Photography 1: P & P, Proj 8: Varying Pose

Project 8: Varying pose

Prior to completing this exercise I researched the poses used in magazines that featured pictures of people.  I noted the variety of poses that are used.

I set up a portrait session and planned for the subject to adopt different positions.  The positions chosen were sitting/kneeling, standing and squatting.  Within these positions I suggested different limb positions to the subject.  Some limb positions were more effective and attractive than others.

The best of the images from the shoot are shown below:



Sitting/Kneeling

8190; F2.8; 1/125s; F75mm (prime)

8251; F2.8; 1/125s; F75mm (prime)

8261; F2.8; 1/125s; F75mm (prime)

Standing

8200; F2.8; 1/100s; F75mm (prime)

8201; F2.8; 1/100s; F75mm (prime)

8215; F2.8; 1/250s; F75mm (prime)

8242; F2.8; 1/100s; F75mm (prime)

Squatting

8232; F2.8; 1/160s; F75mm (prime)

What have I learned from this exercise?
When creating images it is important to experiment with lots of different limb positions.  In these images the diagonal angles of the arms and legs have added a element of movement to the images.  This has produced attractive portraits of the subject.