Shoot: Leaning Poses for Male Model
Lesson 20 from: Portrait Photography FundamentalsScott Robert Lim
Shoot: Leaning Poses for Male Model
Lesson 20 from: Portrait Photography FundamentalsScott Robert Lim
Lesson Info
20. Shoot: Leaning Poses for Male Model
Lessons
Class Introduction
04:10 25 Shots That WOW
14:08 3Four Fundamentals of Photography
08:05 4Create a Visual Impact with Composition
07:04 5Importance of Foreground and Background
08:30 6Create Depth in Landscape Images
18:09 7Photos Don't Always Follow the Rules
02:11 8Composition Practice Exercise
10:41Composition Critique of Student Images
05:28 10Keys to Posing
05:37 11Shoot: Classic Elegance Female Pose
14:46 12Shoot: Modern Female Pose
09:04 13Shoot: Rollover Female Pose
08:10 14Female Hands & Arms Poses Overview
19:52 15Shoot: Hands and Arms Poses for Female
08:58 16Seven Posing Guidelines
04:18 17Headshots Poses with Male Model
14:59 18Shoot: Headshot for Male Model
06:45 19Shoot: Sitting Poses for Male Model
10:03 20Shoot: Leaning Poses for Male Model
06:43 21Shoot: Standing Poses for Male Model
03:32 22Keys to Couples Posing
10:31 23Shoot: Couples Posing
06:17 24Couples Transitional Posing Overview
14:28 25Shoot: Transitional Posing
15:25 26Keys to Group Posing
07:12 27Accordion Technique with Groups
07:46 28Shoot: Accordion Technique
04:11 29Shoot: Best Buds Pose
04:54 30Shoot: Talk with Your Hands Pose
02:33 31Shoot: Lock Arms and Hold Hands Pose
04:34 32Run at the Camera and Dance in Your Seat Poses
04:13 33Shoot: Pod Method Pose
17:58 34Posing Critique of Student Images
09:32 35Introduction to Lighting
05:38 36Soft vs Hard Light
17:10 37Difficult Lighting Situations
05:52 38Bright Light Techniques
18:16 39Overcast Light Techniques
10:34 40Low Light Techniques
10:27 41Lighting Techniques Q&A
14:58 42Drama Queen Lighting
06:26 43Laundry Basket Lighting
09:44 44Make it Rain Lighting
03:48 45Smart Phone Painting with Light
07:53 46Mini LED Bokeh Lighting
08:22 47Choose the Right Lighting System
13:30 48Hybrid Flash System
06:42 49Innovative Accessories
05:35 50Gear Overview
06:19 51Theatrical Post-Processing
06:07 52Ten Keys to Post-Processing
08:37 53Essential Skills to Post-Processing
08:25 54Headshot Post-Processing
24:53 55Bright Light Post-Processing
09:45 56Flat Light Post-Processing
14:46 57Low Light Post-Processing
08:24 58Introduction to Fine Art Post-Processing
09:06 59Light & Airy Fine Art Post-Processing
27:34 60Dark & Moody Fine Art Post-Processing
13:36 61Post-Processing Critique of Student Images
36:56Lesson Info
Shoot: Leaning Poses for Male Model
Now let's try another one. What I like is when they're leaning. So either you can just do it while they're leaning against something, and usually when they're leaning against something like that and you're shooting forward, I still had this subject lean forward a little bit. Because I don't like to shoot where they are feeling like they're posing like this. Because it just conveys a little bit of confidence when their head is towards that camera. So let's say I'm looking at the camera, right? And I'm like this versus this, that's just more confidence that way. And so just a slight leaning forward. If you are shooting them this way, if I'm using side light, I have them leaning looking off to the side, relaxed. In general, I'm just gonna tell you right now, full-length shots of guys are not really, they're kind of hard to do. Why? We don't have any shape. So it's like if you're gonna do a shot, you know, not unless you're a body builder or something, we look like a stick out there. So in...
general, I'm just saying in general now, waist-up usually is the ticket for guys. And if I do full length, a lot of times it's when I have a female with them to give me the shape. So I have a stick, and then I have some curves, and then it works. But in general, I'm not super excited about full-length shots for guys, but sometimes you gotta do it, and you know what, this one looks okay. I mean what do you want to see? That, or do you want to see something like this? I think that looks a lot stronger this way. And so this is what I do when I lean somebody. I have their shoulder leaning against the side, and I have the opposite hip all the way shifted out there, so it creates this diagonal feel to it. So go for the diagonal. And I'll get into the little mechanics of this. I don't know if they could ... I can use this area over here, too? Is that right? You can see me? Okay, I can demonstrate a little bit. And using props for guys. Guys just love sitting and leaning. And so if you see things, whatever they are, chairs or cars, just use it, because we love that. We don't like standing there with nothing, because we don't know what to do or whatever, but if we're leaning or sitting on something, that's our natural habitat, to feel lazy. And we love that. So just wherever it is, you sit over there, you lean over there. That's what I love doing with guys, and it works. So let's demonstrate the typical leaning pose. We're gonna use this area over here, because this is the only area that we have. I'm gonna demonstrate this leaning pose. Ryan, that's okay, you can just watch me for a second. I'm gonna tell you what's gonna happen, and you think this is easy, but it's not, and so you really have to break it down. You have a wall here, okay? And so when you say lean up against this wall, some people do this, right? And it looks awkward, right. So what you have to do, and if they're having trouble with this, you go oh, okay. Stand back up. Get like a foot from the wall and I say, "Act like a tree and fall down against the wall." And then you do the hip. (audience laughs) Because literally, you'll get guys lean against the wall, "Okay." Do that, and it's just not good. And you're like, something doesn't look right here. But if you tell them to stand up straight, act like a tree, fall down and then do this hip, and then a lot of times they just cross this leg here, then you're good and golden. So that's just a little bit of a tip. All right, so let's shoot Ryan. And we're gonna do this, but we're gonna use some side light. So why don't you go ahead and lean up against there. Yeah, perfect. And so look to the side, and I'm gonna use the side light right here, because that's what we're going with. That looks great. And let me get that, perfect. And can you... hold on a second. Yeah, look at me. There you go. One, two, three. Turn your head just a little bit more towards me. Right there, good. All right, and then just tilt your head just a bit. Yeah, there you go. Right there, see how I'm kind of doing some micro-adjustments? I mean, this guy has got good body control, too, because when I tell him to do that he just like locks in there and just doesn't move. And he's like awesome. Now, because I'm short, I do this just in case. But I gotta lock in my focus here. This is great on this camera. It's called eye focus, it hunts for the eye, but I don't have it programmed in the right position. Okay, here we go. And so I'm taking a little bit higher angle, and that's what I do just in case. My eyesight is so bad, it's just a blur when it's this close to my eyes, but I'm just shooting it anyways. And what's great about it is I have, on my camera, it tells me, it locks in on the eye. So I can just push it. That circle will hunt the eye, lock on it, and shoot it, so I have confidence that I'm in focus. All right, so great. So that's the leaning shot. Thank you very much, Ryan. And look at that. This guy looks good, man. I mean, like every shot is like damn, right on. And it's a very simple technique, but it just works. And it makes people relaxed. I could have his hands, I could have it in his pocket, I wasn't really paying too much about that. But I wouldn't necessarily have the hands like that, I'd maybe have it in his pocket there, and I think it would look a little bit better. But anyways, that's the look of it that you want, right in there. He could also bring the hand up and maybe touch this collar here, or something like that, if you want to get more of his hands involved. But in general, you just like that look right there.
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