5 Great Tips for Posing Portraits

How to light a portrait and determine the proper exposure settings are things that can be objectively codified, and in that sense, they can be a bit easier to learn. On the other hand, posing tends to be a bit more nebulous and is something a lot of photographers tend to struggle with when they are learning how to photograph portraits. If you want to improve your posing, check out this fantastic video tutorial that will show you five excellent tips sure to make your portraits better. 

Coming to you from Julia Trotti, this great video tutorial will show you five helpful tips for improving your posing. No doubt, this is something even a lot of experienced photographers struggle with. If you find it difficult, try taking a little of the pressure off yourself by having a few poses you know work well in mind before the shoot. This way, you can ensure you get some take-home images right away, which will leave you some time to work through some more organic posing without the pressure of needing to get a certain amount of photos looming in your mind. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Trotti. 

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Alex Cooke is a Cleveland-based portrait, events, and landscape photographer. He holds an M.S. in Applied Mathematics and a doctorate in Music Composition. He is also an avid equestrian.

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My thing is' That i can pose all of my girls and guys and they'll still look at me like huh. So im guessing this something that just takes time. Or you just hire a model instead