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TheArtofPosing

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Posing

- Therearenorulesforposing.Iteitherlooksgoodornot.Someposeswilllookgoodwithoneperson,butmaynotbeflatteringwithanotherperson.

- Makeyourposeslooknatural.- Don’tforceanuncomfortableposeonaperson.- Youneedtobeinchargeandguideyoursubject(s).- Formalposevs.candidportrait.- A candidlookingshotcanbeentirelyposed.- Lettheenvironmentinfluencethepose/position.- Applyyourstyleandvision.

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Justbecauseyouhavepeopleinyourimages,doesn’tmeanthereareportraits.Aportraitinvolvesaninteractionbetweenyouandthepersonbeingphotographed.He/sheisfullyawareofthe

presenceofthephotographer.

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HerbRitts

Hands(whattodowiththem?)

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PosingHands

- Handgesturesareoftenoverlooked,buttheyarecrucialinanyportrait

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Handsasasignificantcompositionalelement

ArnoldNewman HerbRitts

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IrvingPenn(HandsandGeometricShapes)

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AlbertWatson(confidentposes,hands)

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RobertMapplethorpe(shapes,forms,hands,

lighting)

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IrvingPenn(hands,interestingshapes)

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Handsusedasaformofexpression

RobertMapplethorpe(left&middle)HerbRitts (right)

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PeterYang(hands)

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RichardLearoyd

Eyes“Theeyesarethewindowtothesoul”- Shakespeare

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HerbRitts

Eyesclosed

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RichardLearoyd

Directeyecontactisnotanecessity

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IrvingPenn(sittingdownandnarrative)

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SuzanneOptonhttp://suzanneopton.com

PoseusedtoconveyaNarrative

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MartinSchoeller

ConceptualPortraiture

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AnnieLeibovitz(theatricalposing,hands,studioprops)

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AlbertWatson(dramaticlighting,shadowscreateasenseofvolume)

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AdamFergusonhttps://adamfergusonstudio.com

Lightusedtoconveyanarrative

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LightandShadows!

MarcoGrob ArnoldNewman

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Props

PeterYang

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DavidLaChapelle(sensual&sexual,color)

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AlecSoth(props,photographyoursubjectintheirenvironment)

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TwoPicassoPortraits

IrvingPenn(studioportrait,intense)

ArnoldNewman(environmentalportrait,morerelaxed,naturalpose)

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Guideyoursubjectsandbeincharge,butoftentheposeswillhappenautomatically.Bereadywhentheyhappen

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Importantistogetthetrustofyoursubjects.Thatoftenmeanstojusttalktothemforawhilebeforeevenattemptingtoshoot.Alwaysbehonestandexplainthenatureofyourproject

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ArnoldNewman

Framingyoursubjectisagreatcompositionaltoolthatdrawstheattentiontowardsthepersonphotographed.

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AnnieLeibovitz

Availablelightwithflash

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Rineke Dijkstra(shootatrightmomenttocreateapsychologicallyintenseimage)

Beselective,findneutralbackgrounds.Simplicityisoftenkeyinordertofocusonthesubject.

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Somemoreexamplesofavailablelightwithflash(cinematiclighting)

AlexPrager AnnieLeibovitz

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Philip-LorcadiCorciahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So_FK4qnz5Q

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Somemoreexamplesofavailablelightwithflash

ChipSimons

SageSohier ChipSimons

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BruceGildenhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkIWW6vwrvM


Power Posing

Power Posing

American Public Power Association Washington, DC April 27, 2010 Leslie Sue Ritts, RITTS LAW GROUP, PLLC lsritts@rittslawgroup.com 1.

American Public Power Association Washington, DC April 27, 2010 Leslie Sue Ritts, RITTS LAW GROUP, PLLC [email protected] 1.

AA Boudoir Posing Guide 2011

AA Boudoir Posing Guide 2011

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Posing guide 1 - Fotografía Tijuana New Age Studiofiatlux.zenfolio.com/poses.pdfPosing guide 7 to be brought to our Male model posing guides. Posing guide 8 Posing guide 9 Posing

Professional Posing Techniques for Wedding and · PDF filesuch poses may also indicate ... posing techniques for wedding and portrait photographers. professional posing techniques

Professional Posing Techniques for Wedding and · PDF filesuch poses may also indicate ... posing techniques for wedding and portrait photographers. professional posing techniques

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Monocular Total Capture: Posing Face, Body, and Hands in ...openaccess.thecvf.com/content_CVPR_2019/papers/... · , and global translation pa-rameters {ti}N i=1. The body motion parameters

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Lynn Herrick Photography - Posing Guide

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Master Posing Guide - nuts73.free.frnuts73.free.fr/Vava/Phillips N. Master Posing Guide for Children's...Master Posing Guide AmherstMedia ® PUBLISHER OF PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS NORMAN PHILLIPS

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