Confused about pose for female portrait

srkmish · 13th of March 2012 (Tue)

So , i bought a 50mm 1.4 lens and have started liking it. My cousin sister is coming over for an experimental photo shoot and since she is quite beautiful, i would like to do justice to her beauty by framing a creative pic of hers. However, i am currently clueless as to how to think of an interesting portrait pic. Does anyone has any ideas using simple accessories on how to form an interesting pic.

johnb007 · 13th of March 2012 (Tue)

Maybe you can find some samples of what you would like to do and post links to those pictures. The braintrust here on the forum can tell you how to acheive those samples...just and idea.

eerfmaps · 13th of March 2012 (Tue)

Honestly, I would just look up some portrait photographers and take a quick peek through their photos. If anything catches your attention, take a closer look at the setup - pose, accessories, lighting, etc. Just to give you a starting point, here's a link to a page with some portraits - LINK.

gonzogolf · 13th of March 2012 (Tue)

Go to one or more of the 50mm threads. Gotta be a lot of portraiture on there. Emulate what you like from there since that will come closest to being the gear you have. Poses that are appropriate for a longer lens may not work with the 50mm.

mattia · 21st of March 2012 (Wed)

For framing, also look at some of the 85mm threads - you'll find a lot of full frame shots with the 85L's, which is a field of view equivalent to what you get with 50mm on a crop cam (which I'm assuming you have). 50mm on crop is a very different beast to 50mm on full frame.

stsva · 21st of March 2012 (Wed)

This thread http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=885557 might give you some ideas.

DarkBoxPhotography · 21st of March 2012 (Wed)

Lots of poses here, you can try to copy some if you want

http://www.victoriassecret.com/cloth...ses?pageAt=all

brokensocial · 7th of April 2012 (Sat)

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkBoxPhotography

Lots of poses here, you can try to copy some if you want

http://www.victoriassecret.com/cloth...ses?pageAt=all

Yup, VS, JCP, and other fashion sites are great for that.

jwm1990 · 12th of April 2012 (Thu)

As JohnB and many other people said, find other work that you like and remember those poses.

GerryDavid · 12th of July 2012 (Thu)

Quote:

Originally Posted by srkmish

So , i bought a 50mm 1.4 lens and have started liking it. My cousin sister is coming over for an experimental photo shoot and since she is quite beautiful, i would like to do justice to her beauty by framing a creative pic of hers. However, i am currently clueless as to how to think of an interesting portrait pic. Does anyone has any ideas using simple accessories on how to form an interesting pic.

Your cousins sister or your cousin that is also your sister?

google images is your friend. And there are tons of picture ideas on this forum. More than a few photographers here seem to make cheat sheets by putting pictures they like on their cell to reference during a portrait.

13th of March 2012 (Tue)	#1
srkmish Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 18	Confused about pose for female portrait So , i bought a 50mm 1.4 lens and have started liking it. My cousin sister is coming over for an experimental photo shoot and since she is quite beautiful, i would like to do justice to her beauty by framing a creative pic of hers. However, i am currently clueless as to how to think of an interesting portrait pic. Does anyone has any ideas using simple accessories on how to form an interesting pic.

13th of March 2012 (Tue)	#2
johnb007 Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: SoTx Posts: 314 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Confused about pose for female portrait Maybe you can find some samples of what you would like to do and post links to those pictures. The braintrust here on the forum can tell you how to acheive those samples...just and idea.

13th of March 2012 (Tue)	#3
eerfmaps Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 52	Re: Confused about pose for female portrait Honestly, I would just look up some portrait photographers and take a quick peek through their photos. If anything catches your attention, take a closer look at the setup - pose, accessories, lighting, etc. Just to give you a starting point, here's a link to a page with some portraits - LINK.

13th of March 2012 (Tue)	#4
gonzogolf Cream of the Crop Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,502	Re: Confused about pose for female portrait Go to one or more of the 50mm threads. Gotta be a lot of portraiture on there. Emulate what you like from there since that will come closest to being the gear you have. Poses that are appropriate for a longer lens may not work with the 50mm.

21st of March 2012 (Wed)	#5
mattia Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 528	Re: Confused about pose for female portrait For framing, also look at some of the 85mm threads - you'll find a lot of full frame shots with the 85L's, which is a field of view equivalent to what you get with 50mm on a crop cam (which I'm assuming you have). 50mm on crop is a very different beast to 50mm on full frame. __________________ 5DII \| 300D \| 30D IR \| 17-40L \| 24-105L IS \| 70-200/2.8L IS \| 100-400L IS \| 15 FE \| 35L \| 50/1.8 mk I \| 135L \| Sigmalux 50/1.4 \| Sigma 105/F2.8 Macro \| C/Y Planar 50/1.4 \| C/Y Distagon 35/2.8

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stsva Cream of the Crop Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 5,419 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Confused about pose for female portrait This thread http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=885557 might give you some ideas. __________________ Some Canon stuff (the pinch of Sigma found a happy new home). http://www.pbase.com/stsva/profile Member of the GIYF™ Club and HAMSTTR© Breeders Club http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...hlight=hamsttr Join today!

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DarkBoxPhotography Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Posts: 380	Re: Confused about pose for female portrait Lots of poses here, you can try to copy some if you want http://www.victoriassecret.com/cloth...ses?pageAt=all __________________ Adrian Gear My website

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jwm1990 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 69	Re: Confused about pose for female portrait As JohnB and many other people said, find other work that you like and remember those poses. __________________ Jeffrey Morgan Photography: High Fashion, Portrait, Glamour \| Facebook \| Tumblr \| Twitter \| Flickr 5D Mark II, 70‐200mm f/2.8L IS, 24‐105mm f/4L IS, 100mm f/2.8, 50mm f/1.4, Speedlite 580ex II

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