Posing Book and guidelines

alaios

Dear all,

I am looking for a book, that would help me start with posing techniques and coaching my models. As I want to start with it easy and improve then I would like something that would teach actually how to avoid the major mistakes. The other time I have been asking one of my models to pose and the pose we got (I found that afterwards) was a feminine one with a masculine model.



How I can start with this complex process by following some simple principles and develop from there?



Any idea would help

Regards

Alex

Hackbone

Try this... http://blog.kitfphoto.com/Zeltsman/

Joe was the Godfather of posing way back when however the principles of the form remain today. Learn these and you can alter them to fit you current needs. Good Luck. Too many ignore these principles and wonder why their photographs get bad CC.

When posing even for just a head shot start from the ground up. Set the feet, hips etc, you need the base to set the top.

Hackbone

If I remember correctly I believed you asked about photographers in the New Orleans area. I found this site that has classes just about everywhere and I thought it might help you.

http://blog.photoshelter.com/2015/01/50-photo-workshops-in-2015/

divamum

http://www.amazon.com/Picture-Perfect-Posing-Practicing-Photographers/dp/0321966465

Plus MULTIPLE classes from different photographers/teachers on Creative Live. You can't get better than their offerings. Lindsay Adler and Sue Bryce both offer a lot of basic posing advice, even though they use it within specific genres.

Travel

One year I took a week long class by Zeltsman. A long time ago.

alaios

Thanks guys I appreciate your help and support.
I will read your links later when my daughter goes to bed
Alex

Gary752

Don't forget, if you have an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, to check out the app store! There's quite a few posing apps on there. Also you can find quite a few books on posing on Amazon.com.

GaryB