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05/04/2006 09:04:17 PM · #1 |
Hi all,
I was wondering if there were any "rules of thumb" or tips and tricks to keep in mind that change depending on the size and/shape of your model and/or their features.
Are there poses or vantage points I should avoid if my subject is 5'3?
What about 6'2?
What if they are fairly overweight or stick thin?
Have a big head?
Have really dark skin or are exceptionally pale?
Have close set eyes?
A large nose?
Humongous ears?
How can I de-emphasize something they may not find attractive (particularly if it is their body shape or a prominent facial aspect) or alternatively emphasize some other feature without solely focusing on that attribute?
I hope that helps illustrate what I mean.
If there are little tips like:
If someone has a big nose, try to photograph them from above rather than below, that'd be great! (I don't even know if that's true, btw, just an example)
I'm hoping to pass these along to our photo club since I'm doing a brief overview of portrait photography and I could use some practical tips since my mom wants me to take her picture too.
Here's hoping!
- Sia
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05/04/2006 09:12:50 PM · #2 |
Sounds like a really unfortunate person.
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05/04/2006 09:14:14 PM · #3 |
May I suggest you purchase a copy of Corrective Lighting and Posing Techniques for Portrait Photographers by Jeff Smith. I believe it will answer all of your questions and then some.
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05/04/2006 09:17:48 PM · #4 |
The best thing to do is first study them yourself with your eyes when you first meet or see them. I'm sure their are certain 'rules' you can follow (such as if they have a double chin, let them put their head slanted up a bit so it doesn't show as much), but I believe you have to depend mostly on your eye to what looks good.
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05/04/2006 09:29:52 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by Joey Lawrence:
The best thing to do is first study them yourself with your eyes when you first meet or see them. I'm sure their are certain 'rules' you can follow (such as if they have a double chin, let them put their head slanted up a bit so it doesn't show as much), but I believe you have to depend mostly on your eye to what looks good. |
You sure have got the eye, Joey!
Love your potraits of people - dark, emotive. |
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05/04/2006 09:51:44 PM · #6 |
Another book, I believe it is called Body Parts and is written by Don Blair. He goes thru each body part and discusses ways to pose it to emphasize or de-emphasize features.
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05/04/2006 11:24:13 PM · #7 |
Thanks, I'll see if the library has both of those books.
The input is greatly appreciated.
If anyone else has tricks they've learned over time or books they'd recommend checking out, please feel free to add. :)
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05/04/2006 11:28:29 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Sounds like a really unfortunate person. |
LOL!!!!
Sorry, I don't have anything constructive to say. This comment just cracked me up. |
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05/05/2006 12:48:00 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by idnic:
May I suggest you purchase a copy of Corrective Lighting and Posing Techniques for Portrait Photographers by Jeff Smith. I believe it will answer all of your questions and then some. |
yep i second that. There are techniques to help everything, in regrads to posing and lighting... now if i could only remember them all.
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