yes..great. A lot of times you go for photos and come back and think..naah not so beautiful. The photgrapher can get much more out of you, but many just say: lets stand there, ok, click click, ok we are ready....and results suck. I am thinking about a professional shoot as I lost 12 kg of weight and wanted to have nice "slim" pictures soon....but now I wonde,r let me wait a few weeks and loose even more weight :D
I’m not a model nor a portrait photographer, but these are fabulous tips for anyone wanting to make themselves look better or even snapping family/friends photos! Thank you for posting! 🌹
17:56 Micro movements Point toe towards the camera Slide heel back in Push weight onto the back legs Shoulders back Lean the chest forward Arms off the body so they don't look fat Chin down Practice, repitition, experience
This was great! I would love to see you do this with someone not as slim and poised and see how a " normal" person can improve their Posing! Thank you for your expertise.
As an older (and somewhat overweight!) Woman, I’d love to see another tutorial for older women just posing in a group of other family members... I think I always look overly bland, but try to remember to smile with my mouth but also with my eyes. Any tips would be appreciated!
Here’s a few things I’ve learned: 1) raise your chin up and out a bit -this makes your face/neck look slimmer 2) chest up, shoulders slightly back and down 3) hips twisted to the side and butt slightly back…this makes your hips/stomach look smaller 4) also, try to never be on the end points of the photo or the front person. The people on the far left, far right, or in front of others always look bigger 5) and like you said, smile with your whole face….eyes included. Practice in the mirror with your cellphone to take pics. What looks good in the mirror may not look as good in a photo. Practice until the pose looks natural and feels more natural when you do it. Then you’ll naturally fall into that pose when with others.
I love it, thank you for sharing. My daughter told me that I am so awkward to pose for a picture, I am watching this video to know how I’m gonna do it. ❤️ believe me I have a struggle every time she took my photos.
Im here to learn how to pose too. some girls just do it naturally, but I always look like the tall awkaward one in photos. Now imma be the tall godess in photos. Much love to you!
As an artist who found your stuff thanks to the algorithm, thanks. This stuff is great for illustration. I will be studying and likely re-watching taking notes . I feel this will also be helpful for my animation and graphic novels too! Lets all learn from each other. I can pose for my own photo reference and or use these tips to help pose ref in a 3d model app. or just use some tips from imagination. I feel this will help bring my feminine and female character artwork to a new level.
Jerry is a master craftsman, one of the top portrait artists and educators today. There are more solid photographers than at any time, thanks to accessibility of education like this, and improved learning curves from immediate digital image view. Today, if anyone wants to create great images, people like Jerry and his peers provide all the knowledge needed. The magic additional ingredients are the creativity and personal chemistry a great photographer adds to bring technique to life.
I'm not a photographer but always felt awkward taking pictures because I didn't know how to pose. This literally made me avoid taking pictures my whole life despite the fact that I have a nice figure. I'm not even sure why this video popped up on my you tube but thank you for sharing these tips. Now I got something to work on and know how to do it.
Ah! I love the psychology in his methods! Photography is an art and art isn't all haphazard and "in the eyes of the beholder" like some hope for the sake of simplicity. Creating a magical or successful image is more like effectively marketing a product to an audience. Projecting a particular image, mood, idea or trying to evoke a certain emotion usually isn't just about photographing a beautiful subject. It's finding what precisely is beautiful about that subject and bringing it into the best light (literally and figuratively). Even if you're taking a senior portrait, your hope should be, the young person sees something wonderful of themselves in the photos, that they've been blind to.... that they have more self-love and confidence after the shoot. Photography is more than pretty pictures. If it doesn't challenge your mind and get you excited to mentally stretch to elevate your image and subject, it isn't art. Love this!
Thank you Jerry for sharing simple techniques to pose a women while photographing. This is one thing I always struggle with while taking pictures of a women/girl. You made my day. Thanks again.
There is so much knowledge in this video. I want to practice it as soon as possible with my wife! Even if i know she hates being photographed :) thank you!
The Book of Truth When things were at their very worst: 2 Suns, Cross in the sky, 2 comets will collide = don`t be afraid - repent, accept Lord`s Hand of Mercy. Scientists will say it was a global illusion. Beware - Jesus will never walk in flesh again. After WW3 - rise of the “ man of peace“ from the East = Antichrist - the most powerful, popular, charismatic and influential leader of all time. Many miracles will be attributed to him. He will imitate Jesus in every conceivable way. Don`t trust „pope“ Francis = the False Prophet - will seem to rise from the dead - will unite all Christian Churches and all Religions as one. One World Religion = the seat of the Antichrist. Benedict XVI is the last true pope - will be accused of a crime of which he is totally innocent. "Many events, including ecological upheavals, wars, the schism in My Church on Earth, the dictatorships in each of your nations - bound as one, at its very core - will all take place at the same time." "Arab uprising will spark global unrest - Italy will trigger fall out"
Delightful. . .I’m 78 and going to a reunion in OCT where my cocktail dress is a sparkling body stocking! Your tips will, hopefully, keep me from looking stiff and maybe shed a few years in the process! 😉
Absolute GOLD! Very very good and informative! - Not complicated! And all done in natural light, taking out all the 'complicated' stuff with flashlights and boxes. Pinsharp straight foreward right to the topic and main focus: modelling and posing! Good work!
You re the best tutor that I encountered so far. I am deeply interesting in portrait photography nowadays. I have been focusing only faces to catch the moment. I realized that there are legs, arms , hips , hands and body posture after watching your masterpieces. They make a huge difference. God bless you!
I had the pleasure of seeing you live in the Uk Jerry a few times in the early 2000s. I learnt so much from you about weddings and still use the tips you taught every day in the studio - for posing and lighting of ladies you are the master
Jerry, these are unbelievable valuable info´s you are giving away here. These Tips are not only great for photographers but also for models! Thanks a lot for sharing your experiences to us!!
Thank you so much for this! I started as a sports shooter, but now people keep hiring me for portraits. I had the photography techniques, but I became a deer in headlights when it was time to pose people. I used your techniques last night and the pictures were wonderful. Thank you!
Thanks a lot for this valuable information, I'm actually starting doing photography and I send myself on assignments to go out and photograph people. (so my friends are my subject, they get cool photo's and I learn the skill) But I started noticing every time we started doing photos they didn't know how to stand. I will take this advice into practice, you sir amazing. thank you.
This is AMAZING. You’re the messiah for teaching women how to pose. I learned a lot and practiced while watching the video! I’m going to do a photo shoot for headshots and fully body shots with a friend of mine who is a photographer, and send the pictures off to modeling agencies. Thank you for your guidance!
Funny your video popped up as recommended after I watched how to open an Uurig tripod. I bought it to film myself playing piano. Your tips can help me A LOT! I see myself in videos slouching over the keys in full concentration, sometimes my mouth even hangs a bit open totally zoned out 😱. Will now try to look a bit better while playing, and still try to play good piano at the same time. THX again!🤩
What a great training video. I was transfixed watching this and I am not a model or photographer. Thank you for the very useful information for amateurs and professionals as well!
Good tips, though how much of them to implement depends on how sexy the given woman wants to look. It depends on what message the picture wants to convey. For instance, in my wedding photos together with my groom, I didn't want to look too sexy, because I wanted the focus of the picture to be our love and happiness rather than my curves. For the same reason, I also had a more modest wedding dress. As for a 12-year-old girl, her curves and femininity in general should never ever be in the focus. Another counterexample would be photographing a woman who lifts and wants to to show off her gains rather than just look sexy and curvy. I'm sure posing with that focus in mind would be very different, too. One size definitely doesn't fit all.
There were solid tips in here but I couldn’t get past the misogynistic undertones in how he described women and what they want. I’ll go find this content created by a woman and using an example model that doesn’t already have an hour glass figure and 3% body fat.
@@janaja7199 she did what she wanted to look the way she wanted to look on her wedding pictures. The groom probably did the same. I don't see where the issue is here
Dude that was freaking amazing! I’m an amateur and you made me feel like I could take professional shots I’m sure it’s much harder if I try but you make it look so easy. Love this presentation
Fairly new photographer (and certainly very new to portraits using either natural or "artificial" lighting). Starting from a blank canvass, I really can not thank you enough both for this video and the "Quick start" or complete guide review in pictures with annotations as a starting point. Really, bravo Jerry. What's most interesting to me (and I should have thought of it from my own personal dance experience), but even starting from the base in "third" foot position and opening up the hip makes perfect sense. Presenting pleasing and repeating forms, lines, triangles. This video and the posing men video really brought these concepts home with the addition of starting points with respect to the light. I will now make it my point to review images from excellent portrait photographers that brake this basic starting point to see what message they are trying to convey and how posing them differently achieves that. Again, Jerry, thank you so much for this starting point. As someone in the comments alluded to, did you do a video with folks with skin conditions or fuller perspectives for help photographing people that are afraid of doing more than headshots for obvious reasons?
Thanks for the instructions. I learned a lot from them. I had no idea that so much depends on even a little movement. I will try to pay attention to the small details in the future.
Really great tips! Have done many amateur photo shoots in Mexico for head shots, social media, fun, etc, and they employ many of these techniques. I think it’s fabulous because every person should have an opportunity to be coached like a model and have amazing photos. Thank you for sharing!
So great! Thank you!!! I used to model years (and years ago) LOL...Posing was more natural to me then. As I am now almost 60 and having to have photos and videos done this will help give me confidence. ;)
Great ideas!!! And Ia Great video that really goes in depth. Bravo!!!!! I love that you shot those pictures with the light from an open garage door! No fancy lights that I could see! BUT I wish someone like YOU would PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE show an older, 65 or so woman who is maybe 20 - 40 overweight BUT one who either wants or NEEDS to look as attractive and appealing as she possibly can. You touched on it just a bit when you talked about hands at the waist. No one does posing videos for older people with a stomach. You could set a tread and help us older folks. It is super easy to pose a young lady like your lovely model but I wish someone who explains stuff so well would do a video about posing tips for older women. I'm in the entertainment field and I don't want to look like someone's great-granny: wrinkly and frumpy.
Man I would give anything to just be a student of yours LOL! I love trying unconventional looks but I hate photographing because I never know how to pose. This was amazing ✨ Thank you ☺️
This video is sooooooooo great, it should have a second part, and a third one if possible. I come back to watch it every once in a while to see if I am missing some details.
I loved this. I know the basic principals probably apply BUT could you do a video on how to bring out the best of someone who uhhh... not that attractive? Surely it's easier to take a good photo if the subject is one of the most beautiful women on the planet?
Could u please learn us of how to pose in family photos? This feels like for models and not so compfy like in familys. Even do, I have learnt a lot! Sorry for my bad english.
Yes yes YES!!Couldn't agree any more with you on this one,especially as someone who's launched a plus-size modelling agency.He'll hopefully see your comment😊🤞🏽
@taDah I was going to write a comment saying just what you said. My niche is older women and most can't stand on one leg for long and are not so bendy. So, would love a tutorial addressing those issues.
Great tips ... for posing as I don’t do photography myself... and best was last but not least... we ‘don’t have to be perfect just better than last week’ -super encouraging!
I swear I have never taken a good picture in my life because my husband and I have no idea about any of this. I’m curvy and have short legs so I always look like a fat stump in pictures. We will study your videos, try to apply your ideas and see if we can finally get some decent pictures. Thank you!
If you're using a cell phone, turn it upside down so the camera is at the bottom. I'm tall but have taller brothers so when they take pics I look dumpy. Flipping the phone helps make your legs look WAY longer!
@@colleeneldracher5658 Wow - great tip! I dance and just learned that videotaping myself with the phone on the floor versus at chest level makes me look 1,000x better. I guess maybe everyone else knew that (just realized most of the dance videos are like that) but not me. Your tip makes so much sense!
Great advice. This is invaluable information when working with inexperienced subjects. When you get a good shot remember to show your model. It will show you know what you are doing and will foster trust.
I have a handle on nearly everything with studio portraits except modelling women correctly, especially woman with no modelling experience. That was fantastic , thank you.
Fantastic advice Jerry - thank you for taking the time to compile this comprehensive guide. Something for everyone in here - photographers, models, or just regular people wanting to look their best.
Hello Jerry. Greetings from Turkey. I met your channel a short time ago, it contains very useful information for me, thank you for everything. I just wonder ; Will you make a video about how the camera angles should be in model shoots? Sometimes it's eye level, sometimes down, sometimes up, so I appreciate you making a video about the position of the camera
What about foot placement? Toes turned inwards denote shyness, awkwardness, teen-ager like, etc. On my many photocourse before becoming a pro we saw and it is readily apparent that turned in toes in a normal situation is a no-no. Toes aimed parallel or even preferably turned outwards appear well poised and graceful (Probably why ballet dancers, etc., always turn toes outwards). Your model's genral foot placement to me looks very awkward - or has the normal guides been changed and no one informed me or the other photographers I work with ?
what an amazing priceless educational and professional life changing 19min and 7 second of my life. thank you @Jerry won't be good enough. i should come tap some more wisdom from the 27years wealth of knowledge.
One of the funniest poses is when a group of women take a picture together and they put their hands on their knees and bend down a little like if the gravity from the Earth got stronger at that moment.
"Women are conscious about everything" because of the beauty standards being upheld in this video. As a photographer, I challenge you to demonstrate photography techniques that can accept the female form as is, and help undo the harm created by unrealistic beauty standards. Also, I challenge you to create your demos with untrained and less conventionally attractive photo subjects because that is more likely the reality your students will face. Cheers!
Please don't do this, this type of posing is for high fashion and editorial where the styling, make-up, location, and idea match with the weird posing and are highly contorted positions. this is not professional unless the goal is to sell the dress she's wearing, for general portraiture, this is ignoring the subject you've got in front of you. Try this instead, let the person stand as they do naturally, let their eyes and face find a position that seems comfortable, and guide them to explore that, the golden tip is: if it looks uncomfortable it is pretty uncomfortable to look at. So explore the person you are shooting with, find emotions, guide them to be themselves in a way that conveys your goal but don't try to contort a pretty girl into these weird positions just for the sake of it.
those poses may "look good on a female form" technically, but honestly they are slightly ridiculous and unnatural. Literally no woman moves like that, especially the pose which suggests that the model's leg is injured. I cringe just thinking of posing that way.
Yes Jerry Im better than last week and now after following you for several years... better than last year! I shoot dancers and they are beautiful but sometimes need help with non peak action moments! I love your tutorials on posing and refer to the time you gave a seminar at BH in New York! Im Finally getting a few shoots after a dark period with the pandemic!!! Best of all to you and your lady !
Ok I came across this channel by accident and have an honest question. How much longer are we going to pose women to emphasize their curves? And there is also a mention to hide a curve on a woman who is plus size? There are so many different ways to pose depending on what emotion you're trying to convey with the photo...and it doesn't include curvature, or body position but channeling the inner expression and emotion from a human being, figuring out who they are and how to capture that. The longer I watched this video the more uncomfortable it made me feel. I photograph mainly women and never do anything like this to get a great shot. I mean sure if you want someone to look awkward and staged and make them feel self conscious by trying to emphasize their curves or hide them... Not all girls want to make their bust look fuller and firmer...come on. If I heard a photographer talk like this about posing a model I would feel very uncomfortable working with them. I work with a lot of younger models and definitely would never pose them this way.
I totally get that, my goal is always to learn my subject and photograph them in a way they feel best, most comfortable, and most confident. There is absolutely no "one way" to pose anyone
I watched the video (which the algorithm must have thrown my way for some reason 🤔) and grew increasingly uncomfortable the more I watched and listened. I thought I must be the only one, until I came across your comment. My strongest thought was that this was sexist and demeaning. I see so many women automatically turn slightly sideways and point one foot, bend a leg etc, for a photographer, that I am sure they have at some point been told to pose, and I want to scream at them to stop it - it looks so wrong! In my opinion, candid shots of people, male or female, taken as they behave naturally, will always give you the best portraits. When people I shoot (and hands up, I don't do this for a living) ask me to make them look good I simply make sure they are comfortable and relaxed and take the shots while they ARE looking good. People are beautiful. See the beauty and capture it!
I would love to know how to pose looking more natural, NOT like I have scoliosis and as if I need to pee. Nothing about me gives the impression of me being delicate, although I am. I'm delicate like a handgranade. I want photos of me to show my joy and lust for life, my strength, my inteligence and my ability to make animals and children feel safe around me. So how do I pose for that to come across?
Some people will want this approach and others will not. I would think as a professional photographer, you would need to be able to shift approaches to suit whoever you are photographing. But just because you don't like it doesn't mean other people shouldn't be allowed to watch this video and follow these tips if they want to.
suggesting you to do a video on photography skills, like how to take a photo, where to highlight, zoom , what to make blur and where to make blur so that it inspires upcoming best photographers
People should not pose like that. This is getting ridiculous and pathetic. Just get a natural photo of yourself and ignore these two. It's sickening to see those fake poses everywhere on social media.
You got to appreciate this guy's dedication towards his art. Masterclass!
yes..great. A lot of times you go for photos and come back and think..naah not so beautiful. The photgrapher can get much more out of you, but many just say: lets stand there, ok, click click, ok we are ready....and results suck. I am thinking about a professional shoot as I lost 12 kg of weight and wanted to have nice "slim" pictures soon....but now I wonde,r let me wait a few weeks and loose even more weight :D
Indeed, his instruction is spot on. POV: from an experienced model, Thx 😊 ❤
I’m not a model nor a portrait photographer, but these are fabulous tips for anyone wanting to make themselves look better or even snapping family/friends photos! Thank you for posting! 🌹
Glad it was helpful!
17:56 Micro movements
Point toe towards the camera
Slide heel back in
Push weight onto the back legs
Shoulders back
Lean the chest forward
Arms off the body so they don't look fat
Chin down
Practice, repitition, experience
you got it
*weight onto back leg
Not legS, because that sounds like we have front legs too 🤭
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This was great! I would love to see you do this with someone not as slim and poised and see how a " normal" person can improve their Posing! Thank you for your expertise.
Working on some new content!
@@_imaniwilliamss like 😅
@@_imaniwilliamss that’s what I was thinking. Slim people are normal
@@Cristina-gm1zt though being fit should be normal. Or at least it’s normal for a lot of people
huh she is a normal person
She is not even underweight bro
As an older (and somewhat overweight!) Woman, I’d love to see another tutorial for older women just posing in a group of other family members... I think I always look overly bland, but try to remember to smile with my mouth but also with my eyes. Any tips would be appreciated!
Exactly. U take a young beautiful girl she may stand in whatever position she still will be beautiful. So his point was not proven here
Same!
Here’s a few things I’ve learned:
1) raise your chin up and out a bit
-this makes your face/neck look slimmer
2) chest up, shoulders slightly back and down
3) hips twisted to the side and butt slightly back…this makes your hips/stomach look smaller
4) also, try to never be on the end points of the photo or the front person. The people on the far left, far right, or in front of others always look bigger
5) and like you said, smile with your whole face….eyes included.
Practice in the mirror with your cellphone to take pics. What looks good in the mirror may not look as good in a photo. Practice until the pose looks natural and feels more natural when you do it. Then you’ll naturally fall into that pose when with others.
Agree!!! Just family gathering poses? How do we do those?!?!
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I love it, thank you for sharing. My daughter told me that I am so awkward to pose for a picture, I am watching this video to know how I’m gonna do it. ❤️ believe me I have a struggle every time she took my photos.
hopefully you guys can practice together and both learn!
Im here to learn how to pose too. some girls just do it naturally, but I always look like the tall awkaward one in photos. Now imma be the tall godess in photos. Much love to you!
As an artist who found your stuff thanks to the algorithm, thanks. This stuff is great for illustration. I will be studying and likely re-watching taking notes . I feel this will also be helpful for my animation and graphic novels too! Lets all learn from each other. I can pose for my own photo reference and or use these tips to help pose ref in a 3d model app. or just use some tips from imagination. I feel this will help bring my feminine and female character artwork to a new level.
This is really good advice, I've been a working photographer for 47 years and don't remember anyone teaching these points so well! Thank-you!
Jerry is a master craftsman, one of the top portrait artists and educators today. There are more solid photographers than at any time, thanks to accessibility of education like this, and improved learning curves from immediate digital image view. Today, if anyone wants to create great images, people like Jerry and his peers provide all the knowledge needed. The magic additional ingredients are the creativity and personal chemistry a great photographer adds to bring technique to life.
I'm not a photographer but always felt awkward taking pictures because I didn't know how to pose. This literally made me avoid taking pictures my whole life despite the fact that I have a nice figure. I'm not even sure why this video popped up on my you tube but thank you for sharing these tips. Now I got something to work on and know how to do it.
amazing!
Its the photographers job to get a good photo and pose you. You dont have to know anything. Its a bonus however.
Ah! I love the psychology in his methods! Photography is an art and art isn't all haphazard and "in the eyes of the beholder" like some hope for the sake of simplicity. Creating a magical or successful image is more like effectively marketing a product to an audience. Projecting a particular image, mood, idea or trying to evoke a certain emotion usually isn't just about photographing a beautiful subject. It's finding what precisely is beautiful about that subject and bringing it into the best light (literally and figuratively). Even if you're taking a senior portrait, your hope should be, the young person sees something wonderful of themselves in the photos, that they've been blind to.... that they have more self-love and confidence after the shoot. Photography is more than pretty pictures. If it doesn't challenge your mind and get you excited to mentally stretch to elevate your image and subject, it isn't art. Love this!
well put! thanks!
Absolutely love the use of behavioral psychology
Thank you Jerry for sharing simple techniques to pose a women while photographing. This is one thing I always struggle with while taking pictures of a women/girl. You made my day. Thanks again.
There is so much knowledge in this video. I want to practice it as soon as possible with my wife! Even if i know she hates being photographed :) thank you!
Dawaj Filip szefem jesteś 😎🤙
The Book of Truth
When things were at their very worst:
2 Suns, Cross in the sky, 2 comets will collide = don`t be afraid - repent, accept Lord`s Hand of Mercy.
Scientists will say it was a global illusion.
Beware - Jesus will never walk in flesh again.
After WW3 - rise of the “ man of peace“ from the East = Antichrist - the most powerful, popular, charismatic and influential leader of all time. Many miracles will be attributed to him. He will imitate Jesus in every conceivable way.
Don`t trust „pope“ Francis = the False Prophet
- will seem to rise from the dead
- will unite all Christian Churches and all Religions as one.
One World Religion = the seat of the Antichrist.
Benedict XVI is the last true pope - will be accused of a crime of which he is totally innocent.
"Many events, including ecological upheavals, wars, the schism in My Church on Earth, the dictatorships in each of your nations - bound as one, at its very core - will all take place at the same time."
"Arab uprising will spark global unrest - Italy will trigger fall out"
I hope her pictures came out well enough she doesn't mind having her picture taken as much now! 😄
This is nice. You don't just show but also explain very well why. That's precious.
Delightful. . .I’m 78 and going to a reunion in OCT where my cocktail dress is a sparkling body stocking! Your tips will, hopefully, keep me from looking stiff and maybe shed a few years in the process! 😉
Absolute GOLD! Very very good and informative! - Not complicated!
And all done in natural light, taking out all the 'complicated' stuff with flashlights and boxes. Pinsharp straight foreward right to the topic and main focus: modelling and posing!
Good work!
You re the best tutor that I encountered so far. I am deeply interesting in portrait photography nowadays. I have been focusing only faces to catch the moment. I realized that there are legs, arms , hips , hands and body posture after watching your masterpieces. They make a huge difference. God bless you!
Thanks for the kind words!
I had the pleasure of seeing you live in the Uk Jerry a few times in the early 2000s. I learnt so much from you about weddings and still use the tips you taught every day in the studio - for posing and lighting of ladies you are the master
Jerry, these are unbelievable valuable info´s you are giving away here. These Tips are not only great for photographers but also for models! Thanks a lot for sharing your experiences to us!!
The essence of major photography principles in a few words and mastered techniques. Essential. Very useful and interesting.
Thank you so much for this! I started as a sports shooter, but now people keep hiring me for portraits. I had the photography techniques, but I became a deer in headlights when it was time to pose people. I used your techniques last night and the pictures were wonderful. Thank you!
wow, that's so cool. well done!
Thanks a lot for this valuable information, I'm actually starting doing photography and I send myself on assignments to go out and photograph people. (so my friends are my subject, they get cool photo's and I learn the skill) But I started noticing every time we started doing photos they didn't know how to stand. I will take this advice into practice, you sir amazing. thank you.
Absolutely phenomenal! These are the videos I've been looking for for 2 years now. This knowledge is gold!
Nice
Knowing the "why" behind posing techniques really helps me remember them
aesome!
This is AMAZING. You’re the messiah for teaching women how to pose. I learned a lot and practiced while watching the video! I’m going to do a photo shoot for headshots and fully body shots with a friend of mine who is a photographer, and send the pictures off to modeling agencies. Thank you for your guidance!
fantastic!
Excellent tutorial. Let's take just a moment to appreciate how gorgeous that model is. It makes watching tutorials so much easier.
Great video. Logical, good examples, even identifying a poor pose and showing how to correct it. Thank you.
Funny your video popped up as recommended after I watched how to open an Uurig tripod. I bought it to film myself playing piano. Your tips can help me A LOT! I see myself in videos slouching over the keys in full concentration, sometimes my mouth even hangs a bit open totally zoned out 😱. Will now try to look a bit better while playing, and still try to play good piano at the same time. THX again!🤩
What a great training video. I was transfixed watching this and I am not a model or photographer. Thank you for the very useful information for amateurs and professionals as well!
Good tips, though how much of them to implement depends on how sexy the given woman wants to look. It depends on what message the picture wants to convey. For instance, in my wedding photos together with my groom, I didn't want to look too sexy, because I wanted the focus of the picture to be our love and happiness rather than my curves. For the same reason, I also had a more modest wedding dress. As for a 12-year-old girl, her curves and femininity in general should never ever be in the focus. Another counterexample would be photographing a woman who lifts and wants to to show off her gains rather than just look sexy and curvy. I'm sure posing with that focus in mind would be very different, too. One size definitely doesn't fit all.
ok, you didn't want. And what about your groom? Did you ask what does he want???
There were solid tips in here but I couldn’t get past the misogynistic undertones in how he described women and what they want. I’ll go find this content created by a woman and using an example model that doesn’t already have an hour glass figure and 3% body fat.
absolutely, very important that the model is photographed how they feel most comfortable. Especially on the big day. It's your story!
@@janaja7199 she did what she wanted to look the way she wanted to look on her wedding pictures. The groom probably did the same. I don't see where the issue is here
@@gentledisaster you are a sad person
These are excellent for a thin and fit subject... not so much for a plus sized subject. Would be great to see suggestions in those situations also.
This is an EXCELLENT tutorial, 1 of the best I've seen. Thank U
Dude that was freaking amazing! I’m an amateur and you made me feel like I could take professional shots I’m sure it’s much harder if I try but you make it look so easy. Love this presentation
Great tips on how women or girls can pose for photography.😊
Thank you!
Fairly new photographer (and certainly very new to portraits using either natural or "artificial" lighting). Starting from a blank canvass, I really can not thank you enough both for this video and the "Quick start" or complete guide review in pictures with annotations as a starting point. Really, bravo Jerry. What's most interesting to me (and I should have thought of it from my own personal dance experience), but even starting from the base in "third" foot position and opening up the hip makes perfect sense. Presenting pleasing and repeating forms, lines, triangles. This video and the posing men video really brought these concepts home with the addition of starting points with respect to the light. I will now make it my point to review images from excellent portrait photographers that brake this basic starting point to see what message they are trying to convey and how posing them differently achieves that. Again, Jerry, thank you so much for this starting point. As someone in the comments alluded to, did you do a video with folks with skin conditions or fuller perspectives for help photographing people that are afraid of doing more than headshots for obvious reasons?
Thanks for the instructions. I learned a lot from them. I had no idea that so much depends on even a little movement. I will try to pay attention to the small details in the future.
One of the best instructional videos for posing. I’m not a model. Just want to do my best in a photo.
Thank you, so much!!! You break it down to manageable bites. Incredible!
The girl is so strikingly beautiful I barely registered what you were saying and it was still a great lesson. Thank you both !
Loved this video tutorial! Very informative. Now I will always remember the word “ bend “ when posing. Thank you, Elsa Arada
awesome!
I love the firing squad joke for posing Jerry...it is so true...great video for posing for aspiring models....
Really great tips! Have done many amateur photo shoots in Mexico for head shots, social media, fun, etc, and they employ many of these techniques. I think it’s fabulous because every person should have an opportunity to be coached like a model and have amazing photos. Thank you for sharing!
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So great! Thank you!!! I used to model years (and years ago) LOL...Posing was more natural to me then. As I am now almost 60 and having to have photos and videos done this will help give me confidence. ;)
fantastic to hear!
Great ideas!!! And Ia Great video that really goes in depth. Bravo!!!!! I love that you shot those pictures with the light from an open garage door! No fancy lights that I could see!
BUT I wish someone like YOU would PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE show an older, 65 or so woman who is maybe 20 - 40 overweight BUT one who either wants or NEEDS to look as attractive and appealing as she possibly can. You touched on it just a bit when you talked about hands at the waist.
No one does posing videos for older people with a stomach. You could set a tread and help us older folks.
It is super easy to pose a young lady like your lovely model but I wish someone who explains stuff so well would do a video about posing tips for older women. I'm in the entertainment field and I don't want to look like someone's great-granny: wrinkly and frumpy.
This is one of the most valuable posing 'crash course' I have ever seen. So useful, thanks a lot.
glad to hear that!!
Man I would give anything to just be a student of yours LOL! I love trying unconventional looks but I hate photographing because I never know how to pose. This was amazing ✨ Thank you ☺️
I've got many many tutorials online 🤓
This video is sooooooooo great, it should have a second part, and a third one if possible. I come back to watch it every once in a while to see if I am missing some details.
thank you more to come!
I loved this. I know the basic principals probably apply BUT could you do a video on how to bring out the best of someone who uhhh... not that attractive? Surely it's easier to take a good photo if the subject is one of the most beautiful women on the planet?
everyone can look amazing! It's up to the photographer to make that happen
I definitely didn't expect to watch the video till the end. Yet I did! Your advice and how you showcase it is amazing!
amazing, thanks!
Could u please learn us of how to pose in family photos? This feels like for models and not so compfy like in familys. Even do, I have learnt a lot!
Sorry for my bad english.
Tkank You - I hav been fashion photographer since 1973, but I have still learn´t a lot from You.
I'm getting more and more into model shoots these days and this was super helpful!
So much of detail about body language ...amazing stuff for amateurs ...even watching the video is so enjoyable.
Would love to see this done but with a plus size short model or everyday women!
Yes yes YES!!Couldn't agree any more with you on this one,especially as someone who's launched a plus-size modelling agency.He'll hopefully see your comment😊🤞🏽
Why would you want an ugly picture?
@@P07AT0 try to be nice. It doesn't cost much. Shame on you
@taDah I was going to write a comment saying just what you said. My niche is older women and most can't stand on one leg for long and are not so bendy. So, would love a tutorial addressing those issues.
Yeah It would be interesting but this Model is absolutely stunning.
Great tips ... for posing as I don’t do photography myself... and best was last but not least... we ‘don’t have to be perfect just better than last week’ -super encouraging!
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Terrific video! Even people without any prior knowledge can learn something practical and apply it. Thank you, Sir!
The best video about posing I have seen so far. Very simple and interesting explanation.
awesome, thanks!
I swear I have never taken a good picture in my life because my husband and I have no idea about any of this. I’m curvy and have short legs so I always look like a fat stump in pictures. We will study your videos, try to apply your ideas and see if we can finally get some decent pictures. Thank you!
awesome!
If you're using a cell phone, turn it upside down so the camera is at the bottom. I'm tall but have taller brothers so when they take pics I look dumpy. Flipping the phone helps make your legs look WAY longer!
@@colleeneldracher5658 Wow - great tip! I dance and just learned that videotaping myself with the phone on the floor versus at chest level makes me look 1,000x better. I guess maybe everyone else knew that (just realized most of the dance videos are like that) but not me. Your tip makes so much sense!
@@obsidiansea Don't feel bad, I only learned it from watching Asian dramas, lol!
You’re a very good teacher, I actually grasp some concepts before even finish watching you video
Such practical exhibition and explanation. You make it look so easy! Thank you so much.
So great, deep, simple...gorgeous beauty.
Not a photographer or model, but this is phenomenal!!
Great advice. This is invaluable information when working with inexperienced subjects. When you get a good shot remember to show your model. It will show you know what you are doing and will foster trust.
How can you make a woman like Rainey look more gorgeous? I don’t know how, but you did it. These tutorials are best! Thank you!
Fantástico!!! No Brasil a poucos conteúdos profissionais igual ao seu!
wow wow 🤩 u need an award ! i have seen 100 of videos but your is the BEST. ♥️ u have shown in exact details
Absolutely phenomenal ! Thank you very much for this video.
I have a handle on nearly everything with studio portraits except modelling women correctly, especially woman with no modelling experience. That was fantastic , thank you.
awesome, tim! Glad it was helpful!
Aftet watching her i think they should made video on "How to get figure like her".🔥
Fantastic advice Jerry - thank you for taking the time to compile this comprehensive guide. Something for everyone in here - photographers, models, or just regular people wanting to look their best.
Hello Jerry. Greetings from Turkey. I met your channel a short time ago, it contains very useful information for me, thank you for everything. I just wonder ; Will you make a video about how the camera angles should be in model shoots? Sometimes it's eye level, sometimes down, sometimes up, so I appreciate you making a video about the position of the camera
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Wonderful, methodical, simple, natural and flattering. Thanks.
Thank you so much your lessons infuse me with confidence and evaporate intimidation.
Great advice and your model is gorgeous
thank you!
What about foot placement? Toes turned inwards denote shyness, awkwardness, teen-ager like, etc. On my many photocourse before becoming a pro we saw and it is readily apparent that turned in toes in a normal situation is a no-no. Toes aimed parallel or even preferably turned outwards appear well poised and graceful (Probably why ballet dancers, etc., always turn toes outwards). Your model's genral foot placement to me looks very awkward - or has the normal guides been changed and no one informed me or the other photographers I work with ?
what an amazing priceless educational and professional life changing 19min and 7 second of my life. thank you @Jerry won't be good enough. i should come tap some more wisdom from the 27years wealth of knowledge.
Большое спасибо! Я узнал много нового для себя!
Очень полезное видео!!!
Jerry my favorite professor, one of the best body language and lighting teacher
Wow, thank you!
One of the funniest poses is when a group of women take a picture together and they put their hands on their knees and bend down a little like if the gravity from the Earth got stronger at that moment.
@@IAmPascal Or when they all stick one foot out! Amateurs!
WoW! I learned so much! My poses will never be the same.
awesome!
6:48 - So trueee 😭
Jerry, I watched tons of video on "How to pose" but your are really TOP. Fantastic tips, truly inspiring, very well done
Awesome! Thank you!
model's name?
Wow, this is so helpful. I just wish I had this information years ago, so many not so flattering photos over the years. Thank you for this lesson.
you're so welcome!
"Women are conscious about everything" because of the beauty standards being upheld in this video.
As a photographer, I challenge you to demonstrate photography techniques that can accept the female form as is, and help undo the harm created by unrealistic beauty standards. Also, I challenge you to create your demos with untrained and less conventionally attractive photo subjects because that is more likely the reality your students will face. Cheers!
what an interesting class this has been for me.
educative , new techniQues as if am learning from NASA...thank you Jerry
haha, thanks!
Please don't do this, this type of posing is for high fashion and editorial where the styling, make-up, location, and idea match with the weird posing and are highly contorted positions. this is not professional unless the goal is to sell the dress she's wearing, for general portraiture, this is ignoring the subject you've got in front of you.
Try this instead, let the person stand as they do naturally, let their eyes and face find a position that seems comfortable, and guide them to explore that, the golden tip is: if it looks uncomfortable it is pretty uncomfortable to look at.
So explore the person you are shooting with, find emotions, guide them to be themselves in a way that conveys your goal but don't try to contort a pretty girl into these weird positions just for the sake of it.
Simply a 5* video - Thank you so much Jerry it's really appreciated
thanks for watching!
those poses may "look good on a female form" technically, but honestly they are slightly ridiculous and unnatural. Literally no woman moves like that, especially the pose which suggests that the model's leg is injured. I cringe just thinking of posing that way.
a photo is a story, a journey of light. As a photographer and with a willing model, I get to tell these stories!
Yes Jerry Im better than last week and now after following you for several years... better than last year! I shoot dancers and they are beautiful but sometimes need help with non peak action moments! I love your tutorials on posing and refer to the time you gave a seminar at BH in New York! Im Finally getting a few shoots after a dark period with the pandemic!!! Best of all to you and your lady !
jesus cant stop staring at her abs in this dress. Amazing body
it's like an arrow pointing to areas of interest.
You made her laugh truly. I think that is a very important point.
Ok I came across this channel by accident and have an honest question. How much longer are we going to pose women to emphasize their curves? And there is also a mention to hide a curve on a woman who is plus size? There are so many different ways to pose depending on what emotion you're trying to convey with the photo...and it doesn't include curvature, or body position but channeling the inner expression and emotion from a human being, figuring out who they are and how to capture that. The longer I watched this video the more uncomfortable it made me feel. I photograph mainly women and never do anything like this to get a great shot. I mean sure if you want someone to look awkward and staged and make them feel self conscious by trying to emphasize their curves or hide them... Not all girls want to make their bust look fuller and firmer...come on. If I heard a photographer talk like this about posing a model I would feel very uncomfortable working with them. I work with a lot of younger models and definitely would never pose them this way.
I totally get that, my goal is always to learn my subject and photograph them in a way they feel best, most comfortable, and most confident. There is absolutely no "one way" to pose anyone
I watched the video (which the algorithm must have thrown my way for some reason 🤔) and grew increasingly uncomfortable the more I watched and listened. I thought I must be the only one, until I came across your comment. My strongest thought was that this was sexist and demeaning.
I see so many women automatically turn slightly sideways and point one foot, bend a leg etc, for a photographer, that I am sure they have at some point been told to pose, and I want to scream at them to stop it - it looks so wrong! In my opinion, candid shots of people, male or female, taken as they behave naturally, will always give you the best portraits. When people I shoot (and hands up, I don't do this for a living) ask me to make them look good I simply make sure they are comfortable and relaxed and take the shots while they ARE looking good. People are beautiful. See the beauty and capture it!
I would love to know how to pose looking more natural, NOT like I have scoliosis and as if I need to pee.
Nothing about me gives the impression of me being delicate, although I am. I'm delicate like a handgranade.
I want photos of me to show my joy and lust for life, my strength, my inteligence and my ability to make animals and children feel safe around me. So how do I pose for that to come across?
Some people will want this approach and others will not. I would think as a professional photographer, you would need to be able to shift approaches to suit whoever you are photographing. But just because you don't like it doesn't mean other people shouldn't be allowed to watch this video and follow these tips if they want to.
suggesting you to do a video on photography skills, like how to take a photo, where to highlight, zoom , what to make blur and where to make blur so that it inspires upcoming best photographers
Must have been entitled "Posing Tip For Women According To Men's Standards Of Beauty"
Jesus! So much hatred.. -_-
Lea Lamothe Exactly this!
A very interesting movie. Thank you for sharing professional information
People should not pose like that. This is getting ridiculous and pathetic. Just get a natural photo of yourself and ignore these two. It's sickening to see those fake poses everywhere on social media.
there's artistry in posing, if both model and photographer are willing to have fun with it. No one should be forced to do anything! 🤓
wow wow i am so happy to be here. I love photography, i craft jewelry, and i always model my jewelry. Have learnt something, for my next shoot
awesome! thanks for watching!
What fantastic suggestions. Thank you very much.
one of the best Tutorials for posing one RUclips. thank you very much.