The Natural Light Portrait Book

Another Trick for Thinner Waistlines

To give your subjects a thinner-looking waist, have them use one of those Hollywood tricks and have them rotate their upper body, twisting at the waist, and they’ll thank you for it. For a more flattering overall look, have your subject shift their weight to the back leg. Another posing trick to try is to have your subject lean forward a bit. This is based on the idea that whatever is closest to the camera will appear largest, and whatever is farthest away will seem smaller. By leaning forward a bit, into the camera, it helps put your subject’s waist farther back. This is easier to do with your subject sitting, ...