Comments on: How to Direct Models During Portrait Shoots http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-direct-models-during-portrait-shoots Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:38:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ausdoc http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-direct-models-during-portrait-shoots/comment-page-1#comment-214285 Ausdoc Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:36:15 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9299#comment-214285 Happy Background music! Happy Background music!

]]> By: Francisco B. Maciel http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-direct-models-during-portrait-shoots/comment-page-1#comment-71744 Francisco B. Maciel Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:55:55 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9299#comment-71744 No doubt this is a problem for novices. However, if you hold down the shutter button of your engine, you can shoot continuously (multiple expositions) to obtain different poses and facial expressions. And so, you can choose the better shoot. You must heve in mind: photography is experiment ever! The moment can turn you a master if patience, knowledge about your gear and the scenary works together! No doubt this is a problem for novices. However, if you hold down the shutter button of your engine, you can shoot continuously (multiple expositions) to obtain different poses and facial expressions. And so, you can choose the better shoot. You must heve in mind: photography is experiment ever! The moment can turn you a master if patience, knowledge about your gear and the scenary works together!

]]> By: CC http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-direct-models-during-portrait-shoots/comment-page-1#comment-71635 CC Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:56:13 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9299#comment-71635 I love the advice here!! But what do you do if your subject won't STOP talking????? I love the advice here!! But what do you do if your subject won’t STOP talking?????

]]> By: AP Melo http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-direct-models-during-portrait-shoots/comment-page-1#comment-69038 AP Melo Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:59:52 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9299#comment-69038 Great article. I have not done much with portraits but hope too, someday. When I do, I'm sure I'll refer to these great tips. Thanks. Great article. I have not done much with portraits but hope too, someday. When I do, I’m sure I’ll refer to these great tips. Thanks.

]]> By: Melisssa Abbey http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-direct-models-during-portrait-shoots/comment-page-1#comment-68217 Melisssa Abbey Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:23:24 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9299#comment-68217 Thanks so much for these words of encouragement. I'm TOTALLY start-up and I needed to read this, especially after seeing your site! As I go for my official 2nd family photo shoot, after seeing what I didn't like with the 1st one I did, this gives me hope. So does the fact that I took the camera out again today to keep on practicing :) Thanks again! Thanks so much for these words of encouragement. I’m TOTALLY start-up and I needed to read this, especially after seeing your site! As I go for my official 2nd family photo shoot, after seeing what I didn’t like with the 1st one I did, this gives me hope. So does the fact that I took the camera out again today to keep on practicing :) Thanks again!

]]> By: Francisco B. Maciel http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-direct-models-during-portrait-shoots/comment-page-1#comment-68210 Francisco B. Maciel Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:22:00 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9299#comment-68210 Really must be on air of quick intimate. A good Photographer knows about it and for the novices the good sense and school courses works during the years of battles. In the beginning surprises happens, but the ways can to show and create a psicologic workflow for. Really must be on air of quick intimate. A good Photographer knows about it and for the novices the good sense and school courses works during the years of battles. In the beginning surprises happens, but the ways can to show and create a psicologic workflow for.

]]> By: Duncan Leung http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-direct-models-during-portrait-shoots/comment-page-1#comment-68169 Duncan Leung Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:31:26 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9299#comment-68169 Thanks for the post! I think I've also found the prep stage to be one of the most important in letting the model prep mentally too. Thanks for the post! I think I’ve also found the prep stage to be one of the most important in letting the model prep mentally too.

]]> By: Sonica http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-direct-models-during-portrait-shoots/comment-page-1#comment-68099 Sonica Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:17:35 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9299#comment-68099 Thank you so much for the helpful tips! I've never tried studio photography before as I never know how to interact with the subject, but with your helpful tips I'm sure I'll get it right. :) Thank you so much for the helpful tips! I’ve never tried studio photography before as I never know how to interact with the subject, but with your helpful tips I’m sure I’ll get it right. :)

]]> By: Jenn White http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-direct-models-during-portrait-shoots/comment-page-1#comment-67949 Jenn White Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:15:31 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9299#comment-67949 @tad2106 - there is a lot of good information on posing right here on DPS - try these posts: http://digital-photography-school.com/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-i-the-components http://digital-photography-school.com/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-ii-the-poses http://digital-photography-school.com/posing-tips-for-portraits-shoulders and a good off site link: http://newsletter.eoslightingllc.com/2009/09/basic-portrait-posing-rules/ I found all these posts useful teaching posing at my community college class, DPS is a great resource for my students! @tad2106 – there is a lot of good information on posing right here on DPS – try these posts:
http://digital-photography-school.com/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-i-the-components
http://digital-photography-school.com/portrait-photographys-power-posing-part-ii-the-poses
http://digital-photography-school.com/posing-tips-for-portraits-shoulders

and a good off site link:
http://newsletter.eoslightingllc.com/2009/09/basic-portrait-posing-rules/

I found all these posts useful teaching posing at my community college class, DPS is a great resource for my students!

]]> By: Michelle Armour http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-direct-models-during-portrait-shoots/comment-page-1#comment-67943 Michelle Armour Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:04:11 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9299#comment-67943 Thanks for your tips, I had a model yurn up for TFCD shoot and was wandering what was going on as she was very tense, after talking to her she explained that she hadn't done much before. As it is I found out she is a dancer and was able to go on a separate occassion to talk photos of her as a ballerina which was a lot of fun. What I have found is that visual spatial and kinesthetic know how varies greatly. Some people are very easy to direct and understand how their bodies angles are happening and some people really struggle. Some women can't read maps, it is a spatial skill, they need to turn the map around to the orientation of real life, I have found that when I am working with someone who doesn't easily look at an image and "do the pose", if I move to beside them and demonstrate looking the same way as they are it can really help. I often use what I call stimulus images, these are ideas I have found to help when the inspiration is running dry, I always say "lets do our interpretation of this idea" so then it ends up as an idea and not set a set pose. It also doesn't hurt to make a comment about digital, and that it is ok to delete them if the idea doesn't work. Most importanty I can read a map better than my husband! Thanks for your tips, I had a model yurn up for TFCD shoot and was wandering what was going on as she was very tense, after talking to her she explained that she hadn’t done much before. As it is I found out she is a dancer and was able to go on a separate occassion to talk photos of her as a ballerina which was a lot of fun.

What I have found is that visual spatial and kinesthetic know how varies greatly. Some people are very easy to direct and understand how their bodies angles are happening and some people really struggle. Some women can’t read maps, it is a spatial skill, they need to turn the map around to the orientation of real life, I have found that when I am working with someone who doesn’t easily look at an image and “do the pose”, if I move to beside them and demonstrate looking the same way as they are it can really help. I often use what I call stimulus images, these are ideas I have found to help when the inspiration is running dry, I always say “lets do our interpretation of this idea” so then it ends up as an idea and not set a set pose.

It also doesn’t hurt to make a comment about digital, and that it is ok to delete them if the idea doesn’t work.

Most importanty I can read a map better than my husband!

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