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Working with poses, posture, and poise
From the course: Wedding Photography: Bridal Portraits
Working with poses, posture, and poise
In photography, and especially in portraiture, there always are conversations about posing. You can look up tips about how to have someone pose in order to create a flattering image. Well, I've never really been comfortable with that language, and here is why. Let's say in acting, if someone takes on a pose, in a sense, they pose like they're confused, maybe they'll go like this. But there won't be much feeling in that, because in a sense, if you're posing you're sort of faking it. So, I like to think of it more like a poise and, and possibility and feeling. How do you capture those images that have that, how do you interact with a subject, so that you can create those images that have that sense of presence. And also, how you can sort of direct them in order to move. When it comes to directorial styles, there's so many different ways to do this. In order to make a little bit of a comparison, let's compare this, for example, to coaching. Let's say, a soccer coach. There are some…
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Using natural locations1m 20s
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Working with window light2m 32s
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Working with open shade2m 3s
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Sitting versus standing2m 24s
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Working with poses, posture, and poise3m 35s
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The importance of authentic eye contact2m 7s
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Using the bouquet in the shoot2m 20s
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Working with multidirectional natural light2m 3s
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