Thanks Michael and zeitgeist.

It's true that I don't know my equipment inside out - I probably spend too
much time looking at the preview screen to check the lighting which doesn't
help - maybe if I move the model less in relation to the lighting I can
start ignoring it a bit. Its all a learning experience. Maybe an audible
exposure warning would be a good addition to DSLRs for fools like me

Problem is that you have to get practice to get good - vicious circles and
all that. Who is going to want to pose for a bumbling fool like me except my
other half


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Hello Enter,

Is there any good online guides to posing models for glamour?

Don't know any and don't think that such an animal can exist.
Trying to copy a pose instead of shaping one matching the
features of your model is almost guaranteed to fail.

Show what you like and feel flattering, don't show the rest.

Also, could anyone recommend any good tips for getting a
model to relax.

You have to know what you are doing. If your technique/gear
is a challenge to you, you are likely to fail. Only after
completely mastering the whole technique you are using
you can concentrate on the subject. Else you will always
be distracted by challenges and lose your concentration.

My girlfriend wanted me to take some glamour shots
of her, which we proceeded to do but then I couldn't
get her to make an alluring facial expression. All
I got was shyness - and we've been together for 6 years!!

And for how long have you been in photography?
She realized you were possibly not doing a perfect
job. You have to perform the technical part
like an instinct, then you are free to work with
your model like a film director, describe the
environment and mood she should feel like in.

If you can fuel her imagination (and don't fumble
around with your camera looking puzzled so much),
she might be able to follow that lead.

Part of me thinks that this would be less of
a problem with a stranger .... is this generally
the case?

Often.

I have also been asked if I could take some
tasteful nudes of a pregnant lady.

Yeah, the old cliché. The general consensus among
pregnancy picture fans seems to be that Anne Geddes
does well in that sector.

Visit her site to get an impression.

--
Michael Quack

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