Directing Models for Photography

Overview

“In this lesson I will show you the main aspects of the lying pose, as well as the details that you must observe to shape the body in an aesthetic and balanced way. In this session I used an armchair looking for an appearance life style , but remember that you can use a bed, a rug or any surface; depending on it, you will have different possibilities to build your poses.”

In this video lesson Eduardo Gómez (Alter Imago) addresses the topic: The lying pose, which is part of the Domestika online course: Directing Models for Photography. Learn the art of directing people for your fashion photographs and portraits.

Partial transcription of the video

“UNIT 6 THE RECLINING POSE In this lesson, we'll look at the reclining pose. You can do these kinds of poses on any surface: some grass, in a garden, or on a wooden floor like the one here in the studio. A chair, a bed, etc. Any surface on which the model can be comfortably resting works for this kind of pose. When is a reclining pose useful for us? You can use it in boudoir photography, for example, with very sensual poses, or also for something more casual like lifestyle, which are photos showing poses and attitudes from everyday life like maybe a model reading a book, listening to music, ...”

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Course summary for: Directing Models for Photography

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (1015)
• 29168 students
• 6 units
• 20 lessons (4h 0m)
• 13 downloads

• Category

  Photography & Video

• Areas

  Fashion Photography, Photography, Portrait Photography, Studio Photography