| If you're anything like me, you love photographing | | | | contrary they can make someone look proud and |
| people. What else could be more rewarding? But how | | | | confident. Especially when they're smiling. |
| do you pose them? It's more that just coming up | | | | Sometimes using a stool can help when posing a |
| with great poses, it's also about making your subject | | | | photography subject. It anchors them and gives |
| comfortable. It's about paying attention to who | | | | them one less thing to think about. This makes me |
| you're photographing. | | | | think of a really good point. When your subject is on |
| One mistake many people make is to try and pose | | | | the stool, just focus on their face. This will give you |
| everyone the same way, or to use cliche poses. It's | | | | less to worry about - less to pose. You can just |
| really best to keep your posing natural. Make your | | | | focus on the expression. And while they're there, talk |
| subject look comfortable by talking to them and | | | | to them. Ask them questions. Do they have kids, |
| getting to know them a bit better. This way you'll | | | | what interests them? Questions about kids and |
| see which poses will look most comfortable for them. | | | | family always relaxes a subject, and it gets them |
| The best approach to starting to pose a subject, is | | | | thinking about something else instead of being |
| to keep it simple. Let them put their hands where | | | | nervous in front of the camera. |
| they want to, and let them stand how they naturally | | | | Your words and actions can sometimes be more |
| stand. Now you can move on from there. But always | | | | important than actual poses. Your job - your |
| keeping it simple. It's okay for men to put their hands | | | | responsibility is to make them comfortable so they |
| in their pockets and it's okay for woman to cross | | | | look great in their photographs. For more tips on |
| their arms. After all they need to put their hands | | | | what you can do to ensure you can handle the |
| somewhere. Crossed arms are not necessarily a | | | | technical and creative side of capturing a great |
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