JZA B1 wrote:
Which style is easier? Can it be made to look authentic if your subjects are posing? Is it more about the skill of the photographer or the "model"? (With most people not being professional models.)
Can a good photographer with non-models produce natural-looking but posted photographs?
Or should you try to shoot candid pictures if you want natural look and forget trying to pose people?
Neither is easier as they are complete opposites, hence not really an apples to apples comparison.
That would just depend on which one a photographer likes or more comfortable with.
Posing can be made to look authentic. Just look at the movies, where scenes are directed.
As for the skill, both will add their own magic. A good photographer can eke out good stuffs from a mediocre model, whilst a good model can give the best opportunities.
Do both. They both have their place.
Some scenes works best as candid photos;
While posed images allows us to leverage our creativity.
Photographing people?
"Richard Avedon is considered one of the most iconic fashion photographers ever to grace the industry. Using unconventional techniques and his unique style ... The New York Film Academy...
As an aspiring commercial Fashion Photographer I relentlessly studied the "Greats" within the industry.
Richard in particular had an epic technique I have deployed in my studio... That of having a huge floor to ceiling full length mirror directly behind my camera position... This has worked well for my efforts, albeit others may or may not appreciate what it brings to the mix... Bottom Line? Study those who have achieved commercial success within the genre you wish to work in... That said if you are not interested in shooting commercially simply ignore my thoughts here in as they may not be germane nor appropriate to you...
Interesting aside I recently did a shoot for an agency model who at the last moment decided she wanted to go with a High Key "look" in which I didn't have time to setup a mirror behind my camera position... She seriously missed that and share same with me...
Below is from a session where the young talent benefited from seeing herself in "real-time"
Said it still is one of her favorite shoots... Here aggregate Team Synergy yielded the resulting images
Final thoughts? Please try IG & flickr if you are truly interested in following those who work at the zenith of the craft...
A very gifted thespain just begining her journey...
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Shooting Fashion or Beauty Genre is a Team Effort... the photographer is simply one team member...
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This session's Hair Stylist had the most impressive credentials... Having worked for VOGUE NYC
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Thomas902 wrote:
Photographing people?
"Richard Avedon is considered one of the most iconic fashion photographers ever to grace the industry. Using unconventional techniques and his unique style ... The New York Film Academy...
As an aspiring commercial Fashion Photographer I relentlessly studied the "Greats" within the industry.
Richard in particular had an epic technique I have deployed in my studio... That of having a huge floor to ceiling full length mirror directly behind my camera position... This has worked well for my efforts, albeit others may or may not appreciate what it brings to the mix... Bottom Line? Study those who have achieved commercial success within the genre you wish to work in... That said if you are not interested in shooting commercially simply ignore my thoughts here in as they may not be germane nor appropriate to you...
Interesting aside I recently did a shoot for an agency model who at the last moment decided she wanted to go with a High Key "look" in which I didn't have time to setup a mirror behind my camera position... She seriously missed that and share same with me...
Below is from a session where the young talent benefited from seeing herself in "real-time"
Said it still is one of her favorite shoots... Here aggregate Team Synergy yielded the resulting images
Final thoughts? Please try IG & flickr if you are truly interested in following those who work at the zenith of the craft...
Photographing people? br br i "Richard Aved... (
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So, purple faces are now the new High Fashion look??
Retired CPO wrote:
So, purple faces are now the new High Fashion look??
Seems youve a whole lotta catching up to do.
[quote=henryp]For quite a few years my main photography job was photographing high school seniors (12th graders) for their formal yearbook portraits. None of them had any posing experience. As long as you can convey what you want the poser to do, it's not at all
For a few years I worked in the Washington D.C. area for NYC Senior Portrait photo company by the name of Delma (not Delmar). Haven't taken a formal portrait since, but learned alot!
Fun coincidence...
Walt
Dont be so hard on yourself. Show us a few but dont choose them yourself. Pleeeeeeaze let someone else choose them ! NOT joking.
JZA B1 wrote:
Which style is easier? Can it be made to look authentic if your subjects are posing? Is it more about the skill of the photographer or the "model"? (With most people not being professional models.)
Can a good photographer with non-models produce natural-looking but posted photographs?
Or should you try to shoot candid pictures if you want natural look and forget trying to pose people?
Some including myself will tell you it's the "in-between" shots that yield the best outcome.
Saying to the subject you are checking exposure or testing lens sharpness are good methods to capture that special expression or gaze not possible with strict posing.
The shots just before and just after a purposeful pose will most times capture the most natural expression.
imagextrordinair wrote:
Some including myself will tell you it's the "in-between" shots that yield the best outcome.
Saying to the subject you are checking exposure or testing lens sharpness are good methods to capture that special expression or gaze not possible with strict posing.
The shots just before and just after a purposeful pose will most times capture the most natural expression.
A term that seems to have disappeared from common parlance is "candid portrait". Maybe thaz the midddle ground to which you refer. The "candid portrait" is a stock in trade style within journalism, editorial work etc, even if weve quit naming it in that way.
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