward, Elbows On Knees
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| Copyright Photo by Remy Musser |
This is a great pose to use with guys, men and even younger boys. Although, it is masculine and casual, and it's a natural position for most guys, it can also be used for girls.
Seat the subject on a chair with legs spread and simply have the subject lean forward and put his or her elbows on their knees, lightly clasping their hands together. Be sure the subject keeps a relatively straight back, as a rounded back can look hunched in this pose, too. Then, get down close to the subject's head or chest level to take this shot.
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