What do you struggle with when it comes to posing? Let me know here in the comments and I will do my best to address it in an upcoming Posing Tip video.
How about some tips photographing seniors (as in senior citizens). From comfortable posing to best lighting that will minimize those well-earned wrinkles!
@@adeelurrehman4154 He said in the BEGINNING of the video that he used JUST HIMSELF to demonstrate what he's teaching. He clearly showed did the do's and don'ts himself. No pictures needed.
Joe, I love your way of teaching where you not only offer suggestions, but you filmed yourself actually doing it (whether or not the model was real) it's very helpful to see how other photographers work. Thanks, as always.
This is perfect! I love the way you explain WHY you are doing each thing, such as WHY the turtle stretch works, and WHY you take the camera away from your face to engage with your subject. And I love that you demonstrate each step, instead of just telling us what we should do. You just gained a new subscriber!
This is great Joe, I can't imagine how many more frustrating hours of shooting I'd have to endure before discovering this for myself. I'm looking forward to watching the rest of your posing series! Thanks so much Joe!
Great Joe! Just what the doctor ordered! There is not much that I have seen on You Tube about specific model guidance overall. Lots of specific hardware lighting techniques but not so much on the human interaction, if you know what I mean. These are wonderful, practical tips and thank you for including your directions to the models. Looking forward to more in this type of series.
"Your best shot is your next shot" You got another sub on this one. Well, not really, I had already subscribed at that point. Thanks for the video. It'll be of great great help on my next session come this Saturday. Thanks!
Wow, there were several tips that I will definitely use in future. Thank you so much for sharing this with us! I specialized in costume photography and if the characters don't carry any weapons or accessories, it's sometimes hard to find posings, what to do with their hands etc. Maybe you can cover that topic in one of your next videos. :)
Glad you enjoyed it Lyn.Memories! Thanks for the kind words! For hands... I have more to come - but start here: th-cam.com/video/g-7hnA0d8jw/w-d-xo.html
Glad you enjoyed it Michael Schmitt! Be sure to follow me on Instagram - instagram.com/joeedelman - I post a lot of behind the scenes images and clips!
Great tips, thanks Joe! I've heard you talk about this method before, but it's nice to have it broken down to better understand the rationale behind it.
Theses free tips bring you closer to a great shot than exchanging a DX camera for a Medium format. Great Joe, this is where it's all about, thanks for sharing
Excellent tips dealing with the awkwardness of posing and your intro just made me laugh so hard Joe. I have the opposite problem. How do you deal with a chin that naturally juts out. What's the best post for them please?
Another great tutorial! Thanks, Joe! Demonstrating how you communicate with a subject is a bonus! Another posing tutorial I'd like is hand positioning. When they are on a lap, hip, shoulder, clasping or just hanging.
Thanks for another great video Joe. Long time subscriber. Just a quick note to let you know I appreciate the high quality info and production value of your vids. Your channel is one of the best kept secrets and is criminally unsubscribed - I just don’t get it. Gear videos may be getting hits, but you’re actually making a difference and doing far more to advance art and expression with solid tips and professional techniques. Please keep holding the torch and for encouraging us to keep shooting!!!
Love the video, nicely done, well demonstrated. Great advice. And nice closing comment about photography being a passion not a compotition. Thanks I look forward to watching more.
Wow, really great stuff, thank you. I've heard and seen other videos about the "stick your chin out" posing, but this is the best I've seen on the subject. Excellent, thanks!
Great advice, as usual. Chin tucking also creates a very defensive look, which can be seen by looking at a boxer who automatically puts his chin down to protect his throat, as do animals. So not only do you get a double chin but also, I suggest, a psychological pose that will always fail to engage. Keep it up, Joe!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge Joe! I took badge & org chart pics at work for a couple of years for the fun of it, and to meet the new employees. I struggled with taking flattering pictures of people with this very problem (no cosmetologists available there). Raising the lighting is a good tip. I look forward to the rest of your series. Baggy eyes are a problem for me. I suppose PS is the best solution.
Amazing stuff Joe! Thanks for the info! (By the way, my wife is a chin tucker from hell, lol) Been working long hours, but glad to be back and able to catch up on your videos! Much love my friend. -Al Khouri III
Hey joe I have tried to find a tether tools cable for the olympus omd em1 mark ii, where did you get yours and is it for the usb c or are you using an adapter?
Awesome, awesome, awesome! I have been so waiting for this video, I had to some headshots last year, first time at headshots, and I had one with a double chin. Totally threw me off stride, they were very self aware as well, so I had to put on my confidence mask and try to get a rapport and make them comfortable, talk about the hardest thing I have done. Got an ok shot, they were happy. But I felt I could have done better. I'll be practicing these tips Joe. Thanks so much. Liking the explanations, for each one as well. Bloody brilliant.
You missed the point Danay Machado - watch the video again and listen to what I said. The visuals don't teach you - you need to go and try the suggestions.
Joe, A similar topic is neck lines when the model is doing an over-the-shoulder pose. Is there a trick for getting a pretty over-the-shoulder look without getting distracting folds that spiral up her neck? Regarding the chin trick, what about the paper plate trick? In this trick, the photographer puts three or four paper plates on the floor in the general direction that he/she wants the model to face. Each paper plate is a different color, say red, yellow, blue, and white. The photographer then asks the model to point her chin very subtlety at each plate when he calls that color. In the twenty or thirty seconds that the model starts to relax into a chin tuck position, the photographer can take a few shots. As soon as the model begins to relax into the tuck position, the photographer can just call out a different color. As an engineer, I tend to think of this drill as if filling out a spreadsheet. I'd tend to have three or four other posing ideas that I'd incorporate into each color. I might even put numbers on other paper plates and put them on the walls and ceiling. I'd ask that her eyes be pointing at a number and her chin be pointing at a color. I'd then work through the poses as "red 1," "red 2," "red 3," "red 4," "blue 1," "blue 2," etc.. I don't imagine myself doing this with an experienced model, but if I were trying to help someone who was as inexperienced at modeling as I am at model photography, this idea might be a way to cheat through our weaknesses. Okay, the paper plate trick isn't real. It's just an idea that came to me as I listened to you. Here's the good personal news. I am negotiating with a model for a shoot this week. She has more outfits than I can shoot in one session because of my health issues, but she can bring a guy who is officially an escort but has enough photography interest to function as an assistant. I know that taking an assistant at the last minute isn't ideal, but amateurs, particularly amateurs with health issues, must make compromises. I'm hoping that I can stretch to three to three-and-a-half hours of shooting if the shoot comes together. If this happens, I'll be editing for a long time. If this happens, I'll try to remember to get a shot of the setup so that I can participate in that contest. I won't be able to join the contest this week, but maybe I can join in the next couple of weeks.
Good tips, Joe. Excellent video. Although, I have this funny feeling that you're , actually, talking to a mannequin while directing "her" how to pose. ^_^
hi joe . hope u r doing good. i shoot indian wedding mostly at night. how to get soft light from flash which needs to highly mobile as i shoot moments mostly. please help as it is impossible to set up umbrella swiflty. thank you
Sorry Dark Iris -sample shots are for lazy learners. As I explained in the video - if you don't go and try these techniques with YOUR camera - you won't learn them. Go and pick up your camera - try the techniques and then you will actually learn something. Sample shots just show you that I can do it.
My most difficult portrait subjects are folks that don't speak English that well. They are tense and intimidated sitting in front of a camera and the big flashing lights. Any smile looks forced and unnatural. Short of a shot of alcohol, how do I get them to relax?
That’s a real tough one Frank. Chatting to your subject before the shoot and helping them relax is such an important part of the session for me. Take that away and it must make life very difficult.
Hey Joe that's my Mothers name lol. Some more great tips from the great Joe E. Thank you. Now time to shoot for 30 mins or more with my mannequin called ?
Hey, Mr. Joe.........I have a unique question........where do u shop for clothing....I Love the style shirt you wore in this video........I have a male Senior portrait to shoot and he would look amazing in this style shirt. Thanks!
LOL - Thank you Kathy Baxley! The brand is called ROAR. The bad news - they no longer make these style shirts. You can still find a few on Amazon and Ebay.
What do you struggle with when it comes to posing? Let me know here in the comments and I will do my best to address it in an upcoming Posing Tip video.
How about some tips photographing seniors (as in senior citizens). From comfortable posing to best lighting that will minimize those well-earned wrinkles!
Joe Edelman the tutorial was excellent! Can you pld advise how to shoot people with round face...
Joe Edelman you didn't show the subject so how we understand the pictures you took
Wonderful tips and tricks. Thank you, Joe. I need to search your videos for this still. Do you have tips on shooting very active toddlers?
@@adeelurrehman4154 He said in the BEGINNING of the video that he used JUST HIMSELF to demonstrate what he's teaching. He clearly showed did the do's and don'ts himself. No pictures needed.
Joe, I love your way of teaching where you not only offer suggestions, but you filmed yourself actually doing it (whether or not the model was real) it's very helpful to see how other photographers work. Thanks, as always.
This is perfect! I love the way you explain WHY you are doing each thing, such as WHY the turtle stretch works, and WHY you take the camera away from your face to engage with your subject. And I love that you demonstrate each step, instead of just telling us what we should do. You just gained a new subscriber!
Thanks A-muse and THANKS for subscribing - great to have you along for the ride!
The "smile" tattoo ( 2:55 ) on your finger is just an amazing idea, great tips btw
awesome awesome video ...not only for photographer but also the general people ..thank u
This is great Joe, I can't imagine how many more frustrating hours of shooting I'd have to endure before discovering this for myself. I'm looking forward to watching the rest of your posing series! Thanks so much Joe!
There's only one thing I love more than your videos, Joe. Your shirts! 👍🏾
Thank you TEJ BklynNY! I appreciate the kind words and support!
Great Joe! Just what the doctor ordered! There is not much that I have seen on You Tube about specific model guidance overall. Lots of specific hardware lighting techniques but not so much on the human interaction, if you know what I mean. These are wonderful, practical tips and thank you for including your directions to the models. Looking forward to more in this type of series.
Thank you Impostertot! I am glad you enjoyed it! More to come!
"Your best shot is your next shot"
You got another sub on this one. Well, not really, I had already subscribed at that point.
Thanks for the video. It'll be of great great help on my next session come this Saturday.
Thanks!
Very convincing tips. And they are also easy to remember like "Turtle Stretch", "Chin Tuckers". You're very knowledgeable and eloquent. Thanks a lot.
Awesome video with fantastic advice. Everyone interested in taking photos of people should watch this series.
Wow, there were several tips that I will definitely use in future. Thank you so much for sharing this with us!
I specialized in costume photography and if the characters don't carry any weapons or accessories, it's sometimes hard to find posings, what to do with their hands etc. Maybe you can cover that topic in one of your next videos. :)
Glad you enjoyed it Lyn.Memories! Thanks for the kind words! For hands... I have more to come - but start here: th-cam.com/video/g-7hnA0d8jw/w-d-xo.html
Another great video !!! I love the lean on a chair tip !!! I have a headshot shoot next week and will definitely use that one.
Glad you enjoyed it Michael Schmitt! Be sure to follow me on Instagram - instagram.com/joeedelman - I post a lot of behind the scenes images and clips!
Great tips, thanks Joe! I've heard you talk about this method before, but it's nice to have it broken down to better understand the rationale behind it.
High energy great host, this guy's cool!
Glad you enjoyed it Anthony Coates! Thanks for the kind words!
Theses free tips bring you closer to a great shot than exchanging a DX camera for a Medium format.
Great Joe, this is where it's all about, thanks for sharing
RS dont say free. Hes mkn a big effort to teach you.
Thank you! Please make more posing videos. They are awesome!
Thanks Joe, you publish some great content, always so helpful.
Awesome tutorial! Great Idea & model .....love your Direction! 😎 👍
I use step two a lot. This is one easy way to stretch the neck. A ladder or step stool is a great tool to have in your studio.
Excellent tips dealing with the awkwardness of posing and your intro just made me laugh so hard Joe. I have the opposite problem. How do you deal with a chin that naturally juts out. What's the best post for them please?
Amazing! My mother will be happy I learned these tips.
Santiago de Miguel me da agrado esto ..palabra
Another great tutorial! Thanks, Joe! Demonstrating how you communicate with a subject is a bonus!
Another posing tutorial I'd like is hand positioning. When they are on a lap, hip, shoulder, clasping or just hanging.
Thanks for another great video Joe. Long time subscriber. Just a quick note to let you know I appreciate the high quality info and production value of your vids. Your channel is one of the best kept secrets and is criminally unsubscribed - I just don’t get it. Gear videos may be getting hits, but you’re actually making a difference and doing far more to advance art and expression with solid tips and professional techniques. Please keep holding the torch and for encouraging us to keep shooting!!!
Great ideas Joe, will try them soon.
Awesome tips, Joe, love the one about the additional chair!
Love the video, nicely done, well demonstrated. Great advice. And nice closing comment about photography being a passion not a compotition. Thanks I look forward to watching more.
Lo menos que puedo decir es gracias, cada uno de los video que he visto, esta genial!!,
Another good video, Joe. What do you suggest for subjects that always have their eyes wide open in photos?
Another awesome video thanks very detailed and to the point no beating about the bush with fancy hats 🤭
Wow, really great stuff, thank you. I've heard and seen other videos about the "stick your chin out" posing, but this is the best I've seen on the subject. Excellent, thanks!
I just found you and I AM HAPPY!!! Thank God I learnt English!!! Thanks for your suggestions!!!! Éxito!
Another great video Joe. Thanks for your effort and time 🙂
Thanks Joe-I have this problem myself!
Great advice, as usual. Chin tucking also creates a very defensive look, which can be seen by looking at a boxer who automatically puts his chin down to protect his throat, as do animals. So not only do you get a double chin but also, I suggest, a psychological pose that will always fail to engage. Keep it up, Joe!
More great advice. Thanks for the hard work. Y
Thanks for sharing your knowledge Joe! I took badge & org chart pics at work for a couple of years for the fun of it, and to meet the new employees. I struggled with taking flattering pictures of people with this very problem (no cosmetologists available there). Raising the lighting is a good tip. I look forward to the rest of your series. Baggy eyes are a problem for me. I suppose PS is the best solution.
Another great video. Thanks for the helpful advice!
You're very welcome Scott Beers! I am glad you enjoyed it!
Great information Joe, thanks !!!!!
Great video. I love it. Thank you very much
I need to learn how to talk to people as well as you do
Thank you for the kind words Jason Lee ! Be sure to subscribe so that you don't miss any videos!
hey! Thanks for the tip! I struggle with this all the time! :)
Great tips! Thanks Joe
Another great video Joe!
Nice tutorial, very helpful thank you
You're very welcome Fajar Sidikz! I am glad you enjoyed it!
You are a true professional. I love how you role. Keep up the great work.
Thank you Matthew Furman!
Much enjoyed Joe, thumbs up...
Great tips as always!
great video and advice @joeedelman!
Thank you Linc Williams! I appreciate the comment.
really good video, thanks
Thanks Joe for those great ideas. You Rock!
This is great Joe thanks.
Amazing stuff Joe! Thanks for the info! (By the way, my wife is a chin tucker from hell, lol) Been working long hours, but glad to be back and able to catch up on your videos! Much love my friend.
-Al Khouri III
Thank you Alikour Productions LLC! I really appreciate the kind words!
brilliant, thanks Joe
Part of my job is taking passport/visa photos and that pushing the face forward and sticking the chin out really does work :)
Fantastic advice 😉
Thank you Mark Thomson! I appreciate the comment.
Outstanding!!! This is great!!!
Thank you! Kirk Kinnell Glad you enjoyed it!
Hey joe I have tried to find a tether tools cable for the olympus omd em1 mark ii, where did you get yours and is it for the usb c or are you using an adapter?
Awesome, awesome, awesome! I have been so waiting for this video, I had to some headshots last year, first time at headshots, and I had one with a double chin. Totally threw me off stride, they were very self aware as well, so I had to put on my confidence mask and try to get a rapport and make them comfortable, talk about the hardest thing I have done. Got an ok shot, they were happy. But I felt I could have done better. I'll be practicing these tips Joe. Thanks so much. Liking the explanations, for each one as well. Bloody brilliant.
Thanks
James
nice i just wish you had some to pose and take those shot to give it more of a visual
You missed the point Danay Machado - watch the video again and listen to what I said. The visuals don't teach you - you need to go and try the suggestions.
Thanks for the tips.
You're welcome Brian Andersen I appreciate the comment!
Great tips! Todah
You're welcome Yitzchal Levi I appreciate the comment!
Thanks Joe!
You're very welcome Tonia Kraakman! I am glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you Joe
a subjet who is overwight what do you recommend... 30mm or 50mm maybe?
Joe,
A similar topic is neck lines when the model is doing an over-the-shoulder pose. Is there a trick for getting a pretty over-the-shoulder look without getting distracting folds that spiral up her neck?
Regarding the chin trick, what about the paper plate trick? In this trick, the photographer puts three or four paper plates on the floor in the general direction that he/she wants the model to face. Each paper plate is a different color, say red, yellow, blue, and white. The photographer then asks the model to point her chin very subtlety at each plate when he calls that color. In the twenty or thirty seconds that the model starts to relax into a chin tuck position, the photographer can take a few shots. As soon as the model begins to relax into the tuck position, the photographer can just call out a different color.
As an engineer, I tend to think of this drill as if filling out a spreadsheet. I'd tend to have three or four other posing ideas that I'd incorporate into each color. I might even put numbers on other paper plates and put them on the walls and ceiling. I'd ask that her eyes be pointing at a number and her chin be pointing at a color. I'd then work through the poses as "red 1," "red 2," "red 3," "red 4," "blue 1," "blue 2," etc.. I don't imagine myself doing this with an experienced model, but if I were trying to help someone who was as inexperienced at modeling as I am at model photography, this idea might be a way to cheat through our weaknesses.
Okay, the paper plate trick isn't real. It's just an idea that came to me as I listened to you.
Here's the good personal news. I am negotiating with a model for a shoot this week. She has more outfits than I can shoot in one session because of my health issues, but she can bring a guy who is officially an escort but has enough photography interest to function as an assistant. I know that taking an assistant at the last minute isn't ideal, but amateurs, particularly amateurs with health issues, must make compromises. I'm hoping that I can stretch to three to three-and-a-half hours of shooting if the shoot comes together. If this happens, I'll be editing for a long time.
If this happens, I'll try to remember to get a shot of the setup so that I can participate in that contest. I won't be able to join the contest this week, but maybe I can join in the next couple of weeks.
Good tips, Joe. Excellent video. Although, I have this funny feeling that you're , actually, talking to a mannequin while directing "her" how to pose. ^_^
Great video! Very helpful tips. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it Theo Mordey! I appreciate the comment!
you are the best,,,,thank you..
When directing the subjects they usually tense up..especially the older gals and some young boys
OMG! Joe! You got amazing tattoo on Your finger! Love it!
hi joe . hope u r doing good. i shoot indian wedding mostly at night. how to get soft light from flash which needs to highly mobile as i shoot moments mostly. please help as it is impossible to set up umbrella swiflty. thank you
You should have included some sample shots!
Sorry Dark Iris -sample shots are for lazy learners. As I explained in the video - if you don't go and try these techniques with YOUR camera - you won't learn them. Go and pick up your camera - try the techniques and then you will actually learn something. Sample shots just show you that I can do it.
Premium material.
I would see see before and after
Ha ha, this is great advice, Joe!
My most difficult portrait subjects are folks that don't speak English that well. They are tense and intimidated sitting in front of a camera and the big flashing lights. Any smile looks forced and unnatural. Short of a shot of alcohol, how do I get them to relax?
Frank Woodbery quite precisely. Its a toughie for the subjects who never been in a studio set up
That’s a real tough one Frank. Chatting to your subject before the shoot and helping them relax is such an important part of the session for me. Take that away and it must make life very difficult.
How about some person with thicker noses??
Would have like a real example.
Who knew there were so many names for a fat neck??? Great work as always Joe! I will be able to use these tips right away!
LOL - it certainly surprised me Martin Thomas Good luck with your shoot!
Yeah, I only knew of double/triple chin.
Chinsulation!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I don't think your model is very cooperative. Hasn't moved once :-D
SSShhh D. Baranovskiy! Her name is Lola and she is a bit sensitive and kindo of a DIVA! 😉
Joe Edelman hahaha!!! To some, Lola is the perfect model 😂😂
Hey Joe that's my Mothers name lol.
Some more great tips from the great Joe E. Thank you. Now time to shoot for 30 mins or more with my mannequin called ?
Hey, Mr. Joe.........I have a unique question........where do u shop for clothing....I Love the style shirt you wore in this video........I have a male Senior portrait to shoot and he would look amazing in this style shirt. Thanks!
LOL - Thank you Kathy Baxley! The brand is called ROAR. The bad news - they no longer make these style shirts. You can still find a few on Amazon and Ebay.
Loving these video's Joe.
Love the tips! Thank Joe!!!
Thanks, Joe!
You're very welcome Kevin M. Gates! I am glad you enjoyed it!