Advanced amateur or professional photographers may get bored by this book, but newcomers to model photography, I do not know if I use the correct term, this book is excellent. Reading, understanding, and applying positively affect my photos right away.
I personally was having problem in getting the right pose for model, especially full body. I have never felt good with the composition. I guess it was because the shape of human body is different from normal photo frame.
The way Jeff describes things are is excellent. Not so much of hard chewed theory. Practical approach with a small but make sense backgrounds makes me focus into trying to apply his lessons right away.
Author(s): Jeff Smith
Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc.
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 130
Table of Contents......Page 4
Introduction......Page 7
Suit the Purpose of the Image......Page 9
Flatter the Subject......Page 10
Yield More Marketable Images......Page 12
2. Critical Decisions......Page 14
Determine the Intended Use of the Portrait......Page 16
Choose the Clothing......Page 18
Choose the Setting......Page 20
Choose the Lighting......Page 22
Choose the Style of the Pose......Page 23
Traditional Posing......Page 24
Glamorous Posing......Page 25
Practical Example......Page 27
3. Flatter the Client......Page 30
Tilt......Page 31
Observe the Details......Page 32
The Head......Page 33
The Eyes......Page 36
Hair......Page 41
Chin and Neck......Page 45
Shoulders and Spine......Page 46
Posing the Arms......Page 48
Bend Every Joint?......Page 49
Give Them Something to Hold or Rest On......Page 51
Bustline......Page 52
Waistline......Page 53
Hips and Thighs......Page 54
Standing Poses......Page 56
Seated Poses......Page 57
Posing Techniques......Page 61
The “Deadly Sins” of Leg Posing......Page 63
Bare Feet......Page 64
Moving Forward......Page 65
Clothing and Location Selection......Page 67
Disguise Problem Areas......Page 68
Choose Resting Poses......Page 69
Technical Considerations......Page 71
Photographing Groups......Page 72
Additional Tips......Page 76
Finding a Seat......Page 78
Hips and Thighs......Page 79
Ground the Pose......Page 80
Angle the Body and Lean Forward......Page 82
Compositional Options......Page 84
Potential Problems......Page 85
Three-Quarter-Length Standing Poses......Page 87
Determining the Posing Style......Page 88
Additional Clothing Concerns......Page 89
Hips and Legs......Page 91
Corrective Techniques......Page 92
7. Head-and-Shoulders Poses......Page 93
Client Expectations......Page 94
Shoulders at an Angle......Page 95
Extreme Close-Ups......Page 96
Expression......Page 97
Composition......Page 98
Lighting......Page 99
Clothing Selection......Page 100
Posing......Page 102
Choose a Basic Structure......Page 103
Ground the Pose......Page 104
Depth of Field and Sharpness......Page 105
Make Each Person Look Great......Page 106
How Troubles Get Started......Page 107
Preventing Problems......Page 113
The Long and Short of It......Page 118
3. Evaluate the Client and Clothing......Page 120
5. Discuss the Strategy......Page 121
Conclusion......Page 123
Index......Page 124
