How to choose, instruct and pose your models

[sereneheng]

Is it just me or do I feel some models cannot do any non-smiling expressions?

and there are some models who just can't do smiling shots.

 

[TheQuestion]

and there are some models who just can't do smiling shots.

to be fair a limited range is a model's fault. not the photographer and if you seriously want to be a model start learning to expand your range better.

 

[liarliar]

If everything works out to the director's wish and wants i think can make an movie international standard.

 

[Gladiator]

Hi, i saw these videos online and thought it might be useful to share with fellow photographers.

Yuri Arcurs is one of the top photographers in US, making his living purely (as he claims) by only selling stock photos and employing a group of 9 people. Below are a group of videos i found on the youtube that Yuri shares his expertise on.

New models and photographers may want to take heed of these advice.

Personally, I find that Part II, where models are reminded to freeze so that photographers can click on their shutter and controlling their emotions, are extremely important for new models.

Video 1, Part I - How to Choose, Instruct & Shooting With Models - Yuri Arcurs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV20gD3t_hQ

Video 1, Part II - How to Instruct Your Models: Free pose, Smile & Freeze
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fCwjQzt ... layList&...

Great tool for learning.
The 1st link worked.
The 2nd link gave the following msg:
"The URL contained a malformed video ID. "

Would love to be able to see the 2nd clip....:embrass:

 

[leon]

Great tool for learning.
The 1st link worked.
The 2nd link gave the following msg:
"The URL contained a malformed video ID. "

Would love to be able to see the 2nd clip....:embrass:

See post #5 in this thread.

 

[Gladiator]

See post #5 in this thread.

thanks leon.

 

[Ethyu]

Went away and did some searching. Following are the complete video ID's for Videos 2-5. They seem to have the last 3 chars removed from the original post. I have included Video 1 for completeness:


Video 1, Part I - How to Choose, Instruct & Shooting With Models - Yuri Arcurs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV20gD3t_hQ

Video 1, Part II - How to Instruct Your Models: Free pose, Smile & Freeze
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fCwjQztyXA

Video 2 - How to Model : Modeling Tips for Prop Photo Shoots
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGYZcf8kE2o

Video 3 - How to Model : Runway Modeling Tips: Clydesdale Walk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpE5ixhaPeI

Video 4 - How to Model : Runway Modeling Tips: Changing Hand Positions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4Webr5nAac

Video 5 - How to Model : Runway Modeling Tips: Grunge Walk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzyNESycy3E

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Useful!

 

[casio]

I won't comment on who's fault it is if things don't work out. Too much pointing fingers already.

However, a tip I learned from a class is for the photographer to show the pose to the model. So the photographer should be able to do the pose on his own (not just visualize it). That way, it's easier for the model to follow.

Another is for the photographer to ask the model to mirror the photographers pose. So if the photographer is shooting at 300mm, the photographer just has to do the pose for the model to mirror. Photographer doesn't need a mega-phone to instruct the model.

Some people think that photographers who do this are gay (posing like girls). Photographers who get this comment don't feel bad because the models actually feel more comfortable if they think the photographer is gay. Plus side, photographer get to be really close to the pretty models.

 

[liarliar]

Da_mn i dress up as a warrior i can do more power shoots than the GWCs! Double Da_mn i dress up as girl i tink i can pose better than most XMM
Might as well use tripod timer and be the model photg myself

 

[liarliar]

and there are some models who just can't do smiling shots.

I know you can smile, give the other xmms a break