hlmichel wrote:
I am in the same situation. I know I am not very photogenic; I usually stay on the other side of the lens.
But the wife, while attractive, does not photograph well at all. It's partially her pose, shoulders rolled forward, arms hanging limply and hands....well you get the point.
I have seen websites devoted to posing people and special poses for overweight people(not saying this is your issue though it sure is mine) And there are also the famous facebook photo angles.
I shoot a lot of Boudoir photos of brides before their weddings. not all of them are svelte model types. Actually none of them are. But the job is to make them look as attractive as possible. So you have to think while shooting. Use the angles and cropping that accent the things that you want to show. Hide the things you don't with props, scarves, angles. I have failed in some cases. But limiting to head and shoulders shots with good fill flash will rarely let you down. That's where the person's personality is. That's why we have zooms! Amazon has books galore at great prices. Jeff Smith is a great portraiture author. Good Shooting!