POSE!

POSE!

by Mehmet Eygi
Released August 2018
Publisher(s): Rocky Nook
ISBN: 9781681984308

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Book description

Whether you’re the photographer behind the camera or the model in front of the lens, chances are you could use some help with posing, which is one of the biggest challenges when it comes to portrait photography. POSE! provides the knowledge and the inspiration you need to make your next photo shoot a success.

With over 1,000 different looks for you to recreate and experiment with, the book covers a wide range of poses and subject matter in an easily accessible and visually dynamic layout. Photographer and author Mehmet Eygi demonstrates exactly how to get the right pose—from hand and leg placement, to a subtle tilt of the chin, to engaging with props and the environment around you.

Each pose covered consists of a main pose followed by three variations on that pose. Organized by subject matter, POSE! covers:

  • WOMEN: Portrait, Beauty, Fashion, Lingerie, Implied Nude, Curvy, Curvy Boudoir, Sports, Business, Wall
  • MEN: Portrait, Fashion, Implied Nude, Sports, Business, Wall
  • COUPLES: Portrait, Fashion, Implied Nude, Sports
  • MATERNITY: Mother, Couple
  • FAMILY: Parents and Baby, New Family, Children

Whether you use POSE! as an educational tool to explore the art of posing, or you simply use it as a look-book to find photographic inspiration or to help you direct a model, you’ll quickly improve your portrait photography starting with your very next shoot.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. About the Author
  7. Using This Book
  8. Women
    1. Portraits
      1. # 001 Legs Together
      2. # 002 A Tough Attitude
      3. # 003 The Essence of Cool
      4. # 004 Turn Around
      5. # 005 Watch Your Back
      6. # 006 The Thinker
      7. # 007 Thinking About . . .
      8. # 008 Elbows On Legs
      9. # 009 Shy Girl
      10. # 010 Lean On
      11. # 011 Barstool
      12. # 012 Barstool II
      13. # 013 Heads Up
      14. # 014 Grounded
      15. # 015 No!
      16. # 016 In Profile
      17. # 017 Framing a Face
      18. # 018 Tousled
    2. Beauty
      1. # 019 Frame a Face
      2. # 020 Hand On Hand
      3. # 021 Hands Toward the Body
      4. # 022 45-Degree Rotation
      5. # 023 EYES CLOSED
      6. # 024 Pointing a Finger
      7. # 025 Show Some Profile
      8. # 026 Vanishing Cream
      9. # 027 The Thinker
      10. # 028 Closeup
      11. # 029 Closeup II
      12. # 030 Shoulder and Chin
    3. Fashion
      1. # 031 Power Pose
      2. # 032 Casual and Relaxed
      3. # 033 Cool and Confident
      4. # 034 Standing Profile
      5. # 035 Sexy Curves
      6. # 036 Standing Comfortably
      7. # 037 The “No Good” Pose
      8. # 038 Figure Four
      9. # 039 Line of Sight
      10. # 040 Play With It
      11. # 041 Framing a Body
      12. # 042 The Forgotten Leg
      13. # 043 Product Placement
      14. # 044 A Clear View
      15. # 045 Elbows
      16. # 046 Hands and Elbows
      17. # 047 Ladylike
      18. # 048 Waiting Room
      19. # 049 Squatting
      20. # 050 Barstool Casual
      21. # 051 On the Floor
      22. # 052 Arms and Back
    4. Lingerie
      1. # 053 Agent Provocateur
      2. # 054 In Profile
      3. # 055 Unorthodox Sitting
      4. # 056 Morning Stretch
      5. # 057 Booby Trap
      6. # 058 Curves, Curves, Curves
      7. # 059 The Energy Angle
      8. # 060 Make Use of the Bra
      9. # 061 Over the Shoulder
      10. # 062 From Behind
      11. # 063 Lingerie Games
      12. # 064 Behind an Arm
      13. # 065 Quiet Hands
      14. # 066 Curves and 45-Degree Angles
      15. # 067 Mermaid
      16. # 068 Mermaid II
      17. # 069 Kneeling
      18. # 070 Kneeling II
      19. # 071 Kneeling III
      20. # 072 Closed Sexy
      21. # 073 On Your Back
      22. # 074 On Your Side
    5. Implied Nude
      1. # 075 Crossed Legs
      2. # 076 Sexy Back
      3. # 077 Symmetry
      4. # 078 One Arm
      5. # 079 Two Hands
      6. # 080 One Hand
      7. # 081 Crossed Arms
      8. # 082 From Behind
    6. Curvy
      1. # 083 Chair Games
      2. # 084 Barstool
      3. # 085 Framing
      4. # 086 Head-On
      5. # 087 Shy Girl
      6. # 088 Make It Work for You
      7. # 089 Lean Down
      8. # 090 Leg Up
      9. # 091 Highlighting Curves
      10. # 092 Walk On By
    7. Curvy Boudoir
      1. # 093 Not a Chair for Sitting On
      2. # 094 In Hiding
      3. # 095 Grab Your Sides
      4. # 096 “V” Arms
      5. # 097 Guiding Focus
      6. # 098 Lean Forward
      7. # 099 Booby Trap
      8. # 100 Reclining
      9. # 101 Mermaid
      10. # 102 Chill Out
    8. Sports
      1. # 103 Standing Warm-Up
      2. # 104 Sitting Warm-Up
      3. # 105 Start Slowly
      4. # 106 Stage 2
      5. # 107 Pace the Shots
      6. # 108 Work Those Abs
      7. # 109 In Balance
      8. # 110 Spider Woman
      9. # 111 Legs and Behind
      10. # 112 Jumping
    9. Business
      1. # 113 Sitting Straight
      2. # 114 Sitting Casually
      3. # 115 A Fine Portrait
      4. # 116 Defensive
      5. # 117 The Thinker
      6. # 118 Merkel’s Rhombus
      7. # 119 Eyeglasses
      8. # 120 Consultation
      9. # 121 Who’s the Boss?
      10. # 122 Ta-Da!
    10. Wall
      1. # 123 Sit Like a Man
      2. # 124 Sit Like a Woman
      3. # 125 Leg Drawn Up
      4. # 126 Side Close To the Wall
      5. # 127 Side-On With a Gap
      6. # 128 Classic Side-On
      7. # 129 Frontal and Close
      8. # 130 West Side Story
      9. # 131 Head-On
      10. # 132 Booty Lean
      11. # 133 Head-On Simple
      12. # 134 Head-On Sexy
  9. Men
    1. Portraits
      1. # 135 Reversed Chair
      2. # 136 Be Cool
      3. # 137 The Standing Thinker
      4. # 138 Bad Morning
      5. # 139 Centered
      6. # 140 Distanced
      7. # 141 Stressed Out
      8. # 142 Relaxed
      9. # 143 In Profile
      10. # 144 On His Belly
    2. Fashion
      1. # 145 Casual Recline
      2. # 146 Squatting
      3. # 147 Seated Fashion
      4. # 148 Seated Fashion II
      5. # 149 Tall Chair
      6. # 150 Tall Chair II
      7. # 151 Hand in Pocket
      8. # 152 Walk Left, Look Right
      9. # 153 Clear View
      10. # 154 Hanging To One Side
      11. # 155 Cloth Grab
      12. # 156 The No-Good Pose
      13. # 157 Walk the Walk
      14. # 158 Getting Naked
    3. Implied Nude
      1. # 159 Expectation
      2. # 160 Hi There!
      3. # 161 Lazing
      4. # 162 Get To Work
      5. # 163 Hmmm
      6. # 164 The “V”
      7. # 165 Six-Pack
      8. # 166 Torso
    4. Sports
      1. # 167 The Boxer
      2. # 168 Warming Up
      3. # 169 Push-Ups
      4. # 170 Sit-Ups
      5. # 171 Hercules
      6. # 172 The Hulk
      7. # 173 The Hulk II
      8. # 174 Last Man Standing
      9. # 175 The Arnold
    5. Business
      1. # 176 Relaxed Boss
      2. # 177 Focused
      3. # 178 Smooth Boss
      4. # 179 On a Stool
      5. # 180 Looking Down
      6. # 181 Cloth Grab
      7. # 182 From the Side
      8. # 183 Headshot
      9. # 184 Against the Wall
      10. # 185 Heading One
      11. # 186 Eyeglasses As a Prop
      12. # 187 Lean On
    6. Wall
      1. # 188 Casual Wait
      2. # 189 Casual Wait II
      3. # 190 Casual Wait III
      4. # 191 Sitting
      5. # 192 Sitting II
      6. # 193 Darn!
  10. Couples
    1. Portraits
      1. # 194 Together
      2. # 195 Lean On Me
      3. # 196 Let Yourself Go
      4. # 197 Back To Back
      5. # 198 Opposed Seated
      6. # 199 Cold Shoulder
      7. # 200 Before the Kiss
      8. # 201 Behind the Beauty
      9. # 202 Behind the Beauty II
      10. # 203 Heartfelt
      11. # 204 In Your Arms
      12. # 205 Behind the Other
    2. Fashion
      1. # 206 Active/Passive
      2. # 207 Little and Large
      3. # 208 The Dance
      4. # 209 Standing Offset
      5. # 210 Your Show
      6. # 211 One Behind the Other
      7. # 212 Back To Back
      8. # 213 Passionate
    3. Implied Nude
      1. # 214 Give Them Space
      2. # 215 Astride
      3. # 216 The Tiger Claw
      4. # 217 Piggyback
      5. # 218 Show Your Back
      6. # 219 Intimacy
      7. # 220 On Top of Each Other
    4. Sports
      1. # 221 In Sync
      2. # 222 Back To Back
      3. # 223 Fooling Around
      4. # 224 Left / Right
      5. # 225 The Motivator
      6. # 226 Nonsynchronized
  11. Expecting
    1. Baby Belly Single
      1. # 227 The Flower
      2. # 228 Buddha
      3. # 229 Semi-Reclining
      4. # 230 In Profile
      5. # 231 In Profile II
      6. # 232 Feeling Sexy
      7. # 233 Head-On
      8. # 234 Gentle
    2. Baby Belly Couple
      1. # 235 Hands On Belly
      2. # 236 Avoid a Double Chin
      3. # 237 Front To Front
      4. # 238 Passing By
      5. # 239 Reclining
      6. # 240 Baby Worship
      7. # 241 Heart To Heart
  12. Families
    1. Mom, Dad, and Baby
      1. # 242 Start Safe
      2. # 243 Heads Together
      3. # 244 The Universal Baby Pose
      4. # 245 In Focus
      5. # 246 In Dad’s Arms
      6. # 247 The Parcel
      7. # 248 Flying High
      8. # 249 Shoulder Time
      9. # 250 Safe and Sound
      10. # 251 Up and Down
    2. New Family
      1. # 252 Baby Sandwich
      2. # 253 Baby Sandwich II
      3. # 254 Three Little Soldiers
      4. # 255 Family Time
      5. # 256 King of the World
      6. # 257 On the Steps
    3. Children
      1. # 258 Waiting Room
      2. # 259 Think About It
      3. # 260 Well Now
      4. # 261 What’s Up?
      5. # 262 What’s Up? II
      6. # 263 Let’s Dance
      7. # 264 Take a Break
      8. # 265 From Happy To Sad
      9. # 266 Was That It?
      10. # 267 Zoom In
  13. Models
  14. Thanks

Product information

  • Title: POSE!
  • Author(s): Mehmet Eygi
  • Release date: August 2018
  • Publisher(s): Rocky Nook
  • ISBN: 9781681984308