>>3717747>- where do I start with portraits and posing? Any good book about it?There are several good posing guide images at the top of this thread that can help give you ideas.
For the physical act of posing a model, my main suggestions would be:
1. DO NOT TOUCH without asking permission first. Even something as simple as moving a strand of hair out of the way, ask first.
2. Figure out how to get your stupid dumpy photographer body in the poses you like so you can show the model what you're wanting, which has the added advantage that it makes the model feel more comfortable and have more fun if you make yourself look goofy.
3. Look at a lot of portraits; think about what makes the pose work or not work. Try them out with a model. Repeat.
>- how do you trick these gorgeous women to pose? My dream is making those tasteful nude shots. Have you ever paid a prostie to pose naked?Get good at photography. Make friends with women. Ask them politely. That method has had, like, an 80-90% success rate for me. I've never paid a prostitute to pose for me, but I have paid models once or twice (actually, I think literally twice, and both of those times it was more than the model was a friend and kind of desperately in need of money, so I gave her some in exchange for a shoot so she didn't have to think of it as charity or feel an obligation to pay it back. Both times, I've also done free shoots with those models).
Gorgeous women like having their photo taken. Get good at making them look gorgeous and they'll always want to hang out with you. It's a virtuous cycle.
>- when you shot outside how do you avoid shades that literally split someone face in half (half light/half shadow)? Do you use reflectors or something?Usually I just aim to shoot at times of day when that doesn't happen. Don't shoot around noon. If it's unavoidable, I aim for shady spots without high-contrast lighting.
