1. Photography Poses – Immediately Improve Your
Photographs!
Photography Poses – Immediately Improve Your
Photographs!
Studying and learning various photography poses is the fastest and easiest route to becoming a
sought after photographer. Even if you never decide to go “pro”, mastering the basic
photography poses will put pizzazz in your photography. If you want to start getting YOUR
share of oohs and ahhs, keep reading…
The Linebacker…
The most common error I see in amateur photography – and in more professional work than you
may imagine – is what I call the “Linebacker” pose.
Consider a professional football player. (The American kind, not what we in the U.S. call
soccer.) Size is a major component of their job. The bigger and wider they appear to be, the
better. When they pose for photographs, they will face the Camera straight on – with their
shoulders looking as wide as possible. They want their hips and thighs to appear huge as well.
The more of the frame they can fill, the better – intimidation is the object.
Now imagine almost everyone else in the world…few of them are trying to appear intimidating in
their Portraits.
Take Off The Excess Size…
To help our subjects shed that “linebacker” look, simply have them turn their shoulders about
45 degrees to the camera. This looks natural, and is a far more slimming pose. If they’re visible
in the photo, their hips and feet should be turned as well.
Rule of thumb…Shoulders, hips and feet should never be straight on to the camera.
Avoid The “Sumo Wrestler” Look Too!
While linebackers want to appear broad – they don’t necessarily want to appear fat! The only
photo subject I can think of that actively WANTS to look fat, is a Sumo wrestler.
We almost ALL think we look too fat, and “the camera adds 10 pounds.” To help our subjects
visually loose some weight, consider what makes us look heavy! It’s the shadows!
We define shape by highLights and shadow. If we minimize shadows, people will look slimmer.
Have your models wearing dark clothing and the shadows disappear – and so does the weight.
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2. Start using these two photography poses and you’ll see immediate improvement in your
photos.
If this daily tip was a nice review of what you already knew – GREAT! If it taught you something
– you need my “On Target Photo Training” course. All of it, right now!
http://ontargetphototraining.com/KinOrder1
Dan Eitreim
Dan@OnTargetPhotoTraining.com
P.S. I can open the door, but YOU have to walk through!
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