The Art of Creating Highly Persuasive Modeling Poses for Photographers

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How to Pose for a Model Photographer

If you are the parent of a male or female teen or preteen that aspires to become a model, there are some things you need to know and consider before you encourage this career.  

 

For instance, they will need to be willing to work hard and learn what modeling poses for photographers mean to their modeling career if they want even a small chance to get noticed by a top, big name agency like IMG, Elite or Ford.  The following ideas are intended to help you better understand what works if your teenage daughter or son wants to be a model and maybe climb to the higher ranks.

Where to Find Ideas for Picture Poses

Speaking of ideas, you can get a lot of great ideas for poses high fashion and glamour type magazines.  Invest in a few magazines and let your teenager choose 10 (12 to 15 would be better) modeling poses to try.  You, as a parent encouraging your teen or preteen in this career field, will need to guide them.

You can do this by evaluating how natural they look when they try various poses and help them pick their best ones.  It is vital that modeling poses for photographers look natural.  Believe it or not, this does take practice.  

Your son or daughter will have to be dedicated and willing to practice, practice, practice these poses over and over again until they get them right. They need to do this before setting up a portfolio photography session so they will at least have some idea of what's expected of them.  Some other things you can do to encourage your child is to spark their own creativity and let them create their own poses.  

Now that we have covered some great ideas for modeling poses, we will cover a little about what you should know about posture, body language and working with fashion photographers.  

• Good posture - No slouching
• Smiles or no smiles - This depends on the kind of pose 
• Body language - This is something you will need to discuss with the photographer to find out what bad habits may need to be overcome.
• Rapport with photographer - Try to find a professional photographer that you and your teenager or preteen can identify with so that there is less stress on you, your child and the person creating the photos.
• Eye blinking - It take practice not to blink when the camera starts shooting at you.  Try to practice at home by blinking between shots.

This short and basic guide should help you learn a little about modeling poses for photographers that will hopefully gain the interest of talent agencies and help your child land some great modeling jobs for a fabulous career in performing arts or entertainment.

Sexy Model Pose

Bob Pardue