Family Portraits

[marcus booth]

Hi all,

I would like to take some photo's of myself & family, does anyone know of
any sites that show how we should pose/ stand or sit, giving a natural
picture.

Many thanks.

Marcus booth.

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[nosredna]

In article <bqd3n7$gbs$1...@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk>,
"marcus booth" <booth...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I would like to take some photo's of myself & family, does anyone know of
> any sites that show how we should pose/ stand or sit, giving a natural
> picture.
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Marcus booth.
>

Have everyone sit close together, and you, the photographer, get as
close as possible to the subjects. You don't need to get their whole
bodies in the photo. A plain background is best, unless you want the
photo say something about their interests. The magic word: close. Plenty
of natural light is another good concept. Take plenty of shots to get
that one special one. Try to get them to relax so they look natural.

[Barry Smith]

In message <nosredna-B56BB0...@corp.supernews.com>
nosredna <nosr...@suscom.net> wrote:

I would add to that, arrange the group so that there is not too much
height difference, e.g. adults sitting, children standing, if you are
planning head/shoulders shots and with the younger subjects at the front.

You could try some quick shots of various arrangements, not bothering
too much initially on lighting, focus etc. and see which groupings
appear to be the most pleasing/natural to the eye. (Actually you could
try this without even taking pictures).

Doing a quick Google search I found
http://www.emeraldhand.com/sites/gregphoto/tips.html
which has some good tips in the section "Portrait Tips" which starts part
way down the page.

Barry
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[Alan Walker]

Try www.girlfiles.co.uk. if you don't mind the porny bits - the
guidelines are much the same.

[Paolo Pizzi]

marcus booth wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I would like to take some photo's of myself & family, does anyone
> know of any sites that show how we should pose/ stand or sit, giving
> a natural picture.
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Marcus booth.

This is a good trick I use to take very natural pictures of people.
I let them pose and I PRETEND to shoot (or I actually shoot
if I'm using a digital body, nothing wasted anyway) and then I tell
them I'm finished and shoot unobserved (usually nobody pays
attention to me anyway when they're talking to each other :-) )
when they're relaxed.

Works every time!

[Judson McClendon]

"nosredna" <nosr...@suscom.net> wrote:

> "marcus booth" <booth...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I would like to take some photo's of myself & family, does anyone know of
> > any sites that show how we should pose/ stand or sit, giving a natural
> > picture.
> >

> Have everyone sit close together, and you, the photographer, get as
> close as possible to the subjects. You don't need to get their whole
> bodies in the photo. A plain background is best, unless you want the
> photo say something about their interests. The magic word: close. Plenty
> of natural light is another good concept. Take plenty of shots to get
> that one special one. Try to get them to relax so they look natural.

I would add, use a moderate telephoto setting, not a wide angle setting,
on your zoom, if you have zoom. Close-up wide angle shots can distort
faces, and the ladies will not thank you for that. :-)
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