5 Tips for Posing Couples

Sunday 21 February 2021, 20:02 by Elja Trum | 3,795 views | 1 comment

This article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.

Photographing a couple can be difficult. Most couples have no modelling experience, so it is up to you as the photographer to get the right images. In this video, Kesha Lambert gives you 5 tips for posing couples.

The tips from the video:

1. Start with something simple

To warm up, it is a good idea to start with something simple. You can say that to the couple too. They need to warm up properly, after all, because they do not know what to expect. Give positive directions when you want to change something.

2. Get in close

Ask them to bring their faces close together, but not to press them against each other. Use a telephoto lens so you do not have to get too close yourself.

3. Get them moving

Use music to get the couple moving. Ask beforehand which songs they like and which ones they know well. Make sure you have their songs ready.

Ask them to dance or give them directions for a few small movements. They can sing together if they like. Or have them race each other, and sabotage each other.

4. Create contrast

Have the couple look away from each other or deliberately look in different directions. Or have one stand in the light and the other in the shade.

5. Create a scene

Have them act out a scene. For example, have one of them pour a glass of champagne and bring it to the other. As if you are recreating a scene from a film. Do not make it too complicated.

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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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toondevos wrote on Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 14:23 | reply
My experience is that couples often tend to look into the camera together. It's not always wrong, but sometimes you have to encourage them to look at each other and ignore the camera.
Translated from Dutch.

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