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There's probably quite a few tips that pros out there can give - I only know a very little! But the things about this image that strike me are ...

With her arms folded it draws attention to her bust - which may or may not be an objective, but I'm guessing not in this case.

You can make a woman's hips look narrower if you get her to stand slightly more sideways on and then twist the top half of her body back towards you - the sort of pose that models and film stars give when they know they're being photographed on the red carpet, but not quite so pronounced. Take a look through a lingerie or swimwear catalogue - you'll probably find few women who have their hips showing their full width.

If you want to do a head and shoulders shot of a woman, get yourself up higher than she is and look down at her. When she looks up at you she'll have to extend her neck, which smooths out all the neck wrinkles. If a woman has adouble chin or a thick neck, or wrinkles that don't get smoothed out by extending her neck, get her to rest her chin on her hands - it covers up necks/double chins well! By looking down at her, you'll also get the light to fill the shadows on her face rather than accentuate them. Much more flattering especially for the under eye area.

Above all, don't use flash - it'll wash out the skin tone create nasty shadows and might make her look like a startled rabbit.

So when will you get a chance to have another go with a female model? I'd love to see what you come up with!