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Professional Posing Techniques for Wedding and Portrait Photographers

Professional Posing Techniques for Wedding and Portrait Photographers

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Author: Norman Phillips
Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc.
Category: Book

List Price: $34.95
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 14 reviews
Sales Rank: 177681

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.4

ISBN: 1584281707
Dewey Decimal Number: 778
EAN: 9781584281702
ASIN: 1584281707

Publication Date: October 28, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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Product Description
Combining two disciplines—posing and wedding portraiture—this professional resource helps photographers create flattering poses to build the best possible portraits and highest possible sales. Photographers are taught how to position the head, shoulders, torso, arms, hands, legs, and feet to correct figure flaws, make a client feel relaxed, and evoke a dynamic image that tells a story or defines a relationship. The challenges of shooting on location are addressed with tips for adjusting poses in any situation. A discussion of body language and how small adjustments can change an entire mood provides photographers with the ability to help their clients convey a variety of desired messages, whether elegant, sexy, or playful. Standing, seated, and floor poses are covered along with specific techniques for photographing brides, grooms, and wedding parties.



Customer Reviews:   Read 9 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Excellent learning tool   September 28, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

An excellent choice for those looking to improve their posing skills. The guidelines for doing so are well explained and easy to understand. Norman Phillips is thorough in covering a variety of posing situations which include specific body parts, groups, and wedding portraiture to name a few. Differences incurred between posing men and women are also featured. Many diagrams and illustrations along with good supporting information make this book an excellent learning tool.


3 out of 5 stars Mike   August 18, 2008
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Decent book, but may be a little too simplistic for the advanced photographer. I found some good ideas, but was looking for a little more direction on difficult people to pose, etc.


3 out of 5 stars Outdated photography, Decent text   January 24, 2008
 4 out of 4 found this review helpful

First things first -- the photography in this book is HEINOUS! The wardrobe, the poses, the lighting, the overall quality of the images led me to believe that this was published in the early 90's, when in fact it was published very recently. I even saw the classic "Napoleon Dynamite" pose amongst its pages.
So I figured this photographer would have nothing to teach me, given I (and every other photographer I know) was producing photographs of far greater quality the first day we picked up a camera Freshman year of college. But the text is actually quite enlightening, giving you some handy advice for flattering your clients' figures that is really indispensable. Since I currently am doing production photography (5 minutes per set to do creative shots for an entire family), I need a lot of fast, easy poses to place people in, or at least basic rules to avoid costly mistakes, and this delivered.
You won't find a book of poses, or a book of good photography, but you will find an education in how to come up with your own poses.



5 out of 5 stars Good Posing Techniques book   November 24, 2007
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

this book has very good samples and ideas about posing.. just dont see only pictures..take your time to read it all and practice with a friend or model. hight recommended


1 out of 5 stars Very Disorganized!   July 12, 2007
 5 out of 8 found this review helpful

Sample pictures do not have a clear description of which poses are good or bad. You have to read text which is usually in different pages to determine the expalantion of the poses.

Writer is not clear in his explanations and is hard to follow.

I will not buy any other books by this author.


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