From the course: Exploring Photography: Family and Group Portraiture
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Posing a male subject - Photoshop Tutorial
From the course: Exploring Photography: Family and Group Portraiture
Posing a male subject
After I finished with Trushana, I had Sako come in. You'll see some similarity in the poses, but there are differences. Natalie Fobes: And let's go ahead and have you put your weight on the other foot, on the other hip, on that one, and then go ahead and put that foot just out here some more. And then turn your body toward me, this way, even more. Very good! When posing a man, I'll often have him more square to the camera than I ever would a woman, and that's because being squared, a little more square to the camera, still not parallel, but a little more square, works to broaden his shoulders. I often will have them put their hands in their pockets, and that's a very comfortable look for a man. I'll also ask him to have his elbows cocked out just a little bit. I still have the man put his weight on his back foot, and that does give a little bit of a tilt to his shoulders too, that adds interest to the composition of his body. Okay, there you go. Now your eyes, just your eyes at me…
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