the art of posing · herb ritts hands (what to do with them?) posing hands-hand gestures are often...
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TheArtofPosing
Posing
- Therearenorulesforposing.Iteitherlooksgoodornot.Someposeswilllookgoodwithoneperson,butmaynotbeflatteringwithanotherperson.
- Makeyourposeslooknatural.- Don’tforceanuncomfortableposeonaperson.- Youneedtobeinchargeandguideyoursubject(s).- Formalposevs.candidportrait.- A candidlookingshotcanbeentirelyposed.- Lettheenvironmentinfluencethepose/position.- Applyyourstyleandvision.
Justbecauseyouhavepeopleinyourimages,doesn’tmeanthereareportraits.Aportraitinvolvesaninteractionbetweenyouandthepersonbeingphotographed.He/sheisfullyawareofthe
presenceofthephotographer.
HerbRitts
Hands(whattodowiththem?)
PosingHands
- Handgesturesareoftenoverlooked,buttheyarecrucialinanyportrait
Handsasasignificantcompositionalelement
ArnoldNewman HerbRitts
IrvingPenn(HandsandGeometricShapes)
AlbertWatson(confidentposes,hands)
RobertMapplethorpe(shapes,forms,hands,
lighting)
IrvingPenn(hands,interestingshapes)
Handsusedasaformofexpression
RobertMapplethorpe(left&middle)HerbRitts (right)
PeterYang(hands)
RichardLearoyd
Eyes“Theeyesarethewindowtothesoul”- Shakespeare
HerbRitts
Eyesclosed
RichardLearoyd
Directeyecontactisnotanecessity
IrvingPenn(sittingdownandnarrative)
SuzanneOptonhttp://suzanneopton.com
PoseusedtoconveyaNarrative
MartinSchoeller
ConceptualPortraiture
AnnieLeibovitz(theatricalposing,hands,studioprops)
AlbertWatson(dramaticlighting,shadowscreateasenseofvolume)
AdamFergusonhttps://adamfergusonstudio.com
Lightusedtoconveyanarrative
LightandShadows!
MarcoGrob ArnoldNewman
Props
PeterYang
DavidLaChapelle(sensual&sexual,color)
AlecSoth(props,photographyoursubjectintheirenvironment)
TwoPicassoPortraits
IrvingPenn(studioportrait,intense)
ArnoldNewman(environmentalportrait,morerelaxed,naturalpose)
Guideyoursubjectsandbeincharge,butoftentheposeswillhappenautomatically.Bereadywhentheyhappen
Importantistogetthetrustofyoursubjects.Thatoftenmeanstojusttalktothemforawhilebeforeevenattemptingtoshoot.Alwaysbehonestandexplainthenatureofyourproject
ArnoldNewman
Framingyoursubjectisagreatcompositionaltoolthatdrawstheattentiontowardsthepersonphotographed.
AnnieLeibovitz
Availablelightwithflash
Rineke Dijkstra(shootatrightmomenttocreateapsychologicallyintenseimage)
Beselective,findneutralbackgrounds.Simplicityisoftenkeyinordertofocusonthesubject.
Somemoreexamplesofavailablelightwithflash(cinematiclighting)
AlexPrager AnnieLeibovitz
Philip-LorcadiCorciahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So_FK4qnz5Q
Somemoreexamplesofavailablelightwithflash
ChipSimons
SageSohier ChipSimons
BruceGildenhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkIWW6vwrvM
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