How to pose for portrait photography

Step 1: Basic posture Step 2: Feet placement For any portrait photography, feet are the first. The standing posture of models will determine whether they are comfortable and natural during the shooting. It is not good for a model to stand stiffly in front of the camera. Step 3: Pay attention to your legs and hips. People often say, "If you can bend your legs, bend them." Try to relax one leg and watch the knee and ankle bend naturally. When the model puts her weight on her front legs, her hips will naturally lean back. Some people like this style of photos, but most people will focus on the hind legs, so that they can put their hips away. Step 4: Watch your hands. Hands may be the hardest part to deal with. You can use your hands to show the elegance of the model and add vitality to your posture. In other words, the photographer must ensure that he will not be too conspicuous in the photo. Remember, the audience's attention must always be focused on the model's face, so make sure that your hands are not exposed to the main light too much, because it will interfere with the audience's attention to the model's eyes. If your hands are below your waist, you can let them relax naturally. Similarly, you can put your hand in your pocket, but remember to show your thumb, not your whole hand. Don't make a fist with both hands, it looks hostile. Step 5: Body Placement The way to deal with this problem is to make the model lean slightly, which will make the shoulders look less prominent and make the model look slimmer. Let the model focus on the hind legs, and the back shoulders naturally sink, making the model look more natural. At the same time, avoid the shoulder or other bad posture of the model. Step 6: Keep your head up. Now let's focus on your head and face. If the model is asked to change into an expression and then put on her feet, legs, hips and body, can she still keep her original expression? So the head and face should be put last. Some photographers like to shoot from the eye level-this is feasible in most cases-but if you want to take different and ingenious photos, try shooting from above or below your eyes. You can ask the model to look up, down, or at the camera. Another option is to keep them at arm's length. When a model relaxes, her head will naturally lean to one side. So if you want to make the model look more natural, try tilting the model's head a little. Raising your head slightly will make your nose appear shorter, lengthen your neck and smooth your chin. Bowing your head slightly will appear intimate, but it is only effective when the model's nose is small, so it can't be used on any model. Just like shoulders, turning your head slightly and keeping it in a 3/4 position will make the curves of your face and chin look slimmer. If the model's face is thinner, it will make her face thinner and longer, which may have a slightly morbid effect. Step 7: Eyes and eyes are the most powerful parts in portrait photography. Eyes can successfully shape or destroy the overall feeling of a work. Letting the model put her chin away can make her eyes look bigger and more attractive. Of course, this also requires the model's mouth and eyebrows to be equally attractive. The whole facial expression of the model needs to be consistent to make the photo feel inexplicable. You can ask the model not to look at the camera, but don't forget, it is also difficult to capture the expression in the eyes. People say that eyes are the windows to the soul-if you can master them, your photos will be more wonderful. Step 8: Some Flexible Skills Here are some other skills that can help you make the model perform best: 1. If the model is bald, take a backhand angle, take less hair and don't polish it. 2. If the model's nose is bigger, let them look straight at the camera and shoot it back, so that the nose will not be too conspicuous. 3. If the models have big ears, let them turn their heads to show only the side face, and let the other ear be in the shadow area with soft light, so as not to attract attention. 4. If there are many wrinkles in the model, direct light will make the wrinkles not shadow, thus hiding the wrinkles. As mentioned above, if the models have double chins, let them raise their heads slightly and stretch their necks. At the same time, you can also shine from the top of the model and create a shadow under the chin to cover your double chin. 6. If the models' faces are round or fat, ask them to turn their faces to the left or right, leaving only 3/4 sides. At the same time, use lighting technology to add shadows to the face. 7. Another skill to make the model look slimmer is to leave some space between the arm and the body. Similarly, natural posture is better than rigid posture, so try to make the model feel comfortable and not nervous. Let the model sit in the chair instead of standing there all the time. Finally, don't count down, because it will make the model put on a fake smile. Don't take such boring, artificial and unnatural photos.