We will now be exploring tips specifically for portrait photography. The first tip is posing from the ground up:
Assignment #18 - Posing from the ground up
A good portrait pose, be it a headshot, partial or full-body, starts with the feet. If your subject's feet and legs are not set in the right manner, then the rest of the structure goes out-of-whack.
A good rule-of-thumb is to have your subject place their weight on the rear leg and turn 3/4 from the camera's position. Also, have your subject flare their elbows away from the body a little to thin-out their silhouette. Good posing helps shape the figure and maximize your lighting. Bad posing adds those 10lbs everyone talks about. (Photo by Daniel Sone)
Assignment: Find a person who will work with you on this. Practice posing as mentioned above. You will need at least 3 photos emailed to me with your story for the photos by Wednesday, December 3rd.
