Basic Posing Techniques- Posing Women

prophotohelp Says:

May 26, 2008 - i am sorry you didn't like my video. is it possible it wasn't that it was "to talky", but you just don't have enough knowledge to understand what i was saying?i teach very exact posing and lighting techniques. when i hear a comment like you made, it is usually from an unskilled photographer who thinks "posing" is allowing your subjects to do whatever makes them feel "comfortable". maybe when you learn more, you should come back and see if you understand it more clearly.

Tok39Larraby Says:

May 31, 2008 - Great vid. I take away the lesson that good posing isn't necessarily comfy. .. Thanks for that.

prophotohelp Says:

May 31, 2008 - you hit it right on the nose.we word it this way..."if your subject is comfortable, they probably are not posed correctly".people must be "positioned" corretly to look good. think of it as "good posture"....nobody has it, we have to force ourselves into it.good observation!!!

jatt007nj Says:

Jun 11, 2008 - I just had a conversation with BOB over the phone. you are really good :).....Keep up the good work Bob....Good Wishes to you !!!

Oxide6 Says:

Jul 3, 2008 - It is interesting I had my first studio shoot with a model yesterday and I was unable to explain what I knew in my head. This does the job well. The photos of her sitting were really quite boring and I found once I got her on the floor sitting and lying that I was able to create those angles that you talk about here. She was a virtual first timer too so it was nearly the blind leading the blind but I got maybe 15-20 smacker(excellent) shots so I am happy overall. Thanks.

Oxide6 Says:

Jul 3, 2008 - BTW Hey Bob when I was posing my model I accidentally pulled her head off.... any advice on that? j/k lol ;)

guyfree77 Says:

Jul 13, 2008 - Bob u r geniusu explain the whole story in few wordsi don't know how good u r in Photography but u r amazing teacher...................

gjlns123 Says:

Jul 24, 2008 - Great tutorial, tips, looking forward to see more videos.Thank you very much.

jochumson Says:

Jul 24, 2008 - I have shot over 500 weddings and never touched a client. I don't feel that I have ever had a difficult time getting my subjects to move to where I wanted them or a frustrated client because I communicated to them with out touching them.I very much liked your information and really liked the comment about a base. Thank you for giving us this information here on YouTube!

glacier12345 Says:

Jul 25, 2008 - wow! I learned a lot form this :D thanx

harly30 Says:

Aug 2, 2008 - I must agree , you are an outstanding teacher.

volt888 Says:

Aug 19, 2008 - this video is very useful.thanx alot :)

zillizzy Says:

Sep 10, 2008 - thank you

chattercrac Says:

Sep 17, 2008 - I agree, I have never touched my subjects.

jeffteach Says:

Sep 28, 2008 - This is just what I am looking for. Thanks for the help. Looking to join a web class of Bob's in the future.

AngelMalus Says:

Sep 30, 2008 - I am very clear in the way I speak, and I can guide my mom to do stuff on excel or powerpoint, burn cds and so on just by telephone, but there are times when the models trust so much the photographer that they would rather have him pose them the "exact" way the photographer thinks is best. So for the most I refuse to be "dancing" between the camera and the model, but c'mon, I am not taking "wild life" photography that I can't touch the lion cuz it would bite me, lol. All with respect its ok.

prophotohelp Says:

Sep 30, 2008 - hi angel,i don't think this is a matter of instructing your mom how to use excel, this is a matter of asking people to position themselves in a very exact way. my reason for touching them is to help them into that exact position, without them getting nervous. i have tried the "instruct" from a distance approach, it didn't allow me to achieve the results i was looking for, if you can do it that way..."do what works for you". and, none of my subjects ever bit me!!!

prophotohelp Says:

Sep 30, 2008 - there seems to be an issue with "touching" your subjects. one of my teachers "touched" his subjects, the other taught us to work from the camera and direct. i found that when i helping the subjects into the pose by touching them, i achieved better results, and they were much more relaxed. i took the burden of "following directions" off of their shoulders. this is not, turn here, then turn there, and shoot approach. mine is a very exact method. i want exactly what i want.

AngelMalus Says:

Sep 30, 2008 - I used to live in Japan in Tokyo for sometime, when the train gets "pack" you have and will be touched from everywhere lol, no one cares, a "doctor" will have to touch, push, pull a patient, its not about that I know, but beeing a photographer its just another situation where people gets touched, as I've said, all with RESPECT should be fine, of course I would not go for private parts or LEGS to move them, someone could feel unconfortable and now it wont be matter of bad pose but of a fake smile

FragranceAdmirer Says:

Nov 23, 2008 - Excellent tips! Thank you for expertise!

FragranceAdmirer Says:

Nov 23, 2008 - Sorry for the error -- I meant to say, "Thank you for YOUR expertise!"

mikeant1 Says:

Dec 8, 2008 - Thank you Bob, for sharing. It would be really great if you offered your lessons on dvds. Just a thought.

videofotografo Says:

Dec 9, 2008 - a very good advise thx.

prophotohelp Says:

Dec 26, 2008 - WOW!!!..sorry you didn't like it. i have been quite busy lately and have not had time to look at, or respond to comments. i am sure you are a much beeter teacher than i am. wht not share your knowledge with the rest of us.

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