Dynamic Posing Guide

Tips, techniques, and inspiration for creating perfect poses Effectively posing the human body is a challenge for nearly every photographer, from amateur to professional. Understanding how a model's pose, body language, and posture affect a photograph is crucial to success. Author and professional fashion photographer Craig Stidham shows you how to guide a subject's personality through body language, with hundreds of examples and suggestions. Answers critical questions such as: how can a photographer avoid having the subject look awkward? How does one direct both experienced and inexperienced models? Shares helpful posing tips and techniques for posing models in new modern and fashion-forward ways Suggests ways to make strategic edits in post-production to fix common posing mistakes Offers hundreds of examples of strong and stunning posing Dynamic Posing Guide teaches you the skills you need to identify strong modern posing techniques as you strengthen your photographic skills.

Tips, techniques, and inspiration for creating perfect posesEffectively posing the human body is a challenge for nearlyevery photographer, from amateur to professional. Understanding howa model's pose, body language, and posture affect a photograph iscrucial to success. Author and professional fashion photographerCraig Stidham shows you how to guide a subject's personalitythrough body language, with hundreds of examples andsuggestions.* Answers critical questions such as: how can a photographeravoid having the subject look awkward? How does one direct bothexperienced and inexperienced models?* Shares helpful posing tips and techniques for posing models innew modern and fashion-forward ways* Suggests ways to make strategic edits in post-production to fixcommon posing mistakes* Offers hundreds of examples of strong and stunning posingDynamic Posing Guide teaches you the skills you need toidentify strong modern posing techniques as you strengthen yourphotographic skills.

About the Authors viDedication viiAcknowledgments viiiIntroduction 1CHAPTER 1: Breaking Down the Human Figure 3CHAPTER 2: Rules of Posing 49CHAPTER 3: Seated Posing 75CHAPTER 4: Posing on the Ground 105CHAPTER 5: Camera Angles 121CHAPTER 6: Equipment 135CHAPTER 7: Breaking the Rules 167CHAPTER 8: Putting Your Poses to Work 175INDEX 193