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The guide that most helped me was Justin and Mary Marantz's Art of Authentic Posing. I really like that it's a mix between a defined pose and an interaction, which makes things more natural and my couples really relax and have fun. I started off with Roberto's book and while it taught me a ton about fixing little things that make a big impact (posture, positioning) I think it actually hurt me in the long run. I became too focused on the little things that made a pose technically perfect that I ended up falling back on just a few poses with no variety, and definitely no natural emotion/interaction.
I recently added Katelyn James posing course to my education. She is pretty popular/trendy(?) and now I finally have a name to put on the poses I see so often in FB-land. She has 4 core poses and then she shows you how to add very simple variety. The feet never move in the core pose, just the upper body. The only thing I dislike is some of the poses come off too...unloving? Can't think of a better word, but an example would be guy has hands in BOTH pockets, woman wraps arm around one of his. Guy is facing forward to camera, woman facing sideways to him. However all of that is easily modified by just having him put an arm around her too.
Portraits used to be my most dreaded time of day and now I find them pretty easy and relaxed. With the above 3 teachers' advice running through my head, I can easily get a ton of variety and emotion in a short amount of time. Each teacher contributes: Roberto with technical tips, Justin&Mary with interaction and emotion, and Katelyn with simple and quick variety.
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