engagement posing

[jay_ferrigno]

i need help posing a heavy set bride for engagement shoot tmmrw please help

[candice]

this is a great question ditto that request, I need it for a wedding posing or how to shoot her during the day, wide or zoom lens, angle tricks, shoot above or from below. sorry to butt in, but this is something I need to. Thank you

[errol young]

First of all you may not have a problem. The bride knows what she looks like and that is what she wants to be in the shots.

So I shoot her as she is, concentrating on her face but shooting the dress too.

I also will pose the groom in front on some shots, use columns in the church or trees in the park, etc to mask her size.

But do not be surprised is she choses 'normal' shots for the album.

 

Errol

[phillip hurd - atlanta ga]

There are no "heavy set" brides, just "full size" brides.

 

Having said that here are a couple of tips for posing "full size" brides:

 

When doing face shots raise the camera so that any extra flesh beneath the chin is hidden.

 

For full length ensure that the bride is positioned so that she is angled to the camera and has her neck extended (do not use a standard feminine chin to shoulder pose.)

 

When creating group shots ensure that the bride is positioned slightly behind the Groom/companion so that his hips slightly "diffuse" her waist. If you put him in back it will create an outline of her and emphasize the waist espically if he is in a contrasting color(black tux)

 

Hope this helps:-)

[rich_taylor____mequon__wi]

Do a search. This has been addressed before and there are lots of very useful suggestions to be found in the archives.

[em1310]

do you think she will wear black? :)

 

that sorta makes them slim...

 

what phillip and errol said

 

dont do any full face shots of her.

 

dont let her stick her arms to the sides of her body

 

and from a higher camera angle

[photochick]

don't shoot straight on... put some people slightly in front, from behind tree, behind bridge, but also do some regular straight on and don't worry about size necessarily all the time otherwise the bride will instantly pick up that you think she's fat.

[steve_b3]

Have her lean forward, it also pulls the chin line and the skin under it.

 

Pray she isnt wearing a short sleeve dress. If she is, use the veil to mask part of the arms.

[timcorridan]

if the upper arms are big, try to have the arms not braodside, but bringing you into the photo somehow. and of course, a stepstool is nice.<div></div>

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[sublimeimages]

You can also have your subject wear dark clothing against a dark background. I have read about the "Divide and Conquer" pose subject behind a picket fence, interesting stone wall, etc. But capture her essence not just her image and she will love it.