For anyone new to photography, this is the book that needed to assist in posing one or more subjects.
Author(s): J. D. Wacker
Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc.
Year: 2001
Language: English
Pages: 130
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 4
PREFACE......Page 6
INTRODUCTION......Page 9
Section 1: Psychology of Posing......Page 11
CONFIDENCE......Page 12
PRIOR TO THE PORTRAIT SESSION......Page 14
DURING THE PORTRAIT SESSION......Page 16
FOLLOWING THE PORTRAIT SESSION......Page 19
GOALS......Page 20
Section 2: The Mechanics of Posing......Page 22
POSING FROM THE GROUND UP......Page 23
DIAGONALS, TRIANGLES, AND BALANCE......Page 27
FEET......Page 32
HANDS......Page 33
EYES......Page 34
POSING LINE EXERCISE......Page 37
THE HEAD/FACIAL PLANE......Page 39
THE BODY PLANE......Page 41
WEIGHT......Page 44
SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL FEATURES......Page 45
EXPRESSION......Page 48
MOOD......Page 49
STYLE......Page 52
POSING TOOLS......Page 53
ACTIVITY INVOLVEMENT STYLE POSING......Page 59
POSING FOR SALES AND EFFICIENCY......Page 62
SHOOT IN SERIES......Page 63
POSING FOR VARIED TASTES AND PREFERENCES......Page 64
SCENIC PORTRAITS......Page 67
LIGHT SOURCES......Page 68
THE BACKGROUND......Page 71
FINDING EXISTING POSING TOOLS/LEVELS......Page 73
CLIENTS’ IDEAS......Page 74
HAIRSTYLES......Page 75
POSING WITH VEHICLES, LARGE ANIMALS, PROPS, ETC.......Page 76
THE BUSINESS PORTRAIT......Page 79
CREATIVE/ARTISTIC PORTRAITS......Page 80
CHALLENGES IN GENERAL......Page 81
Section 3: Posing in Practice......Page 82
CHILDREN......Page 83
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS......Page 87
MEN......Page 93
WOMEN......Page 96
BRIDES, GROOMS & WEDDINGS......Page 99
MODELS......Page 103
COUPLES......Page 107
FAMILIES......Page 110
TEAMS, GROUPS & EVENTS......Page 115
PETS......Page 119
ABOUT THE AUTHOR......Page 123
INDEX......Page 124
