How Do You Position A Model For Professional Photography?
Positioning a model during a professional photo shoot can be one of the most challenging things a photographer can do. But, there are some great tips for getting perfect shots. Remember these moves when positioning a model: sitting, standing, leaning and laying. During most photo shoot you probably want to pose your model in at least three of those positions. It is simple, but effective for getting good poses. Remember the Rule of Thirds. Make sure to pose your subject so that the interest of the photo is in one of the cross lines when you divide the viewfinder into thirds horizontally and vertically. Fall back on the three quarter face shot (just the shoulders and head turned a little to the side), the hand-on-chin shot where the subject is leaning over just slightly to rest his chin on his hand when the arm is propped on his knee and the prim shot where she is sitting in a chair with her legs crossed at the ankle and her body is turned slightly away from the camera. These three poses
