Comments on: Portrait Photography’s Power Posing – Part II: The Poses http://digital-photography-school.com/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-ii-the-poses Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:05:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Leo Curtis http://digital-photography-school.com/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-ii-the-poses/comment-page-1#comment-46450 Leo Curtis Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:25:22 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-ii-the-poses/#comment-46450 I found the explanations more stimulating then teh photos's themselves. I think you have the right idea here, in how to create a power picture, it just seems you fell short on the first one, she looks more ''apathetic' then powerful, to me. The second photo is good, its casual, but it once again does not convey power ,it conveys easy going...where is the sense of 'this woman knows her stuff, i could trust her to make decisions for me'? The third photo is my favorite, the pose is great, the scenery is nice but I think it would have been more appropriate to associate 'power' with a more suitable background - corporate lobby, atrium inside a building, not a nature scene which in my mind distracts from the intended message. I also agree with the first speaker, that the angle for the first photo is slightly less then it needs to be, to feel empowered but not imposing. All in all I only found this site becuase I googled 'power posing' looking for ways or poses to enhance the corporate bio photo for a friend. In that respect thank you very much for this post, it was enlightening and I think you have an opportunity to expand on the idea. I found the explanations more stimulating then teh photos’s themselves. I think you have the right idea here, in how to create a power picture, it just seems you fell short on the first one, she looks more ”apathetic’ then powerful, to me. The second photo is good, its casual, but it once again does not convey power ,it conveys easy going…where is the sense of ‘this woman knows her stuff, i could trust her to make decisions for me’?

The third photo is my favorite, the pose is great, the scenery is nice but I think it would have been more appropriate to associate ‘power’ with a more suitable background – corporate lobby, atrium inside a building, not a nature scene which in my mind distracts from the intended message.

I also agree with the first speaker, that the angle for the first photo is slightly less then it needs to be, to feel empowered but not imposing.

All in all I only found this site becuase I googled ‘power posing’ looking for ways or poses to enhance the corporate bio photo for a friend. In that respect thank you very much for this post, it was enlightening and I think you have an opportunity to expand on the idea.

]]> By: Vic http://digital-photography-school.com/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-ii-the-poses/comment-page-1#comment-41269 Vic Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:29:15 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-ii-the-poses/#comment-41269 Wow thanks for this tips, will try to apply it on my next shots. Wow thanks for this tips, will try to apply it on my next shots.

]]> By: diesel http://digital-photography-school.com/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-ii-the-poses/comment-page-1#comment-40412 diesel Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:16:39 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-ii-the-poses/#comment-40412 @ Lee Newton........I'm another who sometimes cannot view the pictures. I've checked out the site you referred to, and I can see those pictures (thumbnails). My problem is that the pictures will load to a degree (sometimes a third, or half, or an eighth), and then stop. Another day, same site, the pictures will load completely, or not at all. Very frustrating. Just wondering if you have come up with a solution? Thanks. @ Lee Newton……..I’m another who sometimes cannot view the pictures. I’ve checked out the site you referred to, and I can see those pictures (thumbnails). My problem is that the pictures will load to a degree (sometimes a third, or half, or an eighth), and then stop. Another day, same site, the pictures will load completely, or not at all. Very frustrating.

Just wondering if you have come up with a solution? Thanks.

]]> By: kare anderson http://digital-photography-school.com/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-ii-the-poses/comment-page-1#comment-33365 kare anderson Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:20:56 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-ii-the-poses/#comment-33365 With that in mind, what parts of a face most influence first impressions? http://sayitbetter.typepad.com/say_it_better/2008/08/what-make-us-wa.html With that in mind, what parts of a face most influence first impressions?
http://sayitbetter.typepad.com/say_it_better/2008/08/what-make-us-wa.html

]]> By: bernard gillette http://digital-photography-school.com/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-ii-the-poses/comment-page-1#comment-33321 bernard gillette Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:47:04 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-ii-the-poses/#comment-33321 POSE ONE, NOT FLATTERING AT ALL, SUBJECT IS STRAIGHT ON, MAKING HER HEAVY, THIS IMAGE WOULD NEVER SELL. TO SEE THE SUBJECT CLEARLY A LARGE PRINT WOULD BE REQUIRED, YOUR NOT GOING TO INTEREST THE SUBJECT INTO PURCHAING A LARGE PRINT THAT MAKES HER LOOK OVER WEIGHT. GENERALLY PORTRAITS ARE ABOUT THE SUBJECT NOT THE SITE. IF YOU CAN POSE AND LIGHT A SUBJECT THAT IS OVERWEIGHT,SLIM HIM/HER DOWN, IT WILL SELL. POSE ONE,
NOT FLATTERING AT ALL, SUBJECT IS STRAIGHT ON, MAKING HER HEAVY, THIS IMAGE WOULD NEVER SELL. TO SEE THE SUBJECT CLEARLY A LARGE PRINT WOULD BE REQUIRED, YOUR NOT GOING TO INTEREST THE SUBJECT INTO PURCHAING A LARGE PRINT THAT MAKES HER LOOK OVER WEIGHT. GENERALLY PORTRAITS ARE ABOUT THE SUBJECT NOT THE SITE.
IF YOU CAN POSE AND LIGHT A SUBJECT THAT IS OVERWEIGHT,SLIM HIM/HER DOWN, IT WILL SELL.

]]> By: Rob http://digital-photography-school.com/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-ii-the-poses/comment-page-1#comment-33240 Rob Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:10:50 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-ii-the-poses/#comment-33240 Give the model a chair or prop, guitar, tennis racket whatever, it will get their hands and minds relaxed and hands are hard things to get right unless they have something to hold or are excluded. Much easier for them to look relaxed. Give the model a chair or prop, guitar, tennis racket whatever, it will get their hands and minds relaxed and hands are hard things to get right unless they have something to hold or are excluded. Much easier for them to look relaxed.

]]> By: Bruce http://digital-photography-school.com/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-ii-the-poses/comment-page-1#comment-33231 Bruce Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:09:45 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-ii-the-poses/#comment-33231 @ Toniette...The photo with the girl leaning on the tree has been taken with a degree of fill flash, you notice this as the models face is well lit, but more evidently you can see the flash reflection on the tree she is leaning on. The reason your photos end up with dark faces is because the brightly lit background is throwing off your cameras metering mode which is trying to correct expose for the amount of light available. Fill flash will help light your subject, altho as a beginner it may feel a bit weird to use flash when you are in plenty of light. The secret of fill flash is do reduce you flash power (flash compensation) until you acheive the result you desire, you don't want it to overpower the natural available light, just enough to light your subject and remove any harsh shadows. Simple google "fill flash" for more info. Or search around DPS, they have some great articles re: flash photography. @ Toniette…The photo with the girl leaning on the tree has been taken with a degree of fill flash, you notice this as the models face is well lit, but more evidently you can see the flash reflection on the tree she is leaning on.

The reason your photos end up with dark faces is because the brightly lit background is throwing off your cameras metering mode which is trying to correct expose for the amount of light available. Fill flash will help light your subject, altho as a beginner it may feel a bit weird to use flash when you are in plenty of light. The secret of fill flash is do reduce you flash power (flash compensation) until you acheive the result you desire, you don’t want it to overpower the natural available light, just enough to light your subject and remove any harsh shadows.

Simple google “fill flash” for more info. Or search around DPS, they have some great articles re: flash photography.

]]> By: Toniette http://digital-photography-school.com/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-ii-the-poses/comment-page-1#comment-33199 Toniette Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:27:10 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-ii-the-poses/#comment-33199 This is somewhat off topic, but I noticed in the shot of the girl leaning on the tree, there's sunlight in the background, yet still her face has enough light... I'm pretty new to the photography thing, and I'm guessing there's a trick to that? In all the shots I try with sunlight in the background, the face ends up being really dark... and I'd like to learn how to improve that! Any tips or articles I can read? This is somewhat off topic, but I noticed in the shot of the girl leaning on the tree, there’s sunlight in the background, yet still her face has enough light… I’m pretty new to the photography thing, and I’m guessing there’s a trick to that? In all the shots I try with sunlight in the background, the face ends up being really dark… and I’d like to learn how to improve that! Any tips or articles I can read?

]]> By: Jocelyn http://digital-photography-school.com/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-ii-the-poses/comment-page-1#comment-33094 Jocelyn Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:23:47 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-ii-the-poses/#comment-33094 Great tips. I love to watch America's Next Top Model mainly to see what poses they use to portray a certain mood and to hear the professional feedback from the judges. This helps me to come up with creative pose ideas and know what might not work so well. Great tips. I love to watch America’s Next Top Model mainly to see what poses they use to portray a certain mood and to hear the professional feedback from the judges. This helps me to come up with creative pose ideas and know what might not work so well.

]]> By: Embassy Pro Books http://digital-photography-school.com/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-ii-the-poses/comment-page-1#comment-33092 Embassy Pro Books Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:26:11 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-ii-the-poses/#comment-33092 These are great tips. I agree that telling a story or keeping your subject chatting is a great way to keep their mind off of the fact that they are posing. These are great tips. I agree that telling a story or keeping your subject chatting is a great way to keep their mind off of the fact that they are posing.

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