On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 13:07:38 +0000 (UTC), "Enter Your Full Name"
wrote:

"This Guy Here" (put a "." between the "x" & the
"n") wrote in message ...
I got lots of advice on my fine art photography site at...

http://www.looknseephoto.com

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My bottom line is that if your model is posing, you've already lost
half the battle.

I haven't had chance to look at your site yet, but this can't always be
true. You simply have to pose a model to get the shots you want.

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Okay, I spoke hastily & uncleanly. To me, what separates good models
from poor models is usually not their looks, it's their confidence,
their attitude, their animation. I've had the pleasure of working
with dozens of models, of varying ranges in terms of experience and in
terms of ability. The new, low-ability ones are challenging. I tend
to tell them not to strike a specific pose; rather, I give them some
parameters, like "Sit on this table & how me what you look like when
you twist around".

Inexperienced models can easily feel uncomfortable, and when
uncomfortable, people tend to look awkward and, well, uncomfortable.
To combat this, give the model something to do. You are talking about
glamour photography, so try things like having them talk on the phone
(to a real friend, telling him/her about what's going on while it is
going on), or watering the garden, or torturing the cat. If it were
me, I'd might want to introduce an element of whimsy, like seeing a
naked model ironing clothing or making the bed or decorating the cake.
Some things I have done -- having a model lose pieces of clothing
while playing with a hula hoop, or showing a series of photographs of
a model who is having a very bad day at strip poker.

Put it this way -- finding things to occupy the model is a key element
of YOUR creative process.