Part Two C - Posing Groups
by Chuck Gardner
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Posing Couples
The rules for photographing men and women apply to couples and small groups. In general its best to build a picture around the man's masculine pose then add the woman to his right with her right foot forward. Standing together his head and shoulders will be angled towards the center. If photographed alone the woman's head would be turned and tipped towards her shoulder, but in this situation you want her to tip her head slightly towards the center, but not so far that you loose the short lighting on her face. The two heads must be near each other to avoid creating two centers interest. If there is a big difference in heights raise the smaller of the two using a stool, phone books, etc. Posing Small Groups  As you increase the number of people in a
photograph composition becomes as important as posing and lighting. Encourage
the people in the group move close together. If you have the opportunity have
the everyone put their outside foot forward and shift their weight to the inside
back leg. This will naturally shift everyone's posture and heads towards the
center and align their shoulders relative to the center line. Tipping their
heads slightly to the center will also strengthen the composition.
If you are photographing the people at a dinner table get the people on one side of the table to move and stand behind those sitting on the other side. If they are couples ask the men to stand and let all the women sit, arranging the couples so the men are standing behind their partners. Ask the men to button their suit jackets and remove the table center piece if its in the way. Odds are someone will blink so take two pictures. Goto Next Page > Goto < Previous Page Goto Class Outline Goto super.nova.org my home page. |