Commercial photographer Derek Heisler has some key advice for the novice portrait photographers in the audience: don’t pose your models. This might seem counterintuitive at first, but Heisler explains why ‘directing’ your models instead of posing them, will make a huge difference in your photography.
Heisler talks about this issue in a so-called Minute Master […]. petapixel.com
Great portrait photography is so much more than just about knowing how to work a camera. You can memorize your camera’s entire manual and still not be confident in a portrait shoot because most portraits require posing.
I had no desire to be a portrait photographer when I started learning photography in college. The amount of work it takes to connect with people, pose them, and take a powerful image felt daunting. A few years later, I finally realized that being an empathic human was an optimal job skill for portraits.
I had no desire to be a portrait photographer when I started learning photography in college. The amount of work it takes to connect with people, pose them, and take a powerful image felt daunting. A few years later, I finally realized that being an empathic human was an optimal job skill for portraits.
Whether you're a professional portrait photographer or someone still learning the ropes, you'll definitely be working with non-models. So if you still need some help on how to pose them for your next projects, we have a really useful video tutorial that should give you lots of ideas.
Australian fashion, portrait, and lifestyle photographer Julia Trotti made this helpful 11. 5-minute video that provides tips and tricks for photographing men who don’t have any experience with posing and modeling.
Every spring and summer my clients know where to find me and my camera. Finding the perfect location for a portrait shoot is always one of the greatest challenges in photography. And once you think you have found the perfect location for your photoshoot, coming up with the creative idea for how to capture both the subject beautifully and the location cohesively can be equally as difficult to execute.
For many years, a 35mm lens wasn't considered a viable option for shooting portraits--and depending on who you ask it still isn't a good option. It doesn't mean that it can't be done, it just means that it's much more difficult to do effectively vs other options that are longer on the market.