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Book
Michelle Perkins · 2007
A professional photography workshop guide featuring ten acclaimed portrait photographers sharing their techniques and approaches to posing subjects across various genres—from senior portraits to fashion and glamour photography. The book emphasizes corrective posing strategies to flatter clients and create marketable images.
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What this book knows
The camera tells a story the body already knows — mastering posing is mastering how flesh communicates identity, beauty, and power.
work-as-meaning
A great pose rarely calls attention to itself; it simply enhances the composition and supports the expression — master the technical skills to concentrate on each subject.
PPP-RC-034I studied the masters, read every book, attended workshops — once I learned the rules, I adapted them to a more dramatic, edgy type of portraiture.
PPM-RC-008embodiment
In glamour photography the model is the subject — creating an image that, like a classic Hollywood portrait, turns a mere mortal into a star.
PPP-RC-028The most unflattering thing you can do to a female body is pose her straight up and down — body parts that come in pairs shouldn't optically be on the same plane.
PPM-RC-066self-and-identity
During Anjale's pregnancy, Cherie gave her a maternity session as a gift — the mom-to-be was wrapped in tulle and photographed in a deeply personal, collaborative image.
PPP-RC-064Begin by studying your subject's face — after just a few moments, you will know exactly how to photograph each and every one of your subjects.
PPP-RC-035Illuminates
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