Picture Perfect Posing: Practicing the Art of Posing for Photographers and Models (Voices That Matter)

Finally, now I understand posing As an aspiring amateur portrait photographer, I have spent hours trying to figure out how to pose people, without having to spend 10 years of daily practice to master it. Most books I have seen will give you the "rules" then immediately tell you how to break them. They just leave me confused. I am left trying to memorize a few poses or doing lots of planning beforehand.This book explains WHY you do what you do in a way you can understand, and more importantly, remember. Now I finally feel like I might be able to be halfway competent at posing even without tons of experience. In addition, there are comparison photos s. "A truly useful photography book!" according to Brent A. Thale. "Picture Perfect Posing" is the most practically useful photography book I have ever read. So many books of this type are so non-specific, speaking in generalities so that very little actionable information is given to the reader. This book is very, very specific, pointing out posing problems and presenting the reader with a defined system for fixing them.The author uses his own photos as both good and bad examples of posing, which is very encouraging since it shows the reader that it is possible to get significantly better at posing subjects through practice. While reading about the bad examples, I could directly re. Robert Pear said Well, I have read this book cover to cover. Well, I have read this book cover to cover and I am not done with it yet. It is so detailed that as I read it I highlighted certain things (amounting to about half or two thirds of the total text).It is so informative that I will say that if you are serious about model photography you certainly need to purchase this. Other than the passage of time , I can not imagine the author needs to write another book on modeling techniques or that the buyer needs to buy another one.This to me was a difficult study. No - I do not mean that it's hard to understand the book. What I mean is that it's so detailed that to fully apprec

He has been an international first-place winner three times and has been nominated by his peers as one of the ten most influential photographers and educators in the world. He developed his unique teaching style by following the same practice regimen he developed as a professional concert classical guitarist and educat

He has traveled to every corner of the world, motivating photographers to practice and break down the various elements of photography in order to master them through goal setting, self-training, and constant dedication.Roberto serves as a judge for photographic print competitions in Europe, Mexico, South America, and the most prestigious international photography competitions held in the United States through Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) in Las Vegas, NV.Roberto teaches

 . For many photographers, after learning to compose an image and even light it properly, a portrait can still easily be a failure if the pose is not natural, elegant, and serving the needs of both the subject and the photographer. His remarkable ability to break down complicated ideas into understandable, approachable elements that photographers can truly grasp–and then use their newfound knowledge to improve their photography–made his first book, Picture Perfect Practice, a breakout success.In Picture Perfect Posing, Roberto takes on the art of posing. For those who have been discouraged by an inability to pose their subjects, or who have simply not known where to start in order to "figure it out," Picture Perfect Posing is the essential resource they need to learn how posing truly works, and how they can learn to direct the exact pose they need for the shot they want. Instead of just showing page after page of poses–like most posing books on the market–Roberto actually breaks down the concept of posing by examining the anatomy, starting with the core foundation: the spinal chord and neck. Building from there, Roberto discusses every component of what makes poses work, as well as fail. How should the model hold her hands? Bend her elbows? Position her fingers? Should the model look toward or away from the camera, and why? It all depends on what the photographer wants for the shot, and Roberto discusses the entire p