art of the portrait, v2: a guide to posing.

WHAT DID MY PHOTOGRAPHY MENTORS TEACH ME ABOUT POSING? more of a free artist chased a flow every shoot was different structured sitting starts with same posing follows routine that each sitter made unique in there own way STRANGER VS FRIEND CONFEDENCE AND CONNECTION WITH THE SUBJECT POSING SHOULD BE SIMPLE TYPES OF POSING CONNECTION WITH SUBJECT (before we begin) need this before you can begin posing start small, and very simply and build from there start with nothing, straight on portrait, nail that and build from there CANDID IN THE MOMENT learning how you can make someone feel comfortable with a camera in their face seeing whats around you, make them confident tricking their brain to make them distracted FORMAL SITTING POSING have a routine, a work flow, this works out kinks shut your brain off - guide them through the process same routine allows sitter to make the poses their own look for shapes, and simplicity start with most difficult and let it get easier CRUTCHES simple as a lean apple box - doing poses with a single box table, using the space provided CLOSING posing take practice, its about being able to control a situation effortlessly. do it often, be excited to fail, go outside of your comfort zone any questions? leave a comment and i’ll hit you right back. prints: https://coryphoto.myshopify.com/ post production tips: cropping:    • how to properly crop in photoshop   skin retouching:    • skin retouching made easy.   skin tones and color correction:    • skin tones in photoshop, color grading mad...   film grain:    • film grain in photoshop, natural grain mad...   properly export:    • how to batch export from photoshop.   simplifying an image:    • simplify your photos, easy tricks to make ...   follow me: instagram:   / coryphoto   twitter:   / coryphoto   website: http://www.coryvanderploeg.com/