Advice to Model

I have been working with a aspiring model and I have notice some flaws in her posing. Would it be right to inform her of what she is doing wrong?

I would think so. It's only going to help your shots as well as her, for the future. If you don't tell her, I would think someone else would down the line.

extrememc wrote in post #8763776
I have been working with a aspiring model and I have notice some flaws in her posing. Would it be right to inform her of what she is doing wrong?

Of course it would. Only you can see the whole picture, the model can only assume that everything is OK. Even the most experienced models need some guidance and adjustments to there poses.

You, as the photographer, are the only one in control of your shot. If anything is wrong with the shot (including the pose, which really is part of composition), it's your fault; not the model's. So guide her and direct her so you get the shot you're after. That being said, the answer to your question is yes. Telling her what she's doing wrong, then guiding her to do it right is perfectly ok.

Everybody has a few 'go-to' moves they keep in their hip pocket to pull out and use when needed. I'd approach your model with a 'hey, can we try couple of poses that work in nearly every situation?' She'll probably be all ears.

managing people and groups for a long time says that people want to do a good job and will step up and perform well 99% of the time provided they have a clear understanding of expectations. I'd guess a model would be no different, open to suggestions and knock it out of the park with direction delivered in a tactful manner.

dave

extrememc wrote in post #8763776
I have been working with a aspiring model and I have notice some flaws in her posing. Would it be right to inform her of what she is doing wrong?

A simple way to do this is to buy magazines, and tear out the pages that have poses you like, or would like to shoot variations of. Lay them out in front of her during the shoot so she can glance at them for inspiration. Only work 4 or 5 at a time, and swap them out for new ones as needed. It gives the model solid encouragement as they are looking at work which is already published and lets them put themselves in the other models shoes.

Let her know that these are concepts that you like, and you think would suit her, and then encourage her to work on variations that she can think of. Its a great way to start out working with an inexperienced model, and its a great way for a photographer who doesn't want to hurt feelings or might not have loads of posing ideas themselves.

tell them to check this out.

http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=HFKrrdJxakE

glowie wrote in post #8765370
tell them to check this out.

http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=HFKrrdJxakE

Thanks for the link. Short video, but packed with info.

Tommy wrote in post #8764043
You, as the photographer, are the only one in control of your shot. If anything is wrong with the shot (including the pose, which really is part of composition), it's your fault; not the model's. So guide her and direct her so you get the shot you're after. That being said, the answer to your question is yes. Telling her what she's doing wrong, then guiding her to do it right is perfectly ok.

I agree with you on it being my fault and I will definitely work on getting what I am after in a shot. Thanks

As the photographer, you are supposed to direct her. It's great when you get someone who has been working in the field for some time and can pull off amazing images without being told what to do, but when someone is just starting out, it's good of you to help. You can also bring along images from online or magazines to show them - and just mention that these are some nice poses to try out at home and see how comfortable they feel doing them. Let them find out who they are too. I love working with models and helping them grow - it's some of the fun in the job!

it's simple. if you see a flaw in posing - tell her or shoot the flawed shot and show her.