First Couple Photoshoot

DGMPhotography · Jan 10, 2013

So I was talking about photography stuff with my friend and then she's just like, "hey, do you need a couple?" And she offered herself and boyfriend to pose for a couple shoot. Of course I said sure. Now, how would you go about this? I'm pretty good friends with the girl but the guy I've never met. I'll take some things I learned from my previous post about a shoot (model release, etc.), but how would you interact with a couple and any good scenery/pose ideas?

Thanks xD

Sw1tchFX · Jan 10, 2013

If it's really informal and is just going to be used on facebook, screw the model release and just find a spare weekend and location because that's all they'll probably be used for. Model releases are for people who are not "pretty good friends"

If you don't know how to shoot them, than just find couple pictures you like and emulate them.

tirediron · Jan 10, 2013

Ehhh... I disagree! Model releases are used by photographers. The two minutes the release may prove worth it and can't hurt. As for interacting, meet at a coffee shop or similar first and take a half-hour to get to know each other. Bring a laptop or tablet and show her different poses, ask her what she likes, tell her what you like, and do some of each.

KmH · Jan 10, 2013

Start by doing some Internet searching about:
Photographic lighting for portraiture
Posing
Location selection/scouting
Photos other photographers have made of couples.

As it is, entire books have been written about those subjects, so a visit to your local library is also recommended:

On-Camera Flash Techniques for Digital Wedding and Portrait Photography
Off-Camera Flash Techniques for Digital Photographers

Light Science and Magic. 4th Edition - An Introduction to Photographic Lighting
Light It, Shoot It, Retouch It: Learn Step by Step How to Go from Empty Studio to Finished Image (Voices That Matter)

Lighting for Digital Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots (Using Flash and Natural Light for Portrait, Still Life, Action, and Product Photography)
Available Light: Photographic Techniques for Using Existing Light Sources
Photographic Lighting Equipment: A Comprehensive Guide for Digital Photographers
Minimalist Lighting: Professional Techniques for Studio Photography
Minimalist Lighting: Professional Techniques for Location Photography

Posing for Portrait Photography: A Head-to-Toe Guide for Digital Photographers
Doug Box's Guide to Posing for Portrait Photographers
A Digital Photographer's Guide to Model Releases: Making the Best Business Decisions with Your Photos of People, Places and Things

Bram · Jan 10, 2013

^^^ What he said ^^^

DGMPhotography · Jan 10, 2013

Thanks!

Qveon · Jan 10, 2013

Why do you need a model release for this?

ceejtank · Jan 10, 2013

KmH said:
Start by doing some Internet searching about:
• Photographic lighting for portraiture
• Posing
• Location selection/scouting
• Photos other photographers have made of couples.

As it is, entire books have been written about those subjects, so a visit to your local library is also recommended:

On-Camera Flash Techniques for Digital Wedding and Portrait Photography
Off-Camera Flash Techniques for Digital Photographers

Light Science and Magic. 4th Edition - An Introduction to Photographic Lighting
Light It, Shoot It, Retouch It: Learn Step by Step How to Go from Empty Studio to Finished Image (Voices That Matter)

Lighting for Digital Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots (Using Flash and Natural Light for Portrait, Still Life, Action, and Product Photography)
Available Light: Photographic Techniques for Using Existing Light Sources
Photographic Lighting Equipment: A Comprehensive Guide for Digital Photographers
Minimalist Lighting: Professional Techniques for Studio Photography
Minimalist Lighting: Professional Techniques for Location Photography

Posing for Portrait Photography: A Head-to-Toe Guide for Digital Photographers
Doug Box's Guide to Posing for Portrait Photographers
A Digital Photographer's Guide to Model Releases: Making the Best Business Decisions with Your Photos of People, Places and Things

Great bunch of links there!

Majeed Badizadegan · Jan 10, 2013

KmH said:
Start by doing some Internet searching about:
• Photographic lighting for portraiture
• Posing
• Location selection/scouting
• Photos other photographers have made of couples.

As it is, entire books have been written about those subjects, so a visit to your local library is also recommended:

On-Camera Flash Techniques for Digital Wedding and Portrait Photography
Off-Camera Flash Techniques for Digital Photographers

Light Science and Magic. 4th Edition - An Introduction to Photographic Lighting
Light It, Shoot It, Retouch It: Learn Step by Step How to Go from Empty Studio to Finished Image (Voices That Matter)

Lighting for Digital Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots (Using Flash and Natural Light for Portrait, Still Life, Action, and Product Photography)
Available Light: Photographic Techniques for Using Existing Light Sources
Photographic Lighting Equipment: A Comprehensive Guide for Digital Photographers
Minimalist Lighting: Professional Techniques for Studio Photography
Minimalist Lighting: Professional Techniques for Location Photography

Posing for Portrait Photography: A Head-to-Toe Guide for Digital Photographers
Doug Box's Guide to Posing for Portrait Photographers
A Digital Photographer's Guide to Model Releases: Making the Best Business Decisions with Your Photos of People, Places and Things

You are the link Guru!

DGMPhotography · Jan 11, 2013

Qveon said:
Why do you need a model release for this?

So there's no legal issues, even if you don't think there will be - just in case!!

Buckster · Jan 11, 2013

DGMPhotography said:
Qveon said:

Why do you need a model release for this?

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So there's no legal issues, even if you don't think there will be - just in case!!

Exactly. Even "good friends" end up in court over stuff like this when it doesn't go the way someone thought it should.