Poses Sourcebook

[Student]

Can anyone recommend a good, not too heavy book full of poses and such? It should be elegant and discreet for showing to both customers and models. Preferably with drawings/sketches rather than pictures. Thanks!

 

[KmH]

Not to heavy?

http://www.bing.com/search?q=poses+sourcebook&form=MS8TDF&pc=MS8TDF&src=IE-SearchBox

 

[cnutco]

Look here, plenty for you.

 

[Student]

I am really looking for a book!

 

[KmH]

I linked you to a slew of books.

 

[Student]

Yeah but this is not really what I am looking for. For example my uncle has a very old book with sketches which he shows his models before painting them. I don't want a tutorial book, I want something that's more like an index of poses - no text.

 

[LivinMoore]

You could compile your own book in some ways. Even by purchasing a binder and sheet protectors..collect sketches and images of poses you like and put them on in it. Better yet, as you take photos and people pose in ways you like use those images to build a book for new people. Then they can see your work and how the poses turned out. Just a thought.

 

[KmH]

Yeah but this is not really what I am looking for. For example my uncle has a very old book with sketches which he shows his models before painting them. I don't want a tutorial book, I want something that's more like an index of poses - no text.

Then I suspect you'll be looking for quite a while. I doubt such a book as you describe exists. Few authors or publishers would produce such a book - without text - because it would not sell very many copies.

 

[Student]

You could compile your own book in some ways. Even by purchasing a binder and sheet protectors..collect sketches and images of poses you like and put them on in it. Better yet, as you take photos and people pose in ways you like use those images to build a book for new people. Then they can see your work and how the poses turned out. Just a thought.

Over time I will!

 

[Yucel]

There is an excellent book "Posing for the Camera," by Harriett Shepard and Lenore Meyer full of sillouttes on posing, see review here: http://glamourphotography.co/?p=639

For a bunch of photos of people posing by various body aspects, see links on this page: http://glamourphotography.co/models/how-to-create-a-good-pose-for-your-photography-session/ you can print out the lists of poses if you like.

 

[Rob1n]

Can I politely suggest that if you pose your subject your pictures will look unnatural and fake. Try getting your subject to move into lots of different positions quickly, when reviewing your images you will build up a bank of positions that work and how you got them. You can tell a posed picture a mile off. An unconventional opinion I know but its the only one I have.

 

[Yucel]

Can I politely suggest that if you pose your subject your pictures will look unnatural and fake. Try getting your subject to move into lots of different positions quickly, when reviewing your images you will build up a bank of positions that work and how you got them. You can tell a posed picture a mile off. An unconventional opinion I know but its the only one I have.

I've tried both.

Unless the shots are candids, the model or subject must pose.

That is, if they know they are having their picture taken, they gotta pose. And, you as the photographer have to pose them. Just one more thing to learn. Like F stops...

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