Roberto Valenzuela: Breaking Down the Language of Posing

11/01/2023Link0

Posing subjects has been the highlight of Roberto Valenzuela's photography career. In this video, Valenzuela shares the most important lessons he's learned when posing his subjects, from models to families.

  • 0:00 - In This Presentation
  • 2:26 - Three Stages of Posing
  • 5:33 - The Spine
  • 19:08 - Have a Vision
  • 22:15 - Snapshot vs. Portrait
  • 25:47 - Movement
  • 31:44 - Communication
  • 40:15 - Corrective Posing
  • 42:32 - Energy
  • 44:41 - Editorial
  • 48:45 - Lens Compression and Distortion
  • 50:28 - Free Form Posing Challenge
  • 52:45 - In-Camera Techniques

Do you have any posing tips to share? Please do so, in the Comments section, below.