Creative Ideas in Photography by Diana Miller

Author:Diana Miller [Miller, Diana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-07-17T21:00:00+00:00

4 POSES: WHEN TO POSE AND WHEN NOT TO

Introduction There are times when it becomes difficult to decide on when to pose and when not to, especially when photographing families. From personal experience I have found it profoundly easier to not pose children. However, you may find a large number of other photographers who disagree. However, how do you really know when you should pose and when you shouldn’t?

WHY TO NOT POSE A SUBJECT Before I get into why you should pose, I really want to explain the reasons why you would not pose a subject. Posing a subject is a great way to take away the natural look a subject has. I’m not saying you should never pose, I’m saying there is a reason for everything in photography. Here are a few reasons you would not want to pose your subject:

Some children have extreme difficulty sitting still and within five minutes of being told to be still he or she will become extremely cranky. The child’s face turns beat red, tears fall and no one is happy at that point. You need to gauge your subject and see where he or she fits in. Some children may not mind, but there may be a lot of times where children simply want to be children.

Many adults will have extreme physical limitations that does not allow them to be posed in certain ways or even at all. The job of the photographer is the adjust to these situations and learn to adapt to these situations. This is one of the reasons why a good photographer will collaborate before the session.

One of the main reasons a client hires a professional photographer is to get away from the big box store photography studio. They want variety and creativity. Clients do not appear to have a very good time during the session if they aren’t allowed to express themselves.

A photographer is more likely to get more unique photographs of the subjects by allowing more freedom during the sessions. The more photographs that are taken the more options the client has at the time of proofing and development. If the client doesn’t have a lot of poses to choose from, the photographer will not make as much as he or she possibly could have. While we love what we do, we also have to make a living.

Have you ever tried posing a cat or a dog? If you have, you have probably had a difficult time getting them to sit still for any longer than two seconds (unless you’re one of the more fortunate owners of a trained pet.) At some point in your career you will have to stray away from the posing and figure out a creative way to get the shot. If you have pets, use them as your test subjects.

Weddings, weddings, weddings. There is no way in the world that you are going to be able to stop a ceremony to get the perfect shot. You must be able to concentrate, focus and take your best shot.

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