Posing is a subtle art full of nuance that takes a long time to develop a good eye for. This great video will give you a head start by showing you nine poses in just 90 seconds.
Coming to you from Mango Street, this helpful video will show you nine poses in only 90 seconds along with explanations of what each pose is doing and its geometry. Posing is one of those things where even just one small element being wrong can throw the entire thing off, and it's important to develop a careful eye for detail as you work on your own. Notice the intense precision paid to each detail in the poses shown in the video, from the overall body geometry down to the positioning of the hands. One thing that's always helped me is to pay careful attention to any areas of tension in the body. Subjects (particularly non-models) often hold areas of tension in their body that they don't even recognize, and if you don't point those places out to them, they often up being quite noticeable in a photo, so be sure to keep an eye out. Check out the video above for nine great poses to add to your arsenal.
