The Photographer's Guide to Posing: Techniques to Flatter Everyone
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- Author：Lindsay Adler
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Summary
When photographing people， you can have a great composition， perfect light， and the right camera settings， but if your subject doesn't look right--if the pose is off--the shot will not be a keeper。 Posing is truly a crucial skill that photographers need to have in order to create great photographs。 If you're looking to improve your ability to pose your subjects--whether they're men， women， couples， or groups--best-selling author and photographer Lindsay Adler's The Photographer's Guide to Posing: Techniques to Flatter Everyone is the perfect resource for you。In the first half of The Photographer's Guide to Posing， Lindsay discusses how the camera sees， and thus how camera angle， lens choice， and perspective all affect the appearance of your subject。 Lindsay then covers the five most important things that ruin a pose--such as placement of the hands， and your subject's expression and posture。 If you can look out for and avoid these five things， your skills （and your images） will quickly improve。 Next， Lindsay dives into -posing essentials， - outlining her approach to start with a -base pose， - then build on that to create endless posing opportunities。 She also discusses posing the face--with specific sections dedicated to the chin， jaw， eyes， and forehead--as well as posing hands。
In the second half of the book， Lindsay dedicates entire chapters to posing specific subject matter: women， men， couples， curvy women， families and small groups， and large groups。 In each chapter， Lindsay addresses that subject matter's specific challenges， provides five -go-to poses- you can always use， and covers how to train the eye to determine the best pose for your subject（s）。 In the final chapter of the book， Lindsay brings it all together as she teaches you how to analyze a pose so that you can create endless posing opportunities and continuously improve your work
In the second half of the book， Lindsay dedicates entire chapters to posing specific subject matter: women， men， couples， curvy women， families and small groups， and large groups。 In each chapter， Lindsay addresses that subject matter's specific challenges， provides five -go-to poses- you can always use， and covers how to train the eye to determine the best pose for your subject（s）。 In the final chapter of the book， Lindsay brings it all together as she teaches you how to analyze a pose so that you can create endless posing opportunities and continuously improve your work
Reviews
Lucyrallen
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This is the perfect book if you want to learn about posing models for photoshoots
Tamyara
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Great book for PhotographySuch a refreshing learning tool。 It helped me so much！ Every photography student needs this book。 I highly recommend this book
Benjamin Nieves
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Must buy for portrait photographers。
Warren
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Exactly what I had hoped forI think most photographers are always learning and growing， and I'm no different。 While landscapes and animals have been my go to subjects， I have always wanted to learn the art of posing and photographing people。 It was intimidating。 These are real human beings with real feelings， and it's scary to think that I might make them look less than their best。If you're struggling with the same feeling， this book will help immensely。 It offers wonderful advice and examples。 Exactly what I had hoped forI think most photographers are always learning and growing， and I'm no different。 While landscapes and animals have been my go to subjects， I have always wanted to learn the art of posing and photographing people。 It was intimidating。 These are real human beings with real feelings， and it's scary to think that I might make them look less than their best。If you're struggling with the same feeling， this book will help immensely。 It offers wonderful advice and examples。 Heck， it even has a simple checklist for things that， frankly， would never have crossed my mind。 Will the book make you awesome at shooting portaits and poses？ Of course not。 But with these tips， and a lot of practice， you'll be well on your way。I am grateful to Lindsay for putting this book together。 I highly recommend it。 。。。more
Lis
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A very good start for begginers。 It's easy to understand and have plenty of examples。 A very good start for begginers。 It's easy to understand and have plenty of examples。 。。。more
Michael
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Second book on posing that I have read this summer and the one where I really picked up a wealth of information。 I really recommended it to anyone looking to improve their understanding of posing。
Chloe
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High-quality book/print and heavy to carry around。 Is it worth a read？ Absolutely， must-have for any portrait photographer！
james gustin
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This book is extremely useful to me。。。It was easy to read both sequentially and bopping around。 I shoot a lot and Lindsey helped me to scoop organize and integrate experiences I’ve created in a way that I might learn more looking back。 Thanks Lindsay， I look forward to your next book！
Christine
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Simple enough a cavewoman （me！） can use it。 So much here that I am taking notes to use on my next attempt at making people look good on camera。 Also looking to see if this author has any other books。
Danielle Cumberland
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Simply the absolute best book on photographic posing I have ever seen。 I love the author’s very sensitive handling of the range of body shapes and sizes that exist in reality。 I love that， for example， she uses a couple who are not Barbie-Ken perfect; the woman is taller than the man and the man is less glamorous than the woman， but she deftly demonstrates posing fixes to show the couple off to best advantage， minimizing their weaknesses。 It’s freakin outstanding！ I will refer back to this book Simply the absolute best book on photographic posing I have ever seen。 I love the author’s very sensitive handling of the range of body shapes and sizes that exist in reality。 I love that， for example， she uses a couple who are not Barbie-Ken perfect; the woman is taller than the man and the man is less glamorous than the woman， but she deftly demonstrates posing fixes to show the couple off to best advantage， minimizing their weaknesses。 It’s freakin outstanding！ I will refer back to this book again and again， reminding myself of posing pointers whenever I will be photographing people。 PS。: I have also kept certain things in mind when other people take pictures of me！ I was much happier with how I looked in photos taken at my son’s graduation， simply because I did not stand flat-footed and I was careful to keep negative space between my arm and my body。 。。。more
Bryan
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This is the second book I have read on posing this year。 I learned a wealth of information！ （The other was "Picture Perfect Posing" by Roberto Valenzuela） I plan to order a copy and keep it as a referenceI have read a few other books on posing and nothing compares to these two。Must read material for any photographer/model wanting to really step their game up。 After reading both books I have seen how my eye has picked things up and I am way more critical of the work I come across。 Including my ow This is the second book I have read on posing this year。 I learned a wealth of information！ （The other was "Picture Perfect Posing" by Roberto Valenzuela） I plan to order a copy and keep it as a referenceI have read a few other books on posing and nothing compares to these two。Must read material for any photographer/model wanting to really step their game up。 After reading both books I have seen how my eye has picked things up and I am way more critical of the work I come across。 Including my own work！！ This was just the book I needed to challenge my thinking and posing。 。。。more
Scottsdale Public Library
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This book is amazing。 I have never seen another book that has such details in explaining why one photograph of a person looks good and another just doesn't work。 It is about training you eye and it gives practical advise on how to improve any photo。 Recommended for anyone that wants to take a great photo or just wants to look better in one。 - Wendy M。 This book is amazing。 I have never seen another book that has such details in explaining why one photograph of a person looks good and another just doesn't work。 It is about training you eye and it gives practical advise on how to improve any photo。 Recommended for anyone that wants to take a great photo or just wants to look better in one。 - Wendy M。 。。。more
Zoe
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Very useful
Pearse Anderson
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What a great guide to posing！ Before I did my first full couple/nude shoot， I consulted this book， jumping around to parts that would help。 And it was really amazing。 Thanks Lindsay Adler， your scrimming/division of light and how-tos were very helpful！
Kathleen Messmer
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Wow！ Who knew there was so much detail to a pose？ Every photographer should read this book even if you don’t photograph people。 So much good information！
John Rinker
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As a novice， I was almost never happy with the portraits that I took。 Like many new photographers， I got a more expensive camera， and thought that more costly hardware would surely "cure" my portraits。 Then I invested in a posing course on CreativeLive taught by Lindsay Adler， and that changed everything - it changed my planning， my process， and most importantly， it changed the way that I see。 This book is Lindsay's posing bootcamp on paper， and this book paired with Roberto Valenzuela's "Pictur As a novice， I was almost never happy with the portraits that I took。 Like many new photographers， I got a more expensive camera， and thought that more costly hardware would surely "cure" my portraits。 Then I invested in a posing course on CreativeLive taught by Lindsay Adler， and that changed everything - it changed my planning， my process， and most importantly， it changed the way that I see。 This book is Lindsay's posing bootcamp on paper， and this book paired with Roberto Valenzuela's "Picture Perfect Posing" comprise my posing bible。 Lindsey discusses the importance of understanding how the camera sees， and uses those principles to provide guidance on lens choice， shooting angles， and how to flatter subjects in a variety of scenarios。 The book has photographic examples of practically every concept。 I hate to enter the "date finished" field here， because it's a book that I return to before each session， and it definitely makes my sessions better than they would have been without it。 。。。more
David Day
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Great book on posingWell written， concise， and very valuable tips， techniques， and information to quickly improve your portraits。 Highly recommend this book to anyone looking to improve their portrait photography。
Rebecca
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I'll see if this is helpful for me after I take some photos。 :） The author explains why certain poses work， and others don't， through helpful photographs。 There is a lot of repetition of the concepts， which is a very good thing。 I'll see if this is helpful for me after I take some photos。 :） The author explains why certain poses work， and others don't， through helpful photographs。 There is a lot of repetition of the concepts， which is a very good thing。 。。。more
Bader
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