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Posing tip – Check the wrists and hands

May 28, 2013 Neil vN 6 Comments

Posing tip - Check the wrists and hands

In posing, a good tip is to have the wrists and hands form a kind of S-curve instead of being straight. While this photograph works for me,  and I really like the composition and her direct gaze into the camera ... I should've guided Anelisa to bend her left wrist (the hand closer to her cheek), a bit more. That would've made her gesture a touch more elegant in this photograph at the top. Of course, in analyzing your photographs closely, there is (nearly) always something to pick up on how you could've improved the final image. Here is  Read more inside...

Romantic wedding portraits – more than just the kiss

August 12, 2011 Neil vN 11 Comments

Romantic wedding portraits - more than just the kiss

More frequently than not, when looking at the work of other photographers, I see that the romantic portraits of the couple are just of them kissing. Having worked with a number of photographers over the years, I've also seen how the instruction "and now, kiss", becomes reflexive. Pose the couple; have them look at each other ... *snap* ... and now kiss ... *snap*. And then the photographer takes no other photos of the couple at that specific place. Yet, there are more (and perhaps even better) ways to show intimacy in the romantic  Read more inside...

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