Shoot: Sitting Poses for Male Model
Lesson 19 from: Portrait Photography FundamentalsScott Robert Lim
Shoot: Sitting Poses for Male Model
Lesson 19 from: Portrait Photography FundamentalsScott Robert Lim
Lesson Info
19. Shoot: Sitting 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: Sitting Poses for Male Model
So, now let's get into, that's kind of like a headshot, let's get into some poses that I do with the male. Okay, and so here's some tips on posing a male, and like I said, here's the number one thing we want to look like, relaxed and confident. I know a lot of people ask me this, especially a lot of women, I just don't know how to pose a guy, and I'm thinking, guys are so easy, right? Maybe it's because as a guy, I know how we like to feel, but we like to feel relaxed, but confident. So, weight shifted, relaxed, but there's an extreme confidence. That's gonna be a great shot but guess what? Sometimes your client's not gonna feel confident, kay? So, if you get that situation, which happens a lot, because, ah, this is the first time I've ever taken pictures before and I'm so nervous and I don't know, I just don't think I look good today, or whatever, right? You're going to have to carry that confidence for them. Because a lot of times, they're gonna come into the session not feeling conf...
ident at all, but you've gotta carry that confidence for them. And once they start, whatever emotion that you have, they will mirror it. So, if you come into the session, okay, um, I'm not sure what to do, but can you put your, wait, I don't know, not that, put uh. How do you think a client's gonna feel if you come in there like that? But if you come in there, okay, man, you look great, we're gonna do this shot, turn your head this way, they're gonna start feeling good about you. You don't what ruins confidence and I teach hundreds and thousands of students a year, and I watch them and see how they operate. They don't talk enough to their subject. So, what helps with this confidence is continually talking to them. Tell 'em they look great. I don't care if they don't look great, just keep telling them that they do, and then they will look great. But you have to keep on emotionally feeding them with positivity and then you'll get that out of them, but that's very, very important. Now, this is amazing with guys, you can use either hard light or soft light and it looks great. So, you have certain versatility and so that's why sometimes when I'm shooting a guy session, I feel a lot more freed with my lighting because I can try some new dramatic things and I can just use flashes alone and creating hard light, which I don't necessarily do with females, and so it can give you some more options. It can kind of actually release some creativity, that you might not otherwise do when you shoot a woman. Start with sitting and leaning. What did I do? Came here, he sat. When a person is sitting or leaning, they are relaxed. The hardest pose for a person to do right off the bat is standing free form like this. Actually, this is simple. If you're a guy, you're standing like this. And relax my weight on one leg, turn it, look straight at the camera. That's actually really hard to do. Most guys can't do it. I mean, it looks simple, but most people cannot free form and stand and pose while they're taking a picture, because it's a lot of coordination. And I notice that if I'm shooting athletes, like they're very athletic, it's easier for them to pose, but if I'm posing a person, who's not used to a lot of physical activity and movement and coordination, it's gonna be extremely hard for them, so I usually start with sitting or leaning against the wall. Shadows equal strength. I talked about that. And split lighting, I talked about that. So, for a guy, you're doing a symmetrical look, you just bring that light in from the side or wherever, maybe it's window light, you turn that face so half of the face is in shadow, it looks really, really strong and it's a very typical shot of a guy. So, one, let's get into a sitting pose. So, what I do is have 'em sitting down. What I'm going to do is have one shoulder towards the camera a little bit because I don't typically like to shoot a guy, for a traditional shot, straight on, because they're going to look thinner if I hit them at an angle. So, especially if you get a subject that's a little heavier set, you don't want to tried up, to shoot them straight on, with shoulders squared to you, really that looks good with skinny dudes, but if you get someone that's just normal, and maybe they're just not have a thin frame, usually you want to hit 'em on a side, so they look thinner. So, that case, instead of standing and do it, I have 'em sitting and do it. So, now the shoulders are not square at me. One shoulder is toward the camera, the knee is toward the camera, and now I'm slimming their body down automatically. And also, the head tilt is towards the lower shoulder. That equals strength. So, watch. I'm gonna do a shot here and I'm gonna do my head tilt towards the higher shoulder. Hi. That doesn't look good, right, for a guy? But, my lower shoulder is this one here, so if I tilt the head to the lower shoulder, it's gonna look stronger versus tilting up here like this, which is great for females, but for guys, not necessarily. So, this automatically allows one lower shoulder because that's away from the camera. If I tilt his head towards that, it's gonna feel very masculine. And notice I'm using the same headshot techniques here, where I'm defining the line, keeping the eye right there, nose towards the light, and in this particular case, I have front light and back light. So, I love getting that strip of shadow right at the cheek there, because that defines the face still, but then gives you some highlight there. This is the same headshot techniques there, but I'm doing it sitting down and that's how I usually do it. Square shoulders are good for thin frame, and Ryan's a fit dude, so it was okay. He's passable. This guy looks really great. He has a thin frame. I'm gonna lean him. And this actually, for a person who's really skinny, and you want to give him some weight, this is excellent technique, because now, when he's leaning forward, aren't his shoulders going to be larger than his waist, and so he's going to get that cut, more. And so, leaning forward is gonna be great for a super thin person, and straight ahead, because now you want to create more bulk for that person. It's gonna look good. And so, then, you have chairs, but if you don't have chairs, you can have them sitting down, also, too. It helps to have nice arms like that, also, (laughs) which I don't have, so that's why I always wear long sleeves, but anyways, it's good here. And so you can have them sitting down, doesn't necessarily work for heavier set guys, but for thin guys, no problem, and that's another option for you to do and that can have a cool look to it, also. So, let's do that. So, let's try to do that sitting demo, right now. Should be pretty straightforward. Okay, so Ryan, I'm gonna have you sitting, and I want you to turn your legs a little bit, facing this way, right? Okay, good. If you could just spread your legs out a little bit. Relax. Yeah, there. good. So, now, that shoulder. Actually, the way he's sitting in his position, when you're looking this way. Can you look this way? Tilt your head this way a bit. Right there. Good. So, here's the typical pose. His body is this way, his head is that way. He's got this leaning forward, and I'm gonna have his head tilt that way. And then, I'm gonna get this light on. Actually, can you just actually turn your legs toward me a little bit more? Yeah, so it's not obvious. And then, if you could just spread your legs just a little bit more. Yeah, there you go! Now, you're looking relaxed right there. Good. Okay, so he's gonna tilt his head just a little bit this way, right? And if I could get some light right into his eyes, so I can see that catch light. Right there. Looks great. Okay, look how easy this is. Well, he makes it look easy, but I guarantee you this technique works well. Okay, I'm just gonna drop my. Perfect. (camera clicks) Then, I can also just have him look straight at the light there. And that way, and just for a different look, right? (camera clicks) And then I can have him look back at me, and then smile. Just trying to change. Okay, a little bit less smile. Yeah, there you go. Right there. (camera clicks) Very strong. Let me get that centered more. (camera clicks) Great. Okay, so that's the sitting pose. Pretty straightforward. Look it looks great! Look how easy that was. So, thank you very much, Ryan. So, I want you to have a lot of confidence. That works because they're relaxed when they're sitting. And it usually works like a charm, right? Because they're just relaxed and you can do it.
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This course is amazing! Scott is extremely straightforward. He goes directly to practical problems, tips and etc. He explains every thing very clearly, and he is also very funny and charismatic, making you laugh as you learn. He shows that you don't need a lot of expensive gear to make very nice pictures. So I have saved some money as well, cause I was about to buy some gear that I wouldn't need right now. It is for sure one of the best photography courses I have ever attended to! I highly recommend! Thanks a lot Scott! You are the best!
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