10 posing tips for wedding photographers
Thursday 14 January 2021, 16:32 by Elja Trum | 4,789 views | 1 commentThis article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.
At a wedding, you generally don't work with experienced models. It helps to have a few poses ready that the couple can take up and that produce good photos. In this video, wedding photographer Reggie Ballesteros gives you 10 poses you can use.
The posing tips in order:
1. Looking at each other - close together, with their heads touching
2. Almost kissing - arms around each other, pay attention to the position of their noses
3. Walking through the frame - one leads the other
4. Walking towards the camera - tell them to ignore the camera
5. Side by side - holding hands, vary the pose
6. Silhouette - leave space between them and between their arms and legs
7. Intimate silhouette - very close together, just slightly apart
8. Looking at the camera - useful with almost any pose
9. Sitting - have them sit on the edge of the chair
10. Embracing from behind
I think these are very useful tips for getting good photos at a wedding without too much effort. Of course, the poses are also useful when photographing a couple in a different situation.
About the author
Elja Trum is the founder of Photofacts and online photography course website Photofacts Academy. He has been writing about photography since 2006. Elja is also the author of (Dutch) books on composition, black-and-white photography, flash photography and portrait photography.
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1 comment
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Margret wrote on Tuesday 19 January 2021 at 11:14 | replyHello Elja,
Translated from Dutch.
Those are useful tips, also to use in the studio setting, when you photograph two lovers. The question is often: "How should we stand?" Where should I put my hands?" Those questions have already been solved with this.
Thank you. Greetings Margret
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