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Myf atherha ds everalbooksonpos inga ndpos e

sa ndIof ten Both oft he serequi ret houghta nd aestheti
cc onsciousnes s
.
recal
lhi sa dvicea boutma ki
ng suret hec ompos i
tion ofa Gre atpa inter
st hr oughoutt ime a recha r
acterized by t he i
r
photograph wa sinteresti
ng.Igr ew up wi thc ame rasand abili
tyt oc onstr
uc ta ni ma ge by us i
ng pa i
nta nd vi sual
photography a spa rtofmy wor l
d.Igr ew up wi tht he el
eme ntswhi chte llac ompe l
li
ngs t
ory.Gr eatphot ographe rs
knowl edget hatt r
iggeringthec ame r
as hutte
rwa sthef irs
t uset hes amevi sua llangua get ocreatetheirst orie
sa ndt he
ste
pi napr oce
ssofma kingaphot ograph.Youdi dn'ttri
pt he resultisgreatartcre atedusingac ame r
ar at
hertha npa i
nt.The
shutt
erwi thoutt hinking.Fil
ma ndt hede ve
lopingc hemi c
a l
s processofc r
eating a rtr equiresa wa r
enessa nd s ensit
ivity
costmone y,soyouha dt obeve ryc onsci
ousofma kinga beyondonl yt e
chni cals ki
ll
.Tooof tenphotogr aphyi ss eena s
photograph.Li ke art,the ma ki
ng ofa phot ograph i sa onlyavi rtuosoma st
eryoft echniquea ndunf or tuna t
elyt he
deli
bera t
epr ocess. aestheticcompone ntfallsawa y, l
eavinge mptyi ma ges .
Di git
alphot ographyha ssi
mpl i
fi
edthepr oc
e ss.Now a nyone
Phot ogra phinghuma nf iguresi sa lla boutt ell
ingas t
or ya nd
wi thac ame rac antakephot oswithoutasmuc ha sas
ca e
c
nneond
verbet ackle dwi t
houtc lea rt houghtofwha tthei ma ge
thought ,itha sma dei te as
ya nd thoughtless.I tha
misa l
s
ghtso ay.Whe n Ke vi n Ca r
te rt ook hi si conicima geofa
crea t
edt hei deat hatanyonec anbeaphot ographe r
s.
.
t.
whi
arvich
ngc hildbe ings ha dowe dbyavul tur e
,itwa snoa ccide nt
.
ma ybec orre c
t..
.
buti ta l
some ansthattherea remi l
l
Cai
onsof
rterwa sma ki ng ave rys pe cificvi sualde cisi
on,a sdi d
trulya wfulphot ographersouttherewhodon' tt hinka
He lbout
mutNe wt onwhe nhes na ppe dt hes huttertoc apt urea
thei mage sthe yma ke.Ra t
herli
keha vi
ngami ll
ionmonke ys
nudeorf i
gur e.Itsne vera nunc ons ciousa c t
.Itne ve r( we l
l
pla yi
ngwi t
ht ype writ
ersinthehopeofc reati
ngt hewor
ha rksof
dlye ve r)ha ppe nswi thouta ni nf or me de yewhi chr eads
Sha kespeare. thepot entialima gea ndf ramesi ti nac ertai
nwa y.I t
sa bout
tell
ing a s tory wi th va ri
ous l aye rs ofme aning or pur e
Therea
retwotruewa ysofcompos i
ngani
ma ge: simpl ici
tyi na na r
r esting wa y.I ts ne ve r munda ne or
pr edict
a ble.It
st hepr oduc tofat hi nki nge ye .Rembr andtha d
1.The art
istposi
ti
onst he subj
ecttocr
eateane ngaging it.Hi sme di um jus tt ookal ittl
el onge rtha nas i
xt i
ethofa
composi
ti
on. second. It
st hesa mepr oc essandi tr e qui resthes amea t tention
tode tailandt al
ent .It
snothow qui cklyyouc anpa int,buthow
2.Thearti
stposi
ti
onshi m orhersel
ftocr
eateasucce
s s
ful you t el
lt he s tor y.Eve ni nt he di gi tala ge. Pi c
a sso or
composi
ti
onwi t
hthes ubj
ect
. Re mbr andtwoul ds ti
llbema kingusa lllookl ikebe ginne r
sif
theywi eldedadi git
alc a
me r
a.Eve nac he a
pone .itsa lla bout
thes torya ndnott hetype wr it
erorc omput eryouwr itei ton.
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ntr
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por
trai
tur
e
By de f
ini t
ion, apor t
raiti sapa i
nting,phot ogr aph,
sculptur e,orot he rartist
icrepr esentati
onofape rson, i
n
whi cht hef ac
ea ndi tsexpr essioni spr edomi nant .The
intenti st odi s
pl ayt hel i
ke ness,pe rsona l
ity,ande ven
the mood oft he pe r
son.( Wi kipedi ac ontribut ors.
"Portra i
t." Wi ki pedia, The Fr ee Enc ycl
ope dia.)
Al t
hough f or ma ny phot ogr apher s,t he pur pos e
rema inst rue,the por trai
tt oda yi sbr oaderi nt he
respe ctofhow i tisbot hc ompos eda ndc aptured.One
ofthemos timpor t
anta spe ctstoagr ea tpor t
raitist he
pos e,a nd how t hes ubjectors ubjectsa repos i
tione d
wi t
hint hef r
ameoft hei ma ge.Pos ingi nc ontempor ary
phot ogr aphyha sbe comemor ef luida ndl essr i
dge d,
anda ss uchs pea kstot hevi ewe rmor eona ne mot iona l
level.Howe ver,fluidityofpos ingha sa l
sol edtoal os s
ofs tructur ewi thinouri ndus t
ry.Phot ographe rsof ten
givenot houghtt othehi story,ps ychol ogya nda r
t i
s t
ry
ofa a sce t
icall
y be a utif
ulpos e. Li keDa nce,pos ing
shoul dha vee xpr ession,gr ace,ea sea ndf low thr ough
themove ments,ot he rwisei tbe c
ome sme chanicala nd
une mot iona l.
Find yourinspirati
on,pos ing i
sa llaround us,f rom
ball
et,to ascenei na n old b&w movi e,tot heol d
ma st
erswhos ee verys tr
okeoft hei
rbr usha nds ubtle
posit
ionofthe i
rs ubjectswa sdonewi thpur posea nd
inte
nt. The rei ss o muc h one c anl earnthr ough
observati
onoft hee xpr e
ssionofhuma nmove me nti n
arti
sti
cma st
erpiecesa ndhi s t
ori
cphot ography. Fr om
Leona r
dodaVi nc i
sha ndge stur
e s
,tothebodyl inesof
clas
sical dancers,t o t he f ashion a nd por t
r ai
t
photographyofHor stP.Hor s
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oura
ppr
oac
h
Whe nitc ome stopos i
ng,wea pproac hitinthes ame
waywedowi th ma nyoft heot here le
me ntsofour
busi
ne s
s..
.ke epi ts i
mpl e,l essi s more . Do your
home work,de velopas trongf ounda t
iont obuildupon,
anddon tove rcompl i
catethings .Simpl yput ,agr eat
poseisonet hatdoe sn'tlookpos ed,i tcome sfr om a
st
il
lnesswi t
hinmove me nt,ast houghyouha ves tolena
si
nglemome ntf rom ascene.I tmus tlooka sthought he
photographeri snotpr esent,andl ikea nextraordi nar
y
movie,theviewe rcanbe comel os
tint hestory.
Relax..
..yourpr esenc ea nde nergywi lldirectlya ff
e c
t
yours ubjectandt heout comeoft heima ges.Ifyoua re
grounde d,confidenta nde ntertheshootpr epa redwi th
apos it
ivec al
me ner gy,youc andi recttheflow oft he
sessi
on. Forthemos tpa r
t,wephot ographourc li
e ntsin
naturale nvironme nt sand le tthem r elaxi ntot he i
r
surroundings .Us ua ll
yours hoot srequireaf ai
rbi tof
wa l
king, sowhi l
ewewa lk,wet al
ka ndge ttoknow t he
cli
ents.Wea lwayss pe aktot hemi nas oftc alm voi ce,
andi ftheydon' tunde r
standwha twea rea skingt hem
todo, t
he nwewi llde mons t
ratethepos efort hem.
Ke e
pi tsi
mpl e
.Don' texpectyourclientstobea bleto
dothepos eyoua r
ea s
kingthemt odoi fyoucan'
t.Ifthe
posedoe sn'
tlookrightwet akeaf ewf ramesands ay
let
smoveont osome t
hinge l
sewi t
houtt hemr e
a li
zing
theydidnota chie
vewha tweha de nvisi
oned.Thi sis
simplyoura pproachthatworksforusa ndthetypeof
portra
itswehopet oachieve
.I ti
simpor tantt
ode velop
yourown a pproacht hatwor ks f
oryou a nd your
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ke
yel
eme
nts
Wet r
ulybe li
evet hatagr eatphotographi sl
ikea
r
e c
ipe .Thereareac ombi nati
onofingr e
dients
,a nd
whe n mi xed t ogetherc orrec
tly, theyc an be
t
rans f
or medi nt
os omethingbe aut
iful. Howe ver
l
ikea nyr e
cipe,forittotrulybeama zingitmus tbe
ma dewi thhea r
t,andr efle
ctthepe r
sona l
it
yoft he
i
ndi vi
dua lwhoc r
ea t
edit.
Thi
sisourr
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1
.Pr
act
ice
.
2
.Fi
ndt
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ght
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3
.Ne
gat
iveSpac
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4
.Pe
rspe
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6
.ThePos
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ke
yel
eme
nts
Succe
ssiswhathappenswhe n10,
000hour
sofprepar
ati
on
me e
twi t
honemome ntofoppor
tuni
ty.
-Anonymous
The r
ei samul tit
udeofe leme ntst ha tcomet oge t
he r
whe naphot ogr aphe rcapturesabe a uti
fulima ge,but
how do wede finewha tas uc cessfulphot oi s?Isi t
technicall
y pe rfe
ct, i s i t e mot ional, movi ng,
provoc ati
ve,or i si ts implyj ust a pr et
ty phot o?
Photogr aphya si na rtarebot he xtre melys ubj ec
tive,
andwha tma kesushuma ni soura bilit
yt ot hinka nd
perceiveona nindi viduallevel.
..bea utyt rulyi sinthe
eyeoft hebe hol der.Howe ver,Amya ndIbe lievetha t
artandphot ogra phymus thaveaf ounda ti
onwhi chi s
builtonc r
eativit
y,c raft
sma nship,ski ll
,andofc ourse,
rulesa nd principles.And ye s rulesa r
eme a nttobe
broken ,butonl ywhe noneknowst her ulest heya re
breaking.
Phot ographyi sajourney,a ndwea realwaysle ar

ni ng
ne w wa yst oimpr oveours ki
lls
. Thef oll
owi ngKe y
Ele mentsarea naccumula t
ionoftheknowl edget hatwe
ha veobt ai
ne dasfull-
ti
mephot ographersovert hela s
t
eightors oye ars
.Knowl edgelikeartissubjec
tive,and
the s
ee l
eme ntsares i
mpl yi deasa nd pri
nc i
plest hat
wor kf orus.Wee ncourageyout out i
li
zethisaspa rtof
yourf ounda ti
on,thenbui l
duponi t
.
Pract
ice.Likethesayinggoe s,
practicema kespe r
fect,
we l
lma ybe notpe rfectbutde f
init
e l
y be t
ter. The
pursuitofthepe r
f e
cti mageisa na ff
lic
tiontha tma ny
photographershavet oe ndurethroughoutt heircareer.
As I moge n Cunni ngham s ai
d Whi ch of my
photographsismyf avorit
e?TheoneI m goingt otake
tomorrow. Pr ac
tice..
.shoota smuc ha syouc an,as
oft
ena s you c an. Onl yt hrough r epetit
ion a nd
experi
me ntati
onwi llyoul earnwha twor ksandwha t
doesnt
. You wi llbe s urpri
sedj usthow f astyou
advancea ndhow qui cklyyourwor kwi llevolve!
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Findthel i
ght .Lightiskey, andus i
ngi tproperlycanunl oc
kt he
beautyinyourphot ographs.Le arningt otrulys eelighttakes
dedicat
iona ndc ommi tme nt,andmos timportantlyobservat
ion.
Lightha sli
fe ,spir
ta nds oul,itisa lwa yschanging,i tdances
acros
sac alml ake,itglimme r
swi t
hint hel eaveson at rees
branches,andl ightl
yt r
ace sthec ontoursoft hef ac
eofal ove d
one.Lightqui t
es i
mpl yisma gi
ca l
,itisthepa i
ntf rom whicha
photographe rcanc r
eatethe i
rma sterpiece.
Asa vail
abl
elightshoot
e r
s,wea reconstant
lywa t
chi
ngtheli
ght,
and mor especif
ical
lyhow i tinter
a ct
switht heenvi
ronment.
Lighthasvariouslevel
sofqua lit
y,a nditi
swhe nyoube gi
nt o
unde r
standands eethequa l
it
yofl ightthatyoucandrast
ical
ly
changethelooka ndfeelofyourwor k.
Ba c
klighting.Oneofourf avor it
et ypesofl ightings ituationsis
backli
ghting,ass eeni nt hee xa mpl eont hispa ge.Ba cklighting
occurswhe nthes uni smor eorl essdi r
ectlybe hindyours ubject,
andonet ot wohour sbe fores uns et.Thei deal condition,iswhe n
thereisa bi tofha zeorwi spy c loud c ove r
,whi chs li
ght l
y
diff
usesthel i
ght.Toe xpos eint histypeofl i
ght ,
s i
mpl ys etyour
came r
at oma nua l,di alinyouri so,yourde sireda perture ,then
setyourshut t
ers pe ed.Fort hemos tpart,thereisve r
yl it
tleyou
needt oa djust,ast hel ightwi llr emain mos tl
yc ons t
anta nd
unchange d. I tise as yt o unde rexposei nt hiss ituati
on,s o
lear
ningyourc ame rashi stogr ami se ss
entialtoobt ainingpe rfect
exposures.Wedonotus ea nyl ightmodi fie
r sorr efl
e ct
or s,j
us t
simplyletthes unlightwr apa roundt hes ubject,whi chpr oduc es
beauti
fulriml ight,ands ilkyl ookings kin.
Whe nba ckli

ghting,itcanhe l
pt oele
vateyourselfaboveyour
subject. Weus es ma l
ll adderstoga in ahigherpe r
specti
ve,
whi chwi l
lnotonl yhelpwi thflar
e,butc anpreventthelight
from floodingyourl e
nswhi chcansome t
imesma keyourima ges
l
ook wa shed out. El evating yoursel
fwi llalso help with
pos it
ioningyours ubjec
ts ot hei
rheaddoe snotcomei nconfli
ct
wi ththehor i
zonl i
ne.Tr ys hooti
ngwi deopenwi t
hf as
tprimes,
ast hiswi l
lis
olateyours ubjectfr
om theba c
kgrounda ndcreate
as oftdreamyl ooktoyouri mages.
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Ove r
c astLight.Al t
houghi tmi ghtseeme asie
rtophot ographon
overcastda ys,i
tcana ttime sbee xtreme l
yc halle
ngi ng.Thel evel
orde greeofc l
oudine ss,a swe llasthepos it
ionoft hes unc an
ma keitmor eorlessdi ff
iculttophot ographi n.I deallyitisbe st
toha vet hes una ta ppr oxima t
e l
ya4 5de greea nglef rom the
ground,a ndal i
ghtorme dium uni f
ormc loudc ove rtha tcreates
subtl
es oftshadows .Itise ssenti
a l
toknow whe r
et hes unis,even
whe niti shiddenbyt hec louds,a syous houldbewor ki
ngwi t
h
andnota gainstit
.Shoot i
ngi nove rcastl
ighti nthemi dda y,and
photogra phingwi t
ht hel i
ghtbe hindyours ubjectcanc reateda r
k
pocketsinyours ubj
ec tseye s,whichisunf latt
ering.
Int he e xa mple on thispage ,we we r

es hoot i
ng in he a
vi l
y
over c
as tlight.I nfact
,ifyoul ookc l
ose,youc anseether a i
n
dropsi nt heima ge.Wepos it
ionedours ubjects oshewa sa l
wa ys
faci
ngt hes unwhi chwa scompl et
e l
yhidde nbyt heclouds.We
alsosele c
tedal ocati
ononahi l
lt
opwhe rethel ightwoul dnotbe
blocked.Thi ssess
ionwa sphot ographedi nt hel at
ea f
ternoon,
wi t
ht hea ngl eofthesuna taround4 5de grees.Ha vi
ngt hes un
att hisa ngl eboth preventstheda rkeyes ha dows,a nd also
ensure stha tyoua r
enotblockingt heli
ght.
In overcastli
ght ,loca t
ion ise verything. Tr ya nd find ope n
spaceswhe reyoua r ea bletoshootwi t
ht helight.Ideall
y, ifyou
canfindas pacewhe rethegr oundi sli
ghti ntone,thenitc anhe l
p
bounc ethediffusedl ightba ckont oyours ubject
.Fori nstance,
thereisabeacht hatweof tenphot ographa tonc l
oudyda ys.The
reasonweus ethisloc ati
oni sthatt hes andisani celightc olor,
whi chhe l
psr efl
ectt hel ightba c
kont oours ubject
.Iti sgood
practi
cetoobs ervehow l ightreac t
sint heses i
tuati
ons,a nds ee
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Ope n Sha de.I n ha rshlight ,ope ns ha dec an bea

phot ogr aphe rsbestfriend.Wha texa ctlyi sope nshade?
Itisthes ha deda reasonas unnyda y,s uc ha st hesideof
abui l
dingorope ningi nadoor .Howe ve r,nota llopen
sha dei se qua l
.Whe nyoul ookf orope ns ha de ,tr
ya nd
finda reaswhe rethe rearena tur alref l
e ctors,s ucha sa
ne utrallightc ol
oredwa llorbui lding,ore venal i
ght
color e
dr oa dorwa lkwa yinf rontoft hes ha de .These
na turalre fle
ctorswi llhe l
pbounc et hel i
ghtba ckonto
yours ubje ct
,ma kingt hequa l
ityoft hel ightwi t
hinthe
sha demor ede si
rable.Sha det hatisl itbynot hingmor e
the nskyl ightwi l
lt endtoha veabl uet inta ndma ybe
mor edifficulttoobt ainapr ope rcolorba lanc e.
Inthei ma get otheleft

,ours ubjec
twa sphotographed
i
nope ns hadedur ingmi dda ylight.Wes elect
edt his
l
oca t
ion be causeitwa ss urrounde d by li
ghtc olore
d
roadsa ndbui ldi
ngswhi chr eflec
tedlightbackont oher.
Ther esul
ti sane venlylitima gewi thgr e
atcatchlights
i
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mpl yr ollher
onhe rne ckla
c ewhi c
hwa sont hesamepl aneof ones i
det os how offhe rjawlinea ndt hes ide shoul derssli
ghtlyf orward we we rea bl
et o
focusashe rlips. profi
leofhe rface
. crea t
eamor eintima t
ea nd sensualf ee
lt othe
pos e.
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Fort hiss eries,wea skedMor ga ntowa l

ks lowly
awa yf rom us .Onc es her eac heda na r eawe
li
ke dwea skedhe rtos top,a ndhol dthepos e.
Wet he na skedhe rt ore l
a xhe rshoul dersa nd
drophe rlefta rm ba ck.Bydoi ngt hiswes e
ea
beaut i
f ull i
nef rom he rj aw,down he rne ck,
acrosshe rs houlde ra nd down he ra rm.Thi s
createsbot haf emini nea nda iryf eeli
ngt othi s
ima ge.By a sking he rt o pos it
ion he r ha ir
str
a i
ghtbe hindhe rhe ad,itallowe di ttof l
ow
downbe twe enhe rs houl derbl adesa nd ke ep
thata r eae xpose da nd s of
tl ooking.Wea l
so
aske d he rt os l
ightlyt iltthet op ofhe rhe ad
awa yf rom us ,andt os taggerhe rs tancewi th
herl egss ot heywe renotdi rectlypa ral
lel.With
alloft he sepos ing c ompone ntsc ombi ned,i t
createsa ni ma gewhi chgi vesyou t hef eel
ing
thats hec oul dtur na r
oundt of aceyoua tany
mome nt.Al mos tas e nseoft hea nti
c i
pati
ont ha t
shewi lllookba cka tyou.
Thes econd imagewa sphot ographeda tt he

sametimea sthefi
rstonewi thane arl
yide nti
c al
pose,howe veritwa sc apturedf r
om a nother
pers
pectiveusingadi f
ferentlens.Bys hooting
widerfrom ane l
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,itc reat
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Inthefir
stima gewea ske dRa chell
etopl a
cehe r
armsbe hindhe rbac k,a ndt obe ndhe relbows
sothatli
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all
owe dlightt o pas st hrough he ra rmsa nd
creat
ed amor evi s
ua llyi nterest
ing pose.We
als
oa sked he rt os lightly pul lhers houlders
for
wa rd,til
the rhe ad, anda rchhe rback,whi ch
for
me das lightSc ur vei nhe rbody.Thi sphot o
wa scapture df rom a c rouc hing perspecti
ve,
and we us ed af lowe ri
ng bus ht oc reate
for
egroundi nt
e re
st.
Inthesec ondi ma ge,Ra chel

leissoftlyholding
herarms ,archinghe rba ck,ands l
ight l
yroll
ing
inhershoul ders.Thisisve rysi
mi l
a rtothefirst
image,onl ychangi nghe rarmsfrom t hebackof
herbodyt ot hef ront.Thebodyl inesinthis
imagecre ateabe autif
ulSc urve,andt hewar m
li
ghtge ntly wr apsa round he rgi ving a soft
femini
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Thisi ma ge de mons tratesa nothe re xampl e of

creati
ngwi ndowsorpoc ketsbe twe enthebodya nd
arms .By a sking he rtol i
ght ly grab hold ofhe r
dress,bendhe relbowsa ndbr inghe rha ndsinc l
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tohe rbody,i tha sc r
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wa l
kingi nt hega rdent hent ur nedt os eeyou.He r
headi ss lightlytilt
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eateas oftS
curvet ot hepos eandhe rc hini slowe red. This
givesyouabe autif
ulvi ew ofhe rjawl inea nda
threequa rterpr ofil
eofhe rf ace. Al though you
cantphys icall
ys eehe rl egswea skedhe rt oshif
t
herwe ightt ot hef rontl eg.By ha ving he rlean
sli
ghtlyf or wardt owa rdsus ,itpe rs
pe cti
velyma kes
thes ubjec tlookmor ena tura land pr oportionate
.
Fori nsta nc e
,ha ds hepos itioned he rsel
fs o her
we i
ghtwa sonhe rba ckl eg,he ra r
ma nds houlder
woul da ppe arpropor ti
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fer
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woima gess
oyou Now l et
st akeal ooka tthes ec ondi ma ge.He rewea ske dhe rtomovea ll
coul
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andingunpos ed,and thenposedint hesecond ofherha i
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earoffherbacka ndne c kli
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We
image.The posedi mage hasmi norc hangesfrom the f
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howeverthechangesreal
lyimpactthelookandf e
elofthei
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si t.Whe ns hepul l
ed
hershoul dersfor wardi tvisua ll
y thinnedhe rarma ndt ooka wa ythe
Letsstartby examining thef i
rstimage.He reshel ookse qual
lya s bulkinessse enint hef i
rsti ma ge.Thes ec
ondi mageha sas of t
ermor e
beauti
fulasi
nt hesecondphot o,butitf
eelsunfinisheda nde venma kes femininequa lit
yt ha tismor ef latte
ringf orhera ndmor ei nt
er es
tingto
herlookabithe avyinherfrontshoulder.He rhairha snotbe enplace
d theviewe r.Agr e atti
pf orbe a utif
ulmout hpos i
ti
onforaf e malec li
ent,is
inonea r
easoitsimplypa r
tsa ndfal
lsoverherba cka nds houlder
.Also, toaskhe rtos l
ightlypa rthe rlipsa ndl ightl
ybreathethr oughhe rmout h.
thedressatthisangleappe a
rstobedi ggingi nabi tatt heedgeofhe r Thiswi l
lbot hrelaxhe rjawl ine ,anda lsocreat
eas oftpl umpl ookt ohe r
bustbyhe ra
r mpit,whic
hi snotthemos tflat
teri
ng. li
ps.
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Thef ir
sti ma geont hispa gei sane xa mpleofa
simpleye tbe auti
fulpor t
rai
tpos etha tha sve r
y
fewa djustme nts.Wea skedGi natos tandf ac
ing
str
a i
ghtt ous ,rel
a xhe rshoulders,sl
ightlytil
the r
heada ndl owe rhe rchin.Wec hosetophot ograph
thisima gewi t
hf oregr ound inter
est,howe veri t
could havee asil
ybe e nc aptured withoutit.We
li
kedt hef lowe rsinf rontofGi na,ast heya dded
anotherla yerofdi me nsiontothissimpl eportrai
t.
Thes hall
ow de pt hoff i
elda l
lowsyoure yetoflow
direct
lytohe reyes.
Thes e condi ma gewa sc a pt

ur eda ftera skingGi na
towa lka wa yf rom usont hepa t
ha ndt he nt urn
andwa lkba ckt ous .Wec a pturedt hes e ri
e sof
wa lkingi ma gesbymovi ngwi thhe r,andt ra cking
he rbys etti
ngourc ame rastos ervoorc ontinuous
focusingmode ..Wet he na skedhe rt os topi nt he
mi ddleoft hepa tha nds impl ys hif
the rwe ightt o
onel ega ndbe ndt heot he rlegt oc r
e ateapl easing
angl e
.Thi sc hange sar e gularf orwa rdf a ci
ngpos e
tos ome t
hing wi t
hi nte res
ting vi suall i
ne s.The
sidepr ofil
eofhe rfaces howsof fhe rbe autifulja w
linea ndne ck.He rle fts houlde riss l
ight lyr aised
and r ounde di nwa r
d,a nd wea l
soa s ked he rto
lowe rhe rc hint obr ingi tcl
os ert ohe rs houl de r.
The pl aceme nt of he ra r
m c reated as ma ll
wi ndow,a ndbyut i
lizingt hef unl it
tlepoc ketson
thisout fi
t,thel ookbe c amemor el i
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The y both have s of
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sionwhe nthecli
entlooksdowna ndt he
nup
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fer
enti sthee motiont hatthe setwo intothefr
ame .
Ittake
sawa ythedi s
comfortt
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sfeelwhen
ima gesproject
.Thef irs
tima geisboths oftandf l
ir
ty,a nda lmos tfeel
s stari
ngblankl
yi nt
othelens.
li
keamome ntt hatwa scaughta sshewa swa lkingthr ought hef r
ame
orpe rhapstur ningintotheframe .Wea s kedGinat ol ookdownwi th
here yesandt hent obringherga zedir
ec t
lytothelens .
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Whe ns hooting wi t
h wa ll
sorbui ldings,iti s
importanttowa tchyourl ines.Ifthi
swa ss hot
inc
orrectl
yi tcouldappe ara sthoughthewa llis
fal
li
nga wa y,oronhe r
.Whe nlookingthrough
yourviewf i
nde riti
simpor tanttoqui c
klyt akea
mome nta ndde t
ermineifyouha vethepr ope r
angle
.Fi nda nanchorpoi ntinyouri ma gea nd
keepyour selfal
ignedtotha t
.
Fort hepos eint hef i

rstima ge ,wea skedKa i
ley
tole anonl yhe rba ckont hewa lla nds hi
ftthe
we ightofhe rbodyont ohe rba ckl eg.Bydoi ng
thi
s ,ita l
lowedt hef r
ontl egt obe nda ndgi ve
sepa rat
ion betwe ent het wo l egs .Thisl ooks
visua l
lymor ea ppe ali
ngve r
s usha vingtwol egs
compl etelys t
r aightwi thl oc ked kne e s
.We
wa ntedt hepos et olookc asua l,s
owea ske dher
topl acehe rhandsi ntohe rshor tpoc kets,which
alsoga vehe ra rmsas oftbe nd.Youwi llnoti
ce
therea renopoi nt softensioni nthispos ewhi ch
ma ke sitvisuall
ypl easi
ngt ot hee yea ndmor e
rel
a xed.
Inthes e c
ondi ma gewea skedKa ileytositona
rockne xttoas t
onewa ll.He ruppe rbodyi s
leaningf orwa rda ndhe rlegsa res t
aggeredt o
createoppos ing a ngle s
.He ra rmsa rege ntly
placedonhe rlapi nac ri
ssc r
osssha pe,ands he
isnotput t
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Thi sfirs
tpos ei ss i
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sti
ma geweha veaf ullbodyshot,then Byt aki
ngastepclose
rweha veachieveda not
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pre vi
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lydi ffer
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el.Inthis
thewa l
l. He r
e,he rwe i
ghtiss hif
tedont othe thesecondlook.Inthi
ss ec
ondi mageweha ve ima ge,we asked hertol ook down a nd up,
ba ckleg,he rs houlder
sa rere l
axed,a nd her askedhe rt
ot il
therheads light
lyandr ollher howe verthi
st i
mewec aptured herwhi leshe
ha ndsarec a
suallyplace
di nherpoc ket
s.Inthis shouldersi
n abi t
.Thes oftnessin he
rf aceis wa slooki
ngdown.He rpl ace
me ntinthes ce
ne,
set,wewa nt
edt odemons t
ratehow diff
erentthe achie
vedbyge t
ti
nghertol ookdowna ndt hen alongwi tht
hes hall
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da nd the
ima gescanl ooks i
mpl ybymovi ngyourbody upintothelens. breezethatli
ghtlymove d he rha i
r,give st
his
closert o your s ubjecta nd ma king mi nor phot o afee
ling ofmove me nt
,s oft
ness ,and
cha ngestothepos e. roma nce.
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Inthesei ma ges,wewe r
es tandi
ngout s
idea
buil
ding phot ogra phi
ng Ka i
ley.Thiswa sa n
opens ha des ett
ing,a nd li
ghtwa sr e
flect
ing
fr
om awa llontheoppos it
esideofus.Wea sked
hertol e
ani ntothewi ndow s i
llandthe nplace
one a r
m on t he wi ndow i ts
elf. By
photographi ng the s ame pos e from t wo
dif
ferenta ngleswewe reablet ocr
eateuni que
imagestha tlooka ndfeelverydiff
erent.
Wepr ef
erredt heout
comeoft hesecondphoto,
asthe fi
rsti mage wa sphotographeda tthe
obvi
ousort ypical
angle.Thesec
ondi magefe
e l
s
moreli
keamome ntthatwa scapt
uredofagi r
l
j
ustref
lect
inguponhe rdayorame mory.
Itisalwa ysagr eatideatopos eyours ubjectin

thesetype sofsit
ua t
ionsandt he nmovea r
ound
untilyouf indthepe rfe
cta ngl
e .Theonet hatis
perhapsl essobvious ,ana nglet hatma kesthe
viewert hinka boutt heima ger atherthanjust
looka ti
twi thoutanyf eel
ingorc onnec
tion.
Ani mportantti
pt hatisdemonstrat
edi nthe
secondimage,i
stowa tc
htheplace
me ntofyour
subjec
tsnosewhe nshooti
ngfrom thistypeof
angle.Itwilll
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Int hesetwoimage s
,wea skedJ asmine
tol e
a nforward on the t able whi l
e
ke eping herbacks t
raight.We a l
so
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towa rdsherface,andt hent oj oinher
frontha ndbywr appingita round. The
ha nd t ouchi
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tel
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ma keitappearsternra t
he rlighta nd
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Int hes e
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hert urn herfacei ntowardsusa nd
change he r gazet ot he tabl
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ma kingthisve r
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ladjustment,i
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createsacompl e
telynew thoughtf
ul
fee
lt otheima ge.
Wec hos ethisNor t

hf acingwi ndow a s
thelightwa sindirectandve rye ven.
Wea dde dabi toffil
llightbypl ac
inga
lar
ge s i
lver Ca lif
ornia Sunbounc e
ref
lectora tthee nd oft het abl
et hat
wa sa lmos tdirectl
y pa ral
lelt ot he
window.Thewhi tetablea lsoa c
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8
Inthesetwoi ma ges,
wewa ntedtodemons tr
ate
ana lter
native t ot he S c urve,whi chi s
appropriat
elyc al
ledthe Cc urve.Thisposeis
very populara mong f ashion photographers
,
and is oft
e n usedf orpos ing male mode ls
.
Howe ver,itcana ls
obeagr eatposetous efor
femalesaswe ll
. Thi spos ewor ksbestifyou
haveyourc l
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tba cka ga i
nstawa ll
,ori n
thi
scaseawi ndow sill.
Asyouc anse
eint heset woe xampl es,he adand
arm pl acementcanc ha nget helooka ndf eelof
thepos e.Inthef irstima ge,thepos ei smor e
rigida nd ma s
culine. He rheadf ollowst he
cur veofhe rbody,a ndhe rchinishe ldhi ghe r
.
Int hes e
condphot o,thepos eissoftera ndmor e
femi nine.Herlefta r
mf oll
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body,whi leherr ighta rmi sbe ntt oc reatea
wi ndow. Wea lsoa ske dJ as
mi net or ollhe r
fronts houlde
rin,a ndt ur nherfa c
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ei ma ge sa r
ephot ographed only Int hi
ssecondi ma ge,weha vea skedJ asminetos te
pba c
k Int hislastima ge,weha ves t
eppedi ne ve nc l
os erto
mome ntsa par t
,yett heyha veave ry from theba nister.Weha dhe rlifthe rshouldertha twa s Ja
smi ne,a nd asked hertolooki ntothedi stance,a way
diff
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llas oitwa sjustabovehe r fr
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e
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andwe
theba nist
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nttonot etha twe had he rbr eat
hel i
ghtlythrough herpa rte
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Thef irs
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rstima gewewa ntedhe rtol ookj us tinf rontofwhe re
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photographi ngma ternityse s
sionsi nana turale nvironme nt ,asitlooks li
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andf eel
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efula nd thewi nd.Thi sc reatedac almf eelingint hisi mage ,a st houghs hewa s
beautif
ul,wef eelitca nof t
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c he.Pers onall
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e l
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mos t
preferalongdr essa sithugst hebodyi nther ightpl aces,a ndyouc an de s
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Int hisima gewewa nt

e dtode mons tr
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Thei mageont hispa geshowsye ta notherperspect

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Wef e
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Simpl yaphot oofs ome onewa lki
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Int hisi
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Int hesei mages,we wa ntedto demons tr

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heone sseen
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andhow i twor kedi ns owe llwi ththewi nter
storm we athe r. Thea rc
hi ngoft hedr if
twood
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ket his,be
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on
whe rethel ightisbe stsuited.Youdon twa ntto
us eana reat hatlooksne atbutha spoorl ight.If
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Inthise xampl ewewa ntedtos how how ha nd

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hand, i t wi ll mos tl ikely e nd up be ing
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tc antrulybea nhonour .
Oneoft hebestpiecesofadvicewec angivea nyphot ographer,i

s
tokeept hi
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mpl e.Someoft hemos ta ma zingwe ddi
nga nd
port
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poses
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posi
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cl
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sthatl
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appropria
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ec li
entswe arapr e
ttydr essors kirtwit
hac ut etopa nd
perhapsac ardigani fitischi
lly. Wel ovef una ccessori
esa nd gr e
a tshoe s. He el
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ineda ndflatteri
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i
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orma nywhatt he
ywe arrefl
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rindivi
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di mageswe reshot
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thepos eups ot hathe ra r
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bri
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Thisi magewa sc apturedfrom ar ai

sedba nka bovet hec oupl e.
Wes tart
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mpl ybya skinghe rt os tandbe hindhi m
thenha dthe mt urnthe i
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The setwoi ma gesde monstrat

ethei mpor t
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it.
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look a tt his photo.He ret heya ppe ar mor e
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create phot os thata re mor ee motionala nd
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Inthe s
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bodybe hindhisba ck.I ti
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gentlyr es
tedhe rche ekontohi ss houl de r
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themt ol i
ghtlyres
tt heirheadstoge t
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Forthispos e,wea skedt hec oupletostandne xttoonea nother

andha dBr ettpul lLaurai ntohim plac
inghi sha ndsi nthec urve
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ngt owa rdsus .Thef ir
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eebehindthem.Bydoi ngs o,wewe rea bletolockfocusont he m,a ndnotha ve
demons trat
et hedi f
ferenc
ebe twee
njus tplacingac oupl eandt hens t
arting ourl
ensf l
oodedwi thlight.Thebe auti
fulwi l
dflowe rsa l
sopr ovidedinterest
ing
toshoot,versusf i
netuningthepose.I
fyounot iceKaylinsf
acei sget
tinglost andcolorf
ulforegroundi nteres
t.Thel astima gewa sphot ographe dbys tanding
inthefirsti
ma ge,andbys implyaski
nghi mt oturns l
ightl
ytowa r
dsus ,his onaladde r
,andpos i
ti
oni ngour s
elvesa tana nglesot hes unwoul dnothi tour
headi snow mor epr oport
ionatet
ohe rs.Hei sa l
somor econne cte
dt ot he le
ns.(
us i
ngal e
nshoodwi lls
ignif
icantl
yhe lpwi thlensflare.
)
image, e
spe c
iallyinima gethreewherewea skedhe rtoc l
osehe reyes.
Asweha veme nt
ionedbefore
,whe nposingyourcli
entswit
ht he
irfac
esr
esti
ngon
Ple
ase notethata l
though Melis
s a
sha nd i
sflat
inthisimage,i
tis the
irpart
ner,
bes uret
heyputve ryli
ttl
ewe ightonthe
ircheek.Bydoingthi
syou
posi
ti
oneds othatitisnotpar
alleltothelens
.Byha vi
ngitatanangl
e,i
t willac
hieveamor erea
lis
ticfac
ialexpress
ionwi t
houtthefacelooki
ngpull
edor
doesnotlookbroad,dis
propor
tionate,ordi
str
act
ing. dis
tort
ed.
POS
DE:DU
AL
I
TY
7
9
Thisima gede mons tr

a t
estheimportanceofha ndplaceme nt,and
how pr operpos i
ti
oni ngcanbothsaveyout i
mewi theditinga nd
bemor ef latt
eri
ngf oryours ubj
ect
s.I nthisphoto,wea skedhe r
toreachhe rarma crosstotheba c
kofhi she ad.Unf ort
una tely,
doingt hiscausedhe rdr e
sstopullintohe rarmpitandba c
k.To
correc
tt his,wes i
mpl yha dhim movehi sha ndfrom hiss i
det o
herbac k.Thissma l
lc hangecoveredthea r
eathatwef el
twa snot
perhapsa sflat
ter
inga sitcouldbe .Italsocreatedaf e
e li
ngof
mor eintima cyandc onnecti
on.
Iti
sinter
est
ingtonotet helightinginthisphoto.Asyouc ansee
thesun isbackli
ghting thes ubject
s,and weha vepos i
tioned
ourse
lvessot hata br anchi sbl oc
king it. By doing this
,it
prevent
st he li
ght f r
om di rect
lyf l
ooding our lens. The
for
eground le
avesa nd br anchesa l
soc re
atea n or
ga ni
cf rame
whichdirec
tsthevie
we rseyet othecouple.
5DLe
ns(
mm)
:50I
SO:
100Ape
rtur
e:1.
2Shut
ter
:1/1
60
POS
DE:DU
AL
I
TY
8
0
5DLe
ns(
mm)
:50I
SO:
1 60Ape
rtur
e:1.
2Shut
ter
:1/6
400
Inthissetofimageswea s
kedthecoupl
etositnexttoonea notheri
nthe
grass,andforhertoreac
ha cr
ossandtores
the rhandont hes ideofhis
face
.Int hef
irs
timageweha dhim mimi
ctheanglesofherarm, andplac
e
hisha ndinana r
eawhichforsomewoma ncana ppearheavier
.Byus i
ng
sma r
tha ndplacement
,youcanachie
veamor efl
a t
ter
ingoutcome .
Inthesecondimage ,weremovedhi shandfrom herinnerarm,aswedi d

notwa ntittolookl i
kemys ter
yf i
nge r
s.Wel ovether i
ml ightonthis
photogra
pha ndt hea ngl
esofthei
rf ac
es.Theima gefee
lsroma nt
ic,a
nd
theviewerseyena t
urall
ygetspull
edi ntoherbeauti
fulfac
e.
5DMa
rkI
ILe
ns(
mm)
:35I
SO:
2 0
0Ape
rtur
e:1
.4Shut
ter
:1/2000
POS
DE:DU
AL
I
TY
81
5DLe
ns(
mm)
:50I
SO:800Ape
rtur
e:1.
4Shut
ter
:1/4
000
Thesetwoi ma gesonc eagainde mons t

ratethatbys hootingfrom diffe
rent
angles
,onec a ncrea
tephot osthatareuniquefr om onea nother.
I nthefirst
imagewea skedourbr i
det opl aceherha nds oft
lyont heba c kofour
groomshe ad.Thet wooft hem we res eat
edve ryclos
et oonea notherin
thebacks eatofthepa ssengersideofac onvertiblecar
.Byphot ogr aphing
themint hispl ac
eme nt,wewe reabletoc r
eateavi sualframet hatdr aws
youreyedi re ct
lytothe m.Sha ll
ow depthoff ieldwa sa ls
oa ni mpor t
ant
fact
or,asitremove da nyvi s
ua ldis
tract
ions,andc r
eat
edal a
yer i
nge ff
e c
t.
I
nt hes econd imagewephot ographedt hec ouplethrough thef r
ont
windshiel
d.Wel ovedther ef
lecti
vequa l
it
y ofthegl ass,and how it
5DLe
ns(
mm)
:50I
SO:800Ape
rtur
e:1.
4Shut
ter
:1/4
000 cre
atedswi r
lsofli
ghtanddark.Thedi f
fusi
ona ls
oc r
eatedac i
nema t
icfee
l
t
ot heima ge,asthoughitwasc aptureddur i
ngapr ivatemome nt.The
shal
low depthoffiel
dinthi
sima gea ddstotheove r
allappealbyma king
t
heba ckgrounda ndotherel
e mentsa roundthec ouplea ppearsof
ta nd
muted.
POS
DE:DU
AL
I
TY
8
2
Inpriorpages,weha vedi scussedtheimportanceof

move menta ndmovi ngi ntoapos e.Thef i
rstimage
onthispa geshowsa not here xampleofmove me nt
.
Forthisphoto,wes i
mpl ya skedthecouplet ohold
handsa ndwa l
ks l
owl ya wa yfrom us.Whe nthey
reac
he dana re
at hatwel i
ke dwea skedthemt ostop
and forthebr idetol ook ba ckatus . By adding
move mentwec reatedamor er el
axedandr eali
sti
c
pose.Wethe naskedt hegr oom tolookatthebrideso
hewa smor econnec t
e dtot hes c
ene.
Int hes econdi magewea s

ke dthebr idetor ema i
n
holdingont ohi sha nd,the nrollhe rbodyc l
ockwi s
e
intohim.Wet hena skedt hem botht olookoffinthe
distance,r atherthanc onnectingtot hecame ralens.
Bydoi ngs ubtleadjus t
me ntsitwa seasytocreatetwo
diff
e r
e ntpos es.Thebe s
tpa rtisthattheseposesa r
e
createdt hr oughmove me ntwhi chi se a
sie
rf orthe
coupl et oa chieve a nd unde r
stand.I fyou we r
e
lookingf orye tanothe rsimplemodi fi
cati
ontoi mage
two,youc oulda skt hecouplet or emaininthes ame
body s t
anc ebutha vet hebr i
det urn herf acein
towa rdst hegr oom.
Pe
nta
x67I
ILe
ns(
mm)
:105FI
LM:FUJ
I800zApe
rtur
e:2.
4 5DLe
ns(
mm)
:50I
SO:200Ape
rtur
e:1.
2Shut
ter
:1/2
500
POS
DE:DU
AL
I
TY
83
t
ipsf
orpos
ingl
arge
rfr
ame
dindi
vidual
s
Ke
epi ts
imple:Donotove rposet
hecoupl
e,ke
ept
hingsnat
uralandus
elot
sofmove
ment
.Fore
xampl
e
wal
kingtoge
therorwal
kingint
oapose
.
Wat
charm pl
acement:Avoidposest
hatr
equi
ret
hebr
idet
ore
achupt
othegr
oomsf
aceorvi
ceve
rsa.Ke
ep
t
hearmsl
owe randsoft
eri
na ngl
es.
Usetheli
ghtt
oyouradva
ntage:Byba
ckl
ight
ingyourc
oupl
esasof
tena
spos
sibl
ethel
ightwi
lls
oft
ent
he
edge
sa ndbemor
efi
gurefl
att
eri
ng.
Thevei
lisyourf
rie
nd:Ifyouar
eshoot
ingawe
ddi
ng,br
ingt
heve
ilar
oundt
hebr
ide
sshoul
der
stol
ight
ly
cove
rherupperar
ms .
Useyourladder
:Whenphotogra
phingport
rai
tsoft
hecoupl
ewhe r
etheyar
ebot
hlooki
ngatt
hel
ens
,iti
s
morefl
att
eringt
obes
light
lye
levat
edwhichcanel
iminat
eadoubl
echin.
Pr
oporti
on:Ma nylar
gerframei ndividua
lstendtoleanback.Makesurethe
irwe i
ghtisonthei
rf r
ontleg,
whic
hwi l
lbringthei
rheadsc l
osertot hef
rame. Re
me mberthec
los
estobj
ectt
ot hel
enswillpr
oporti
ona t
ely
l
ookthelar
ge s
t.Ift
hebrideislar
ge rthanthegroom,posi
ti
onhimsli
ghtl
yinfrontofhe
r,asthi
swillvis
ua l
ly
makethema ppearcl
oserinsize
.
Backup:Avoids
hoot
ingt
ighti
mages.
Yourphot
oswil
llookmoref
lat
ter
ingbyincl
udi
ngne
ga t
ivespac
eand
sc
enery.Givi
ngyourimage
sbre
athi
ngroomwil
lletyoureyef
low t
hroughthesc
ener
atherthanbei
ng
st
uckinati
ghtar
ea.
Putyour
sel
finthei
rs hoe
s:Bec ons
ide
rate
,pol
it
ea nddon
tposet
heminawa yyouwoul
dnotwantt
obe
pose
d.Bereal
ist
icanddot hebe
styoucanbykeepi
ngthi
ngssi
mpleandnat
ural
.
POS
DE:S
IN
GU
LAR
I
TY/DU
AL
I
TY
8
4
anove
rvi
ew
Emot ion:A gr eatpos eshouldc onve yemot ionto Cur ves:Tr ya ndc re at
efla tt
eringbodyl i
nes,such Lines
:Besur eto anc
hor yourphotoss
otheydo
thevie we r,asthought heimages peakstoyou. asthoset ha tresembl ea Sa nd Cc urve.Aga in, notappeartha tyourcli
entsarefal
li
ngoveri
nthe
theOl dMa stersa r
ear i
chr esour c
ef ore xamplesof scene
.Fori nstance,anchorscanbehori
zonli
nes
,
Move me nt:Tr y phot ographing yours ubjectsas t his. archi
tec
tur
alc ompone nt
s ,e
tc.
theywa lk,orha vet hem movei ntoapos e.Pos ing
thiswa yc a nbef unf oryourc l
ients,andwi l
llook Sha l
low DOF:Ha vingas hallow de pthoff iel
dby Thes t
ory:Reme mbertot ryand te
lla s
tory.
mor ena tural. usingfa s
tpr ime sisagr eatwa ytonotonl yisolate Capturedetai
lsaround you,and awiders c
ene
yours ubje ctint hes cene,butpr oduc ea noverall set
teri
ma get
ha ts
howsthee nvi
ronmentt
hatyour
Breathe :Pe riodical
ly ha ve your f ema les ubjec
t softness
t oyouri ma ges. subj
ecti
sin.
softl
y br eathet hrough he rlips,whi ch willboth
rel
a xhe rjawl i
ne,andma kehe rlipslooks oftand Nos epl ace me nt:Whe ns hoot ing from a na ngle, Sca l
e:Bec auti
ousofplacement,aswhateve
ris
plump.Thi sise s
pec i
a l
lygreatfort i
ghterpor tr
ait
s. wa tchthatt henos edoe snotgopa stthec heekline, closesttothelensisgoi
ngt olooklar
ger
. Your
asthiswi lllookunf l
atter
ing. subjectsarm orhandsshould pr
obabl
ynotlook
Cha ngeyourPe rspect
ive :
Proba blyoneoft hemos t largerthenthei
rhead.
i
mpor tanta spe c
tstopos i
ng.Bymovi ngyour sel
f Wi ndows : Bya ddings pac eor wi ndows bet
we en
andnotyours ubjects,youc anc reat
eava r i
etyof yours ubjec tslimbsa ndt he i
rbody,youc anma ke Flatha nds
:Tr ya nd avoidflathandst hatar
e
i
nt ere
s ti
ngi ma ge swhi lema kingyourc lie
nt sfee
l t hema ppe arl i
ghte randt hepos ewi lllookmor e paral
leltothecame r
ale
ns ,asthi
swillof
tenmake
mor ec omf ortable. dyna mic. thema ppearlar
gerandunf l
att
eri
ng.
SoftLines:Whe npos ingyourf ema lesubjects,try Cropin-camera:Dontre

lyonyoursoft
wa ret
ofix Tens
ion:Whe n posi
ng yoursubj
ect
s,wa tchfor
andc reatesoftfl
atteringli
ne swiththe i
rbodya nd your mi st
akes or ma ke your angle
s mor e te
nsi
onpointsinthei
rbody.Forinstance
,locked
li
mbs .Thi sisespe ci
allyimportantwi ththeha nds int
ere
sting. By c roppi
ng in-c
amera,you wi l
l el
bowsa nd knees,st
rai
ni ntheshoulders
,a nd
andfinge rs
.Us et hewor ksoftheOl dMa stersa sa devel
opabe t
tereye,andbemor epr
e c
iseinyour te
nsi
oninthehandsa ndfac
e.
greatr e
ferencefort his.Fori ns
t a
nc e,looka tt he shoot
ing.
softlinesint hepa inti
ng Ledaa nd theSwa n Plane ofFocus:Whe nshooting c
oupl
e swit
ha
paintedbyCe saredaSe sto(Copya ft
erLe ona rdo Hai
r:Ha i
rplaceme nti
sve r
yi mport
antforyour shall
ow de pt
h offiel
d,trya nd havethei
rface
s
daVi nci)
.The rea resoma nybeautifulsoftli
ne sin f
emalesubje
cts. Besureherha i
risnotbloc
king parall
eltooneanotherandthel e
ns.Thi
swa yt
hey
thi
spa inti
ng, i
ncludingt hoseoftheSwa nitself
. i
nte
rest
ingelementsofherbody,ort
hepose. willbothbeinfocus.
Keepi ts
imple:Don tover
compl
icateposi
ng,asit Lookingatthec amera:Byperi
odical
lyhavingyour Connect
:Ma kes ur
eyourc ouplesareconnec
ting
willl
ookc ont
rived.Cr e
atenewlooks
s i
mplyby cli
ent
sf i
rstlookdowna ndawa yfr
om thec amer
a, withoneanothe
r.Ar msthata r
eha ngi
ngbyaguys
posit
ioni
ng your se
lfin new ar
ea saround your thenlooka tthelens,i
twi l
lcreat
eamor enatur
al si
de,orspac
ebe t
we enthems howsupvi s
uall
ya sa
subje
ct.SeePer s
pecti
ve. l
ooking expr es
sion i
nt hei
rfacea nd eyes. See physi
calandme ntaldi
sconnect.
Move ment.
POS
DE:S
IN
GU
LAR
I
TY/DU
AL
I
TY
A photogr
aphe
rdoe
snotoper
ateacamerai
norde
rt omerel
ytakepi
ctur
es.Phot
ogr
aphi
cwor
kis
a
lwa yspers
onal
.Aphot
ogr
aphreve
alst
hephot
ographe
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