Posing a Bride Alone by David Beckstead

Images By David Beckstead -

Image 1. Out the window gaze pose. Notice the placement of the hands, they are also holding up the veil, this pose also has the X effect. Can you see the X?

Image 2. I call this an in motion pose. Notice the bride was directed to walk towards the camera and hold her hands up. I will be doing and entire section on in motion posing so stay tuned.

Image 3. Notice the S-curve in this pose. Also take notice to the straight lines in the frame, see how her body is contrasting with the lines. Also notice the bend of the arm and the hand placement, this pose helps to bring out the natural curves of the body.

Image 4 Notice the curve of the hips, the line of her body is drawing you up her arm which makes a 90 degree bend. Pay attention to how far she has her hips pushed to the side, having a subject push their hips to the side can really make for dramatic imagery.

Image 5. Look at her right arm, notice how it mimics the lines diagonal lines from the wall.

Image 6. In this pose the subject was instructed to lift her dress slightly. Instructing the subject to make subtle gestures or movements can evoke a feeling of movement into a pose.

Image 7. The C curve pose. Notice the camera tilt as well, see how the horizon line makes the C curve look even more pronounced? This is also a pose in motion. Have your subject walking and through their hands behind them, push out the chest in front of the feet and you have beautiful C cure pose.

Image 8. Notice the bends in the arm and the straight lines of the vail, look how the arms mimic the back of the dress, also notice the angle of the head. Poses like this don’t just happen, you have to make them happen.

Image 9. Looking up into the light, arms back. Notice the subject feet positioning, see how she is turned slightly.

Image 10. Sometimes just a lay back and take a breather pose is great. This is a bride just taking a minute to herself. Notice how her feet are crossed, and her head is tilted back slightly.

Image 11. This is a simple arms out head tilted slightly up style pose. Note the angle this shot was taken, from slightly above. This can be a great angle for slimming your subject.

Image 12. Notice the subject leg, it is evoking movement, like she is getting ready to get up. Also take notice to the curves in her shoulders and back. The curves are mimicking the vail, contrasting with the straight lines of the benches.

Image 13. The curves of this pose are very contrasty to the lines in the foreground of the image. Notice how the straight lines lead your eyes directly to the curves of her body.

Image 14. Notice the curve of the hips, see how they are pushed out slightly creating the curved body. Now look at the arms contrasting with that curve. Combining straight lines in the frame with a curved body can really make the subject stand out.

Image 15. Look at the arm placement, it follows the line of the railing, the head is also positioned slightly up and back, which gives the feeling of relaxation. Just how you feel when you move your arms apart and yawn.

Image 16. Notice the slight head tilt in this pose, look how the arms of the subject were positioned to draw the viewer to the point of interest, in the case it was her face. Lighting plays a key role in this pose as well, notice the shadow play in the background.

Image 17. Look at the lines created with this pose, and how the body is not curved. This is an example of how sometimes a straight line can be better than the typical S-curve you see. The reason this pose works is because of the lines in the frame, and the position of the frame the subject was placed in.

Image 18. This image also has the X effect. Notice how this pose mimics the lines of the mountains in the background.