FEMALE PHOTOGRAPHY POSING TIPS

1. Hands:
* Girl’s fingers should be long and elegant.
* Guys should have hands lightly fisted (like they are holding a small rock).

2. Feet:
* Feet hip width apart will give a look of strength
* Feet at different angles or heights (on a step, chair etc) will give better “balance” to depth.

3. Arms
* Elbows bent express a comfortable casualness.
* Arms straight give a feeling of formality and often stiffness (to be used with much caution)

4. Head / Chin
* Head tipped back slightly will generally give an attitude of “punk” (especially for guys, think, “bring it on”)
* Head tipped back to the “high” shoulder will feel fun and flirty
* Head down toward the “low” shoulder can express power or position (especially when shooting up at the subject).

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5. Legs
* Legs spread hip width apart while standing will give an air of strength.
* Generally while standing, one leg should hold the body weight; the other leg can be bent, or extended behind like a graceful dancer

6. Shoulders
* Should be on different “planes” (i.e. one slightly higher or lower than the other)
* Shoulders square on will express a strong attitude.

7. Joints
* One rule: If it bends, bend it. This goes for elbows, knees, wrists, etc.

8. Hips
* Girls who stand with hips tilted forward will appear more slender

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Female Photography

Throughout history, the human form was a primary subject of artistic expression. The ancient Greeks favored the men, now in most parts of the world is in the interest normally focused on the female form.

Today, female photography is something you can see examples of every day. Often, “female photography” is employed in advertising to attract interest and help in the promotion of some product.

Then there are several forms of female photography, where the female form itself is the subject of interest. You can find styles such as female glamour photography, boudoir photography, female figure and photography.

If you are a budding photographer, and we would like to add female photography to try your portfolio, you can benefit from a few tips. Next: Choose a model is at ease with itself and its own body, as this is much easier to achieve good results.

Technically, the choice between using a digital camera or a traditional one is up to you if immortalizing the “female form“. One advantage of Digital Camera is that you get an immediate view of the picture you just made. This means that you are able to quickly an idea of whether the image was successful or not - for example, if the model has the facial expression you prefer.

“Digital cameras” have been around for a while and now the technology has matured to the point where a good digicam offers a resolution of very close to that of a traditional film camera. This means you can now very large prints from a digicam also picture.

As you start working with a female model photography, the first consideration is that your model feel with the situation, the atmosphere should be safe and supportive. Always treat the model in a professional manner. It is also the model ideas and make them part of the creative process.

It is my experience that female photography can be very interesting and rewarding, and the results of something you can be proud of. The most important thing to keep an eye on is choosing the right kind of model and to strike a fine cooperation with her.

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Photography Tips : White Balance

Always wonder why some pictures have a yellow or blue tint? Why did this happen? Now it has to do with how the camera sees colors in a scene. Correct White Balance is one of those technical aspects of photography, which are often overlooked or misunderstood. But it can make a big impact on your photos, so it is important to understand how color works in photography.

What is white balance?

The color is in the temperature measured in units of Kelvin. Warm colors have a low degree Kelvin, while cooler temperatures have higher degrees Kelvin. For example, the flame of a candle has a Kelvin temperature of about 1500, while a blue sky Kelvin has a temperature of about 9000th The human eye is very good at adjusting for differences in color temperature. Unless the temperature of light is very extreme look like a white wall is generally white. But a camera is not with a human brain behind it (yet!) And so is unable to make the same adjustments. The result is a color that looks to either “cold” or even “warm”.

Set the white balance

The purpose of adjusting the white balance is to say that the camera matters either warm up or cool things, depending on the lighting situation. And how are we doing this? Most digital cameras have automatic and semi-automatic settings. The most common are:

Automatic: if the camera takes an estimate on the correct white balance. In most of these conditions is pretty much, but in tricky situations, lighting, it is easily fooled.

Tungsten: for shooting under artificial light (artificial) lighting as an indoor lamp. Since this type of lighting is very warm, the setting cools the colors easily.

Daylight: Filming for the outside. Colors appear under a sky can be blue, so this setting is used to a warm-up scene.

Various brands cameras also have more variations on these settings, such as conditions for clouds and flash photography.

Manually adjust the white balance

In most cases with the help of automatic or semi-automatic settings on your camera good results. But if it’s just not doing it for you, or you like me are a complete control freak, most digital cameras, you can manually set the white balance.

This can be done in two ways. Some cameras have a setting that allows you to set the white balance in degrees Kelvin. To do this course, you must know the temperature of your light source. This is easy to find out with a few test shots. For instance, if you shoot within the framework of a standard house globe, you know that the temperature of the light is quite low. Adjust your attitude to a small number and take a test shot. Then review and adjustments as necessary, until the color in your photos look right.

The second method is the tried and true grey card. By holding a neutral color in front of your lens, you are basically the camera to say what looks white. It fits all other colors. To do this, you must have your white balance for manual setting.

With all the automatic settings, digital cameras have allegedly to make our lives easier, it is simply too lazy and let the camera do all the work. However, put in a little effort into learning why things work and how they are doing, you have the edge next time you are dealing with a difficult situation and lighting will help you, your photography.

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