Tuesday, June 26, 2007

photography posing - relax the models

All photography posing or poses should appear natural and
graceful even though they sometimes may be difficult for the
model to perform. The most important thing is the finished
product. The first thing to do is try to get the model to relax,
which isn't always easy, but it's important for getting them
to look natural.

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Photography Posing - more kid stuff

Another way to get kids attention is with toys. Go to a cheapDollar Store
and get a few stuffed animals. If the animals make noise, that would be
even better.

Sunday, June 17, 2007

double exposures

If you want to create a double exposure as you are taking a picture,
you can use the filter cover part of the lens and take a snapshot and
then remove the cover, place it over the other part of the lens and take
another shot. Sometimes two images, or more, are exposed to a single
frame of film. which will create a “multiple exposure.”

Friday, June 15, 2007

photography posing - sitting poses

You shouldn't begin a sitting type session by posing the subject
first. Instead you should do a short evaluation of just the face
at first, and plan from there. After deciding which views of
the person's face we will use, we can pose the the person in
a way that supports this view.

Sunday, June 10, 2007

Photagraphy Posing - Children

It's much more difficult to pose children than adults, because
they either don't understand what you tell them to do, or they
quickly get destracted or upset, not allowing you time to get
things set up. It is much better to have someone working
with you, to help keep the children happy while you are
getting things ready, and to help in getting them to look
in a certain direction or a certain way while you are
taking the pictures

Saturday, June 9, 2007

photography posing - location

As always, location is very important. If the place
you take your photos has a boring background, it
can take away from the photo's character. To deal
with this you should have several simple backgrouds
available, which will allow the model(s) to stand out
much more.

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