Posing for Portrait Photography

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FOR DIGITAL AND FILM PHOTOGRAPHERS
POSING
PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY
a head-to-toe
guide
JEFF SMITH
Amherst Media
®
PUBLISHER OF PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS
POSING
for
PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY
Copyright © 2004 by Jeff Smith.
All rights reserved.
Published by:
Amherst Media, Inc.
P.O. Box 586
Buffalo, N.Y. 14226
Fax: 716-874-4508
www.AmherstMedia.com
Publisher: Craig Alesse
Senior Editor/Production Manager: Michelle Perkins
Assistant Editor: Barbara A. Lynch-Johnt
ISBN: 1-58428-134-9
Library of Congress Card Catalog Number: 2003112490
Printed in Korea.
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Notice of Disclaimer: The information contained in this book is based on the author’s experience and opinions.
The author and publisher will not be held liable for the use or misuse of the information in this book.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. SIX THINGS
Number Two: The Shoulders,
Waist, and Hips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Number Four: Lower the Chin,
Lose the Catchlights . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
An Additional Factor:
The Tilt of the Head . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
2. DEFINING THE POSE
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4. POSING THE SHOULDERS,
ARMS, AND HANDS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
The Shoulders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Don’t Rely on Digital Fixes . . . . . . . . . . .57
Bend Every Joint? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Before Moving On to
the Full-Length Poses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
One Eye or Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
5. THE BUSTLINE AND
THE WAISTLINE
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Lasting Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
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Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Bare Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Minimizing the Apparent Size . . . . . . . . .90
Posing the Toes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
The “Deadly Sins” of Leg Posing . . . . . .99
Pose Every Image as
a Full-Length Portrait . . . . . . . . . . .101
Analyze the Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Head Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
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