Swipe File for posing

Great idea.. I am going to start one too!

great idea

im just starting out and this is really really helpful. was in a fashion shoot recently with a friend and she had all these magazines with her to posing ideas but this is so much more practical

i am joining the people and startign my own swipe file.... i need it

That is a great idea. I have a collection of photos that I have saved to my hard drive. When I see a pose I want to use sometime I save for later study it but I have not printed any yet.

genius...pure genius!

Great minds think alike! I started one of these (though I didn't know what to call it) when I started building on my studio. It has proved to be a wonderful help when I have what I call a "brain fart". And like you mentioned it really helps when you're dealing with a model that needs help posing. I have a stack of fashion magazines to go through right now.
Brandi

Great idea, the picture that you posted is OK as well....
Great eyes and pin sharp.

This is a bandwagon I want to be on; great idea - just hope they don't think I'm weird for always carrying scissors...

I had already tought of this, but not the cut out from magazines bit, good one ! I had only tought about printing off the internet. You may have pushed me over the edge to start one now. Again, great tip.

Don't people ask why you don't use your own photos in the swipe file? Or as you use each pose do you replace it with your own photo? To me that would be more impressive for a client.

slimninj4 wrote in post #4475464
Don't people ask why you don't use your own photos in the swipe file? Or as you use each pose do you replace it with your own photo? To me that would be more impressive for a client.

I was just thinking you could replace the "other" photos with your own as you get poses nailed down. then you can show the client the pose, and remark that it's one of your own shots. Keep at it, and you can compile a whole book of poses; all your own work.

You are the man!

agreeing with the rest! fantastic idea!

I've heard of this before but always been too lazy. It'll be a great project for xmas break.

I've been doing it for the past few years, its very helpful. Clients really don't care, they care about outcome and I keep a portfolio of shots for them to see that I've tried and liked. If I come across a pose I like but don't work for me personally after I've tried it, I drop it.
But I too have various categories, baby, infant, children (yes all different depending on age), seniors, families, siblings, etc etc. Actually I started it about 3 years ago when I was trying to research some good bridal portrait poses for my BIL and SIL's photos...and it just took off from there.
And I've noticed its a lot easier for clients to see a pose and do it than me trying to explain it.