I do mostly landscapes and dabble in wildlife photography, so portraits are relatively uncharted territory for me. I find myself relying on beautiful light and not really doing a great job relaxing my subjects or posing them in a variety of dynamic ways. Does anyone have suggestions or guides on posing? Comments and criticism mostly assuredly welcome.
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On Youtube I really like Lindsay Adler. Here is a link that will lead you to some more of her stuff. &list=RDQMf6HkoDaFgLQ&index=4 In my mind, communication is the key, let the senior know what you are doing, why you are looking at your camera, explain what you are trying to capture. Sounds corny, but I say "think some happy thoughts" and I get a smile 9 out of 10 times. Just find your sense of what you are. It is obvious that you know great light and processing.
Good luck!
Sauseschritt wrote:
Great model, great light, great location.
#2: Full frontal doesnt work for too many people, but your model is very symmetrical so its no problem.
Thanks, Sauseschritt. I did try to keep her posing as asymmetrical as possible, but this one I actually liked the look of.
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cliphe wrote:
On Youtube I really like Lindsay Adler. Here is a link that will lead you to some more of her stuff. &list=RDQMf6HkoDaFgLQ&index=4 In my mind, communication is the key, let the senior know what you are doing, why you are looking at your camera, explain what you are trying to capture. Sounds corny, but I say "think some happy thoughts" and I get a smile 9 out of 10 times. Just find your sense of what you are. It is obvious that you know great light and processing.
Good luck!
Thank you, Cliphe. I appreciate the video you sent! I'll do some more digging into into her stuff. I am aware of all the usual rules, do's, don't's, etc., but I still feel like it's hard to apply in the moment. I guess practice, practice, practice...!
Great imagery. Love it. Were these completely naturally lit or did you use any off camera flash or reflectors etc.,? Just wondering.
thanks
girvincn wrote:
I do mostly landscapes and dabble in wildlife photography, so portraits are relatively uncharted territory for me. I find myself relying on beautiful light and not really doing a great job relaxing my subjects or posing them in a variety of dynamic ways. Does anyone have suggestions or guides on posing? Comments and criticism mostly assuredly welcome.
EDIT: Had some trouble embedding images - they're back up now!
sanjayg wrote:
Great imagery. Love it. Were these completely naturally lit or did you use any off camera flash or reflectors etc.,? Just wondering.
thanks
Thanks, SanjayG. This is 100% natural with no reflectors of any kind. I underexposed a bit so as to preserve the extreme highlights, then boosted shadows a bit in post.
girvincn wrote:
Thanks, SanjayG. This is 100% natural with no reflectors of any kind. I underexposed a bit so as to preserve the extreme highlights, then boosted shadows a bit in post.
Wow! It was a combination of your skills and some amazing light with a great model. Thank you for your response.
sanjayg wrote:
Wow! It was a combination of your skills and some amazing light with a great model. Thank you for your response.
You're too kind, Sanjay. Thank you for the praise! I'm just a landscape guy chasing beautiful light who happened to stumble into some senior portraits.
