Foundations of Posing: A Comprehensive Guide for Wedding and Portrait Photographers

He is a founding mentor of the nLIGHTn Tour. His diverse portfolio of work includes portraiture, wedding, commercial, and underwater photography, as well as a love for urban exploration photography. His work has been featured nationally in magazines including Modern Bride, Photo District News, Rangefinder and Professional Photographer.Pierre was born in New York City and lived in the Cayman Islands before moving to Wisconsin at the age of seven. In addition to other awards, Pierre was awarded PPA Photographer of the Year Silver Level in 2010,

He is the owner of the multi-photographer studio Pierre’s Portrait Art Company and has received numerous international awards since starting in business in 1995. He grew up amidst a family of two accomplished underwater photographers and mentors, Dr. Pierre Stephenson is the father of two won

"Definitely one of the best books on posing" according to Michael Brochstein. This is definitely one of the best books on posing that I have read (and I have read a bunch of them). Well organized and written with good photographic examples (although I think the next edition should have even more photos to illustrate in detail ALL of the issues raised in the text - please don't take this as an inadequacy of this book, it is very good / excellent but like most things there is always room for improvement). Highly recommended.. Five Stars Amazon Customer good book for posing guidance. "This is one of the most in depth books on" according to SobasPhotos. This is one of the most in depth books on posing I have read. He covers everything from head to toe literally. He discuss posing differences for men and women, for flattering different body types, and an entire section on how to correct for some common issues. He also goes through posing for groups. This was a very complete guide.I received this book in order to review.

It is important to ensure that the body language that is summoned through posing suits the mood/theme /intent of the portrait.There are traditions of posing that have been in play in the visual arts for eons. With tips for posing the young and old, males and females, singles, couples, and groups in both indoor and locationsand in reclining, seated, and standing poses, from full-length to close-up, this book will walk you through all aspects of posing and balance with examples and easy to follow instructions. When this happens, all of the images that leave the studio begin to look the same. Whether you are a portrait or lifestyle photographer, photojournalist, fashion or commercial photographer, this book is designed to help you learn skills that you can apply to your specific style and method of shooting.Stephenson maintains that you should first identify the intent of your portrait before you begin to analyze the way in which you will pose your subject or subjects. The way that an individual holds himself says much about his mind-set, mood, and motivations. Learning effective strategies to flatter the face, arms and legs, torso, and hands and feet will allow us not only to flatter our subjects but also effectively tell the subject’s story.Regardless of your photographic style, the tips and techniques outlined in this book will allow you to better control what the camera sees and the mood or message you want