Posing Guide: 6 Simple Setups is All You Need

There are many reason's why keeping to a simple go to set line up for posing is a must. You can be shooting several mini sessions in a row and risk overshooting for one session and undershooting for another. You have a tediously to always overshoot/undershoot making your editing unpleasant which leads to your turnover time inconsistent. You are just not sure where to start or good at posing yet. Or we have all been there where we have so much going on and cannot think or seem to stay focused. Mastering and remembering this simple posing set will help to ensure you have a successful session no matter the case of what is going on. These six poses can be done quick and get you through your session in a breeze.

Your 6 simple posing setup:

• full-length landscape (horizontal)

• full-length portrait (vertical)

• mid-length landscape

• mid-length portrait

• close-up landscape

• close-up portrait

Now these can be done starting from the top or the bottom. You just need to start from either close up and move back or far away and move in.

full-length landscape (horizontal)

full-length portrait (vertical)

mid-length landscape

mid-length portrait

close-up landscape

close-up portrait

I use this six simple posing guide for each pose during each session. Unless it is a mini session I do the 6 steps once, maybe twice. I try to keep the session moving seamlessly throughout each pose by having an idea of how many different sets I need to create. Below I have broken down a family session.

Your simple family session posing breakdown:

• entire family together

• each parent with the kids

• kids alone

• parents alone

• individual portraits

• candid moments

entire family together

kids alone

parents alone

individual portraits

candid moments

So keep in mind; I would do each one of these in the six different setups. So it is kind of like 6x6 (6 poses set up taking 6 different ways). It will keep you consistent and giving you 36 photos to work with not having to choose every photo. Giving the overall gallery a nice wide variety.

Now grab those cameras and get out shooting!! Only way to get better is practice.

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