Five Tips on How to Pose

Five Tips on How to Pose

Posing for a photo shoot can be challenging at first. What should you do? What pose will you do? These are the common question one comes in mind at first. I love to wear different combinations of clothes and I am quiet vain in taking pictures to much of my surprise, I am researching how to pose accordingly on photo shoots. To sum things up, I have listed five tips on how to be natural in posing as a model or just for fun.

I'm no professional model but has a background in modelling. But the tips I found are the ones me and my friends have been using. Hope that It'll help you in the future. :D


1.) Keep Moving

Don’t get stuck in the same pose for more than three seconds. And even that three seconds might be too much. Slightly tweak your pose by moving your shoulders, angling your face differently, re-positioning your arms, legs, and so on. It helps to think of modeling as a sort of dance. Keep moving. Also be aware of your hands. If you have claw hands or are making an awkward position with your hands, just relax and don't show any restraints from your movements. Keep your hands graceful and soft whether they are on your hips, or hanging loose at your sides. Don’t clamp them at your waist or make tight white knuckle fists–your hands should always stay light and smooth.


2.) Good Posture

Modeling is all about positioning your body in flattering angles and interesting shapes, so it’s important to have good posture to begin with. I've never seen a successful model who hunched all the time, have you? It’s all about asymmetry. In example, if you have one arm bent, keep the other one long and straight. Or if you have one leg locked out, have a bend in the other one. This will make the pose look less artificial.


3.) Put up emotions

Don’t always look at the camera. It’s okay to look away. It’s actually better too. You can stare off into the distance, slightly away from the camera. Adding emotions on your face and in your body language may have an extra point for a good photo. look through fashion magazines and other model’s portfolios for pose inspiration and to see what works and what doesn't.


4.) Search for your Light

With Regards to my previous post on "Light Can Bring Out the Best in You", as I quote

"In photography, light can make your subject look more good than usual and can it can look more healthier and brighter. By making use of the light, you can also make yourself look good in your photos especially in this age of social media like facebook and tweeter." by that, you can already know what I mean. :D


5.) Cleanliness is Your Best Friend

Do you know the greatest thing models invest for their career? It is their cleanliness not only on how they wear their make-up, clothes and other things, but they also have to clean out the blemishes they have. If you have problems in your face care, I know a simple solution for you. refer to "Tips on how to Clear up your Face From Pimples".

"Do not show up to a photo shoot unless you are clean shaven, have a clean face, and clean hair."

~Tyra Banks