{"product_id":"9781681981949","title":"The Photographer's Guide to Posing: Techniques to Flatter Everyone","description":"\u003cb\u003eMost portrait photographers know how to use their camera. Far fewer know how to direct and pose their subjects to create great images.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou can nail the light, dial in the settings, and still walk away with shots that don’t work. Nine times out of ten, the problem isn’t technical; it’s the pose. An awkward hand. A shoulder that juts out. An expression that looks stiff instead of natural. These are fixable problems, and this photography posing guide teaches you how to fix them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Photographer’s Guide to Posing\u003c\/i\u003e by Lindsay Adler—one of the world’s top fashion and portrait photographers and a sought-after photography educator—is the most comprehensive posing reference available for portrait photographers. It covers not just \u003ci\u003ewhat\u003c\/i\u003e to do, but \u003ci\u003ewhy\u003c\/i\u003e it works, so you can adapt in real time rather than memorizing poses that may not suit your subject.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat makes this portrait photography book different? Most posing books hand you a catalog of poses to copy. This one teaches you the underlying system. The opening section covers something most posing guides skip entirely: how your \u003ci\u003ecamera\u003c\/i\u003e affects the pose. Lens choice, camera angle, and perspective all change how the body reads in a photograph—and understanding this gives you tools that work no matter who’s in front of your lens.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s inside:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e• The 5 most common posing mistakes (poor posture, foreshortening, mergers, poorly posed hands, bad expression) with before\/after examples and specific fixes for each\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e• A 10-step posing framework you can apply to any subject and any portrait photography session\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e• Dedicated chapters with guidelines, techniques, and 5 go-to poses for: women, men, couples, curvy subjects, families, boudoir, and maternity\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e• “Train Your Eye” exercises in every chapter — so you develop the real-time judgment to catch posing problems before you press the shutter\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e• A final chapter walking through complete real-world portrait sessions with 5 different subjects, applying the full system from start to finish\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is not for photographers looking for a basic pose-by-pose lookup book without the underlying principles (this teaches the system, not just the moves).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is for you if:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e• You shoot portrait photography of any kind — weddings, families, headshots, boudoir, fashion — and want to stop guessing about poses\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e• Your images are technically solid but your subjects don’t look as good as they should\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e• You want to understand why posing techniques work, not just copy from a book of poses\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Photographer’s Guide to Posing\u003c\/i\u003e has consistently been a bestseller since its publication because it gives portrait photographers what they need: the knowledge and tools to make every subject look their best.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rocky Nook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42906053443645,"sku":"9781681981949","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781681981949_p0.jpg?v=1771583478","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781681981949","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}