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POTN doesn't seem to have a "Tutorial" forum so I put this here.
I frequently see portrait images breaking the 1-2-3 rule regarding the body, head and eye placement. In portraiture you can guarantee your subject a very boring and static image by having the body in the # 1 position, the face in the # 1 position and the eyes also in the # 1 position. That means all three point in the exact same direction. Add a straight up and down pose where the subject is seated squarely on his or her buns or standing with their weight equally distributed on both feet, add no leaning of the body and I can guarantee you, you will have a REAL BIG ho hum image.
In my image below, the young lady is seated with most of her weight on her right hip which leans her body away from the camera, and she is turned 45 degrees away from the camera also. Her body in this image is in the #1 position. This will also tilt her shoulders so they are not straight across. I DID NOT allow her to place any weight on her right arm/shoulder as this will cause the muscles in her upper arm to tense up and bulge out. Her head is turned to the #3 position (which is at about the same angle as her left leg is in) then her eyes are turned to the # 2 position which is about 1/2 way between her body position and her head position. This will get the eyes off center a bit. I also shot from a slightly elevated position so her eyes are looking up. Short light it and make the capture.
So to start with seat the female at a 45 degree angle to the camera, have her place most of her weight on the rear hip, have her turn her head WAY back beyond straight on, to the camera, and then have her bring eyes back to you. This WILL feel strange to her and it WILL FEEL UNNATURAL to her. She may even say it feels strange and unnatural and attempt to 'unpose' herself. If she wins, you both lose. If you win you both win. If you are shooting digital pose her as stated above then show her the resulting image on the back of the camera. This WILL immediately build her confidence in your skills at posing her and will prove to her that she doesn't look strange in your poses. Benji
For more free tutorials:
http://www.photocamel.com/index.php/topic,16842.0.html http://www.photocamel.com/index.php/topic,15518.0.html http://www.photocamel.com/index.php/topic,14989.0.html
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