Photography
Poses - Tricks For Small Groups by Tamas Gloetzer
Small
groups present a different challenge to photography
poses than big groups. When you take engagement
photos for example, it involves pairs. You can use the same
techniques for anniversary photos and even family photos of
couples.
One
important trick is that you don't want the two people shoulder
to shoulder facing the audience. For example, when photographing
a couple, you can make the husband taller. In other settings
you can sit the husband on a stool and have the wife behind
him, getting a similar appearance. You don't want both at
the same height. Be sure when posing couples so that their
heads are not at the same height. It may surprise you to find
a height difference when they are standing changes when they
sit down. Be prepared to adjust if they don't line up like
you expected.
You
can also introduce a more playful, bonded look to smaller
group photos, as well. You want to catch people interact with
each other while you're shooting a sequence, because the expressions
are genuine and come spontaneously.
One
interesting activity may be to hand each person in the group
a piece of bubble gum and let them open the wrapper, toss
in a chunk of gum, and start trying to blow bubbles. Not only
do you get great expressions as they struggle with their own
gum, but often their appearance as they watch others struggle
with the gum is priceless.
You
can do a similar setup with bubbles. Just hand out several
of the kids' plastic bubble jars, complete with a ring inside,
and let them blow bubbles. What else can you try? Let's see:
crazy looking sunglasses, wild colors, goofy shapes, as they
try on their glasses and laugh together, you can get great
looks.
You
can't do the props with every setup. But of you're doing a
family reunion or if the family needs some loosening up, drag
out the pros. You can use your imagination on this one. You
could do silly hats or Hawaiian leis or sponge balls.
The
point is to get them to relax and have fun with each other.
You'll have to shoot a lot of pictures but you'll find some
real gems in there. It's the digital age, and you can delete
the unusable shots.
Tamas
Gloetzer
Photography Poses Blog
http://photographyposes.brighterplanet.org/
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