The iPhone Photography Book

Get Couples Really Close

One of the biggest mistakes I see people make when they’re taking shots of couples is also one of the easiest to fix. If you pose a couple side by side, even with their arms around one another, they generally look like brother and sister (not a great look if it’s a husband and wife, or a couple, or an engagement shot). What’s missing is the intimacy and connection. So, what you need to do is tell them to start making out like crazy (I’m kidding, just a joke). The problem is this: their bodies are touching, usually up against each other, in fact, but there is often a big gap between their heads, and that’s where the connection ...